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MEMORIAL HALL
LIBRARY
Andover, Massachusetts
475-6960
INDEX
PAGE
Accounting Taxes and Assessments 125
Aid to Dependent Children 105
American Legion Quarters 116
Andover Post 2128 V.F.W. 1.16
Animal Inspector 85, 181
Appropriations for 1940 72
Armistice Day 116
Assessments and Receipts (B.P.W.) 129
Assessors 83, 156
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 156
Municipal Properties and Public
Improvements 157
Balance Sheet 142
Board of Health 93, 175
Board of Public Welfare 103, 167
Aid to Dependent Children 105
Infirmary 108
Old Age Assistance 107
Soldiers' Relief 109
State Aid 109
Board of Public Works 209
Accounts Receivable 134
Assessments and Receipts 129
Highways 96
Sewers 95
Snow Removal and Sanding 103
Water Maint. and Construction
118, 119
Bonds, Redemption of See Town Debt
Building Inspector 90, 182
Cemetery Funds
136
Damages to Persons and Property 116
Departmental Accounts Receivable 134
Dog Officer 85
Election and Registration
Essex County Tuberculosis
Hospital
Excess and Deficiency Account
Expenditures for 1940
Finance Committee
Finance Committee Recom-
mendations
Fire Department
Forest Fires
86
94
135
81
85
233
89, 170
92
General Government
Election and Registration
Municipal Buildings
Town Officers
Highways
Insurance
Interest
Jury List
Memorial Day
Memorial Hall Library
Certificate of A uditors
Library Statistics
Report of Librarian
Report of Trustees
Military Aid
Milk Inspector
Moderator
Moth Suppression
Moth Assessments
Motor Vehicles Excise Tax
Municipal Buildings
Municipal Properties and Public
Improvements
Old Age Assistance
Overlay
Parks and Playgrounds
Planning Board
Board of Appeals
Playground Committee
Police Department
Pomps Pond Bathing Beach
Presidential Primaries
Printing Town Reports
Public Dump
Purification Plant
PAGE
86
87
4
96
116
123
191
117
112,194
195
206
197
196
109
178
84
185
128
156
87
91
127
114,
Receipts for 1940
Recounts
Recreational Activities
Reserve Fund
Retirement Report
*School Department
♦Also see School Report
157
107
132
114
158
160
162
171
115
40
117
95
94
76
39, 64, 65
164
124
165
110
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Sealer of Weights and Measures
John Cornell Fund
135
91, 189
Maturing Debt
123
Selective Service Board
163
Overlay
132
Selectmen
81
Receipts for 1940
76
Sewers
95
Reserve Fund
124
Assessments
129
Town Debt
141
Sidewalk Assessments
129
* Trustees of Punchard Free School 138
Snow Removal and Sanding
103
Water Accounts Receivable
134
Soldiers' Relief
109
Spring Grove Cemetery
122,187
Town Clerk
66, 84
State Aid
109
Town Counsel
85
State Audit
67
Town Debt
141
State Election
55
Town Infirmary
108, 169
State Primary
46
Town Meetings
Street Lighting
103
Proceedings
17
Warrants
12, 233
Tax Collector
83, 148
Town Officers
4
Moth Assessments ■
128
Town Physician
181
Summary of Tax Collector's
Cash
Town Scales
118
Account
155
Treasurer
82, 147
Tax Title Account
126
Tree Warden
91, 183
Town Accountant
71,82
Trust Funds
137
A ccounting Taxes and A ssessments 125
Trustees of Punchard Free School 138
Appropriations for 1940
72
Balance Sheet
142
Vital Statistics
66
Board of Public Works Accounts
Receivable 134
Departmental Accounts Receivable 134
Director of Accounts 67
Excess and Deficiency Account 135
Expenditures for 1940 81
Water Accounts Receivable 134
Water Maint. and Construction 118,119
Wire Inspector 90, 190
*Also see School Report
Town Officers
ELECTED AND APPOINTED
Board of Selectmen and Public Welfare
HOWELL F. SHEPARD, Chairman Term expires 1943
J. EVERETT COLLINS " " 1941
ROY E. HARDY " " 1942
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Clerk
ARTHUR W. COLE, Agent, Bureau of Old Age Assistance and
Welfare Board
Board of Assessors
HOWELL F. SHEPARD, Chairman Term expires 1943
J. EVERETT COLLINS " " 1941
ROY E. HARDY " " 1942
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Clerk
Assistant Assessors and Registrars
EDITH R. H. KITCHEN JOHN J. DOYLE
CHARLES S. COOK JAMES D. DOHERTY
ARTHUR M. GRAHAM MYRTLE McQUESTEN
Town Clerk
GEORGE H. WINSLOW Term Expires 1942
Moderator
FREDERICK BUTLER
Collector of Taxes Town Counsel
JAMES P. CHRISTIE ARTHUR SWEENEY
Treasurer Town Accountant
THAXTER EATON MARY COLLINS
Board of Retirement
MARY COLLINS, Chairman Term expires 1943
EDMOND E. HAMMOND " " 1943
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Secretary " " 1941
Burial Agent, Soldiers and Sailors
FRANCIS P. MARKEY
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Board of Public Works
SIDNEY P. WHITE, Chairman
JOHN H. PLAYDON, Secretary
EDWARD P. HALL
WILLIAM F. BARRON
JOHN P. WHITE
CHARLES T. GILLIARD, Superintendent
EDWARD R. LAWSON, Assistant Superintendent
School Committee
FREDERICK C. SMITH, Chairman
KATHERINE A. BALDWIN
ANNIE S. ANGUS
HAROLD T. HOUSTON
ARTHUR R. LEWIS, Secretary
JULIE S. MUSK
WILLIAM A. DOHERTY
JOHN M. ERVING
MALCOLM B. McTERNEN
KENNETH L. SHERMAN, Superintendent
Attendance Officer School Physician
HERBERT H. LYLE PHILIP W. BLAKE, M.D.
Athletic Medical Director School Nurse
HARRY B. EAST, M.D. EDITH MORETON, R.N.
Director, Continuation School
CARL M. GAH.AN
Board of Health
PERCY J. LOOK, M.D., Chairman Term expires 1943
FRANKLIN H. STACEY, Secretary " " 1942
GEORGE G. BROWN " " 1941
LOTTA M. JOHNSON, R.N., Nurse and Agent
ALFRED C. STACEY, B.T.C., Milk Inspector
Inspector of Slaughter ing
RAY S. YOUMANS
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Inspector of Buildings Inspector of Plumbing
JOHN J. DRISCOLL JOSEPH P. NOLAN
Planning Board and Board of Survey
WALTER M. LAMONT, Chairman Term expires 1945
EDWARD P. HALL " " 1941
SIDNEY P. WHITE " " 1942
HERBERT LEWIS " " 1943
WALTER TOMLINSON " " 1944
Inspector of Wires Sealer of Weights and Measures
WILLIAM J. YOUNG LEWIS N. MEARS
WILLIAM C. BROWN, Deputy
Trustees of Memorial Hall Library
PHILIP F. RIPLEY, Chairman Term expires 1943
GEORGE F. SAWYER, Secretary and Treasurer
" 1941
NATHAN C. HAMBLIN " " 1942
HENRY G. TYER " " 1944
BURTON S. FLAGG " " 1945
CLAUDE M. FUESS " " 1946
MARY BYERS SMITH " " 1947
MIRIAM PUTNAM, Librarian
Trustees of Punchard Free School
REV. FREDERICK B. NOSS, President
REV. DONALD H. SAVAGE
REV. ALBERT C. MORRIS
EDMOND E. HAMMOND, Clerk and Treasurer
Term expires 1943
WILLIAM A. TROW " " 1943
MYRON E. GUTTERSON " " 1943
HENRY G. TYER " " 1943
CHARLES C. KIMBALL " " 1943
Trustees of Cornell Fund
EDWARD P. HALL Term expires 1941
ARTHUR W. COLE " " 1942
FREDERICK E. CHEEVER, Treasurer " " 1943
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Trustees of Spring Grove Cemetery
FRANK R. PETTY, Chairman Term expires 1942
SAMUEL P. HULME " " 1941
FRED G. CHENEY " " 1942
WALTER E. CURTIS " " 1943
FREDERICK E. CHEEVER " " 1943
JESSE E. WEST, Superintendent
Board of Registrars
RALPH A. BAILEY, Chairman Term expires 1942
JOHN W. STARK " " 1941
FRANCIS D. HURLEY " " 1943
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Clerk
Street Lighting Committee
ERNEST R. EDWARDS, Chairman
WILLIAM H. MERCHANT
ELDON E. STARKE CHESTER A. JOHNSON
JOSEPH T. REMMES
Finance Committee
HARVEY G. TURNER, Chairman HUGH BULLOCK
RALPH A. WOODCOCK, Secretary
. CHARLES B. GABELER
MITCHELL JOHNSON JOSEPH M. HARGEDON
GEORGE A. STANLEY, JR.
Supervised Play Committee
STAFFORD LINDSAY, Chairman HARRY I. EMMONS
CHARLES J. BAILEY RICHARD O'BRIEN
JAMES GILLEN MRS. GEORGE G. BROWN
HAROLD L. PETERS FRANCIS P. MARKEY
Coordinated Retreat ion Committee
BLANCHE B. WALEN, Chairman
STAFFORD A. L! \DS.\\
JEROME W. CROSS. Secretary GEORGE G. BROWN
JOSEPH DOHERTY
Superintendent of Moth Department and Tree Warden
GEORGE K. ABBOTT
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Pomps Pond Committee
GEORGE G. BROWN, Chairman
GORDON B. ELLIOTT EDWARD LEFEBVRE
Board of Appeals
JAMES S. EASTHAM, Chairman Term expires 1943
ROY E. HARDY, Secretary " " 1941
WALTER M. LAMONT " " 1942
EDWARD P. HALL Associate member
WALTER C. TOMLINSON
Town Physician
JOHN J. HARTIGAN, M.D.
Fire Department
*CHARLES F. EMERSON, Chief
fCHARLES E. BUCHAN, Chief
LESTER HILTON, Deputy Chief
Central Station — Permanent Men
ALBERT COLE, Lieutenant TIMOTHY MADDEN
KERR SPARKS ALEXANDER MACKENZIE
HENRY POMEROY JOHN COLE
Central Station — Call Men
FREDERICK L. COLLINS, Captain
WILLIAM COLLINS EARL URBAN
WILLIAM ROSS EDWARD DOWNS
WINTHROP K. WHITE HERBERT BROWN
ROBERT JACKSON ARCHIBALD MACLAREN
JAMES WILLIAMS HARRY M. HAYWARD
Station No. 2 — Permanent Men
RALPH BAKER GORDON COUTTS
Station No. 2— Call Men
JAMES OLDROYD, Lieutenant
CHARLES MURNANE FOSTER MATTHEWS
HENRY PLATT HOWARD L. COLBATH
PATRICK MURNANE
Forest Warden— CHARLES F. EMERSON*
CHARLES E. BUCHANf
* Resigned
fAppointed
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Police Department
GEORGE A. DANE, Chief
Sergeants
LEONARD SAUNDERS WILLIAM R. HICKEY
JAMES WALKER DAVID GILLESPIE
JOHN DEYERMOND CARL STEVENS
ARTHUR JOWETT FRANK McBRIDE
DAVID NICOLL WILLIAM STEWART
JOSEPH A. DAVIS
Reserve Officers
GEORGE F. DUFTON GEORGE S. L. WALDIE
JAMES LYNCH JOSEPH E. O'BRIEN
Provisional Temporary Officers
JOHN CAMPBELL GEORGE N. SPARKS
DAVID M. MAY ROBERT DOBBIE
EUGENE R. ZALLA WINTHROP K. WHITE
william j. McCarthy
HERBERT H. LYLE, Dog Officer
Constables
Terms expire 1941
GEORGE A. DANE J. LEWIS SMITH
GEORGE N. SPARKS
J. LEWIS SMITH, Civil Constable
Inspector of Animals
SIDNEY V. WHITE
Surveyors of Wood, Bark and Lumber
EDWARD S. HARDY JOSEPH I. PITMAN
♦GEORGE M. CARTER
* Deceased
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Public Weighers
BENJAMIN JAQUES LOUIS BEAULIEU
JEROME W. CROSS BERNARD L. McDONALD
HERBERT W. AUTY GUY B. HOWE
ALEXANDER MACKENZIE WENDELL H. KYDD
HENRY BURBINE CHARLES E. BUCHAN
FRED MacCORD
Fence Viewers
GEORGE A. DANE
CHARLES T. GILLIARD RAYMOND L. BUCHAN
Town of Andover
Population— 1940 Census, 11,077
Registered Voters— 1940, 6,659
Political subdivisions including Andover
Senators
DAVID I. WALSH— Clinton
HENRY CABOT LODGE, Jr.— Beverly
Seventh Congressional District
LAWRENCE J. CONNERY, 15 Bellevue Road, Lynn
Fifth Councillor District
JAMES A. DONOVAN, 12 Ridge Road, Lawrence
Fourth Essex Senatorial District
FRANK D. BABCOCK, 4 Nichols Street, Haverhill
Representatives
Fourth Essex Representative District
J. EVERETT COLLINS, 35 Summer Street, Andover
HAROLD S. PEDLER, 174 Broadway, Methuen
RAYMOND W. SCHLAPP, 41 Elm Street, Methuen
Essex County Commissioners
FREDERICK BUTLER, Andover
C. F. NELSON PRATT, Saugus
J. FRED MANNING, Lynn
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Selective Service
Local Board No. 3 Town Hall, Andover, Mass.
Representing Andover, Boxford, and North Andover.
The Board has five voting members:
HUGH BULLOCK, Andover
HENRY S. HOPPER, Andover (Secretary)
CORNELIUS J. MAHONEY, North Andover
WALTER K. MORSS, Boxford
SAMUEL F. ROCKWELL, North Andover (Chairman)
E. BARTON CHAPIN, Government Appeal Agent
DR. PHILIP W. BLAKE, Examining Physician
DR. JOHN J. HARTIGAN, Examining Physician
CLINTON H. STEVENS, Chief Clerk
LAURETTA S. WILSON, Stenographer
To advise and assist registrants in preparing questionnaires,
claims, etc., there is an Advisory Board for Registrants' —
JAMES S. EASTHAM, Andover, Chairman
ROY E. HARDY, Andover
C. CARLETON KIMBALL, Andover
There are also several Associate Members.
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Annual Town Meeting
MARCH 4, 1940
Agreeably to a warrant signed by the Selectmen, February 13th
1940 the inhabitants of the Town of Andover qualified to vote
in elections and town affairs met and assembled at the designated
polling places in Precincts One, Two, Three, Four, Five and Six,
viz: The Town Hall in Precinct One; the Square and Compass
Hall in Precinct Two; the Administration Building, Shawsheen
Village, in Precinct Three; the Andover Grange Hall, in Precinct
Four; the Old School House, Ballardvale, in Precinct Five; and
the Phillips Club House, School Street, in Precinct Six in said
Andover, on Monday, the fourth day of March, 1940 at 7:00
o'clock a.m.
Essex, ss. Andover, February 29, 1940
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, I, the subscriber, one of the
Constables of the Town of Andover, have notified the inhabitants
of said town to meet at the time and places and for the purposes
stated in said warrant by posting a true and attested copy of the
same on the Town House, on each Schoolhouse and in no less
than five other public places, where bills and notices are usually
posted, and by publication in the Andover Townsman. Said
warrants have been posted and published seven days.
GEORGE N. SPARKS, Constable
Took up Article One and proceeded to vote for Town Officers.
The ballot boxes were found to be empty and registered 0000.
The polls were opened at seven o'clock a.m. and closed at seven
o'clock p.m. The total number of ballots cast, was 3771, viz:
Precinct One, 923; Precinct Two, 941; Precinct Three, 700; Pre-
cinct Four, 331 ; Precinct Five, 360; Precinct Six, 516.
Moderator— One Year
Precincts
1
2 3 4 5 6
701
646 552 267 267 418 Frederick Butler
2851
222
295 148 64 93 98 Blanks
12
920
Town Treasurer — One Year
Precincts
1 2 3 4 5 6
785 727 553 265 290 454 Thaxter Eaton 3074
138 214 147 66 70 62 Blanks 697
Collector of Taxes — One Year
760 678 564 265 287 447 James P. Christie 3001
163 263 136 66 73 69 Blanks 770
Selectman — Three Years
488 398 391 186 241 269 Howell F. Shepard 1973
405 491 253 118 108 229 P. LeRoy Wilson 1604
30 52 56 27 11 18 Blanks 194
Assessor — Three Years
478 375 385 182 227 261 Howell F. Shepard 1908
409 480 253 115 108 233 P. LeRoy Wilson 1598
36 86 62 34 25 22 Blanks 265
School Committee-
-Three Years
553
680
407
197
197
272
William A. Doherty 2306
257
149
190
71
93
229
Harold C. Dunn 989
297
249
257
99
79
257
John M. Erving 1238
120
156
114
43
188
45
John E. Haggerty 666
69
196
70
31
26
37
William Hulse, Jr. 429
271
163
270
137
78
162
John M. MacKenzie 1081
605
427
333
184
148
302
Malcolm B. McTernen 1999
597 803 459 231 271 244 Blanks 2605
]
Board
OF ]
Public Works — Three Years
296
311
248
242
136
129
William F. Barron
1362
165
243
341
51
73
77
George R. Cairns
950
140
148
61
14
39
67
William McCoubrie
469
219
101
103
57
77
213
Clinton D. Shaw
770
238
124
113
72
77
221
Eldon E. Stark
845
96
47
126
22
29
32
Arthur E. Steinert
352
123
156
87
10
29
47
Alexander Thomson
452
263
361
73
54
109
98
John B. White
958
306
391
248
140
151
148
Blanks
1384
(F
or recount
figures see page 39)
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Trustee of
Memorial Hall Library — Seven Years
Precincts
1
2
3
4 5 6
699
616
508
231 250 416
Mary B. Smith
2720
1
Martha Byington
1
224
325
192
100 109 100
Blanks
1050
Trustee of Memorial Hall Library — One Year
{to fill vacancy)
666
557
482
219 239 414
George F. Sawyer
2577
257
384
218
112 121 102
Blanks
1194
Be
>ARD OF HEALTH-
—Three Years
715
637
506
238 263 432
Percy J. Look
2791
208
304
194
93 97 84
Tree Warden-
Blanks
-One Year
980
448
244
182
127 163 255
George R. Abbott
1419
79
41
24
11 20 45
Everett D. Burton
220
216
495
161
106 116 114
Thomas F. Morrissey
1208
155
130
317
72 41 86
Thomas D. Taylor
801
25 31 16 15 20 16 Blanks 123
Planning Board — Five Years
602 493 446 197 203 359 Walter Lamont 2300
321 448 254 134 157 157 Blanks 1471
Trustees of Punchard Free School — Three Years
657 494 424 209 195 374 Myron E. Gutterson 2353
616 468 417 194 206 364 Edmond E. Hammond 2265
622 475 418 187 196 371 Charles C. Kimball 2269
600 470 444 213 195 366 William A. Trow 2288
619 526 412 195 199 373 Henry G. Tyer 2324
1501 2272 1385 657 809 732 Blanks 7356
Constables — One Year
738 614 489 234 259 414 George A. Dane 2748
671 522 490 216 225 382 J. Lewis Smith 2506
682 573 466 219 274 393 George N. Sparks 2607
678 1114 655 324 322 359 Blanks 3452
All the foregoing officers were voted for on one ballot and
check lists were used.
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REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT ONE
March 4, 1940
Polls opened at 7 :00 a.m. Warden in charge Rowland L. Luce.
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7:00 p.m. Ballot box registered when polls closed 923. Number of
ballots received 1400. Absentee ballot 1. Number of ballots re-
turned 477. Number of ballots cast 923. Mutilated ballots — 1.
Police officer on duty John Campbell. Voted to count ballots at
8:15 a.m.
JOSEPH W. McNALLY, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT TWO
March 4, 1940
Polls opened at 7:00 a.m. Warden in charge Joseph A. Mc-
Carthy. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls
closed at 7:00 p.m. Ballot box registered when polls closed 941.
(3 A.V.) Number of ballots received 1450. Spoiled 1. Number of
ballots returned 511. Number of ballots cast 941. Police officer on
duty Robert Dobbie. Voted to count ballots at 8:30 a.m.
DANA W. CLARK, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT THREE
March 4, 1940
Polls opened at 7:00 a.m. Warden in charge Stafford A. Lind-
say. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7:00 p.m. Ballot box registered when polls closed 701. Number of
ballots received 1201. Number of ballots returned 501. Number of
ballots cast 700. Police officer on duty Joseph E. O'Brien. Machine
jumped one. Voted to count ballots at 7:15 a.m.
MICHAEL A. BURKE, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT FOUR
March 4, 1940
Polls opened at 7:00 a.m. Warden in charge George W. Dis-
brow. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed
at 7:00 p.m. Ballot box registered when polls closed 331. Number
of ballots received 585. Number of ballots returned 254. Number
of ballots cast 331. Police officer on duty Joseph A. Davis. Voted
to count ballots at 10:30 a.m.
ALFRED BLANCHETTK, Clerk
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REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT FIVE
March 4, 1940
Polls opened at 7:00 a.m. Warden in charge Clester E. Mat-
thews. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed
at 7:00 p.m. Ballot box registered when polls closed 360. Police
officer on duty George N. Sparks. Voted to count ballots at 11 :00
a,m.
CHARLES H. MURNANE, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT SIX
March 4, 1940
Polls opened at 7:00 a.m. Warden in charge Llewellyn D.
Pomeroy. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls
closed at 7:00 p.m. Ballot box registered when polls closed 516.
Number of ballots received 1000. Number of ballots returned 484.
Number of ballots cast 516. Police officer on duty George Dufton.
Voted to count ballots at 8.45 a.m.
JOSEPH A. LYNCH, Clerk
After final action of Article One, the said meeting was ad-
journed by virtue of Section 20, Chapter 39 of General Laws to
Monday, March 11 at 7 o'clock P.M. at the Memorial Audi-
torium.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 11, 1940
The inhabitants of the Town of Andover qualified to vote in
elections and Town Affairs met in the Memorial x^uditorium on
Monday, March 11, 1940 at 7 o'clock in the evening.
The check lists showed that six hundred ninety-one voters
entered the auditorium.
The meeting was called to order by Frederick Butler, Moder-
ator.
Before taking up the regular business it was the unanimous
consent of the meeting to admit Miss Florence Gallarane,
stenographer to record the meeting.
It was then moved and seconded that in the event that it "is
necessary to adjourn this meeting that March 12, 1940, 7 o'clock
P.M. at Memorial Auditorium be set.
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After reading the warrant Moderator Frederick Butler de-
clared the following result under Article One of March 4:
Frederick Butler elected Moderator for one year.
Thaxter Eaton elected Town Treasurer for one year.
James P. Christie elected Collector of Taxes for one year.
Howell F. Shepard elected Selectman for three years.
Howell F. Shepard elected Assessor for three years.
William A. Doherty elected member of School Committee for
three years.
John M. Erving elected member of School Committee for three
years.
Malcolm B. McTernen elected member of School Committee
for three years.
William F. Barron elected member of Board of Public Works
for three years.
John B. White elected member of Board of Public Works for
three years.
Mary B. Smith elected Trustee of Memorial Hall Library for
seven years.
George F. Sawyer elected Trustee of Memorial Hall Library
for one year (to fill vacancy).
Percy J. Look, M.D., elected member Board of Health for
three years.
George R. Abbott elected Tree Warden for one year.
Walter M. Lamont elected member of Planning Board for
five years.
Myron E. Gutterson elected Trustee of Punchard Free School
for three years.
Edmond E. Hammond elected Trustee of Punchard Free
School for three years.
Charles C. Kimball elected Trustee of Punchard Free School
for three years.
William A. Trow elected Trustee of Punchard Free School for
three years.
Henry G. Tyer elected Trustee of Punchard Free School for
three years.
George A. Dane elected Constable for one year.
J. Lewis Smith elected Constable for one year.
George N. Sparks elected Constable for one year.
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Article 2 — To elect all other officers not required by law to
be elected by ballot.
Voted — that Frederick E. Cheever serve as Trustee of Cornell
Fund for three years.
Finance Committee for one year (appointed by Moderator) —
Harvey G. Turner, Ralph A. Woodcock, Hugh Bullock, Mitchell
Johnson, Joseph M. Hargedon, Charles P. Gabeler, George A.
Stanley, Jr.
Street Lighting Committee for one year (appointed by Moder-
ator)— William H. Merchant, Ernest R. Edwards, Chester A.
Johnson, Eldon E. Starke, Joseph T. Remmes.
Supervised Play Committee for one year (appointed by Moder-
ator)— Stafford Lindsay, Charles J. Bailey, James Gillen, Harold
L. Peters, Harry I. Emmons, Richard O'Brien, Frank Markey,
Mrs. George G. Brown.
Coordinated Recreation Committee for one year (appointed by
Moderator) — Jerome W. Cross, Mrs. Ernest D. Walen, Joseph
Doherty, Chairman of Supervised Play Committee, Chairman
of Pomps Pond Committee.
Garbage Committee — Fred E. Cheever, Richard S. Douglas,
Henry S. Hopper, John M. MacKenzie, Ralph A. Woodcock,
Alvin J. Zink, Jr., George R. Cairns, Charles Shattuck.
Article 3 — To establish the salary of elected Town Officers
for the ensuing year.
Voted — that the salaries of the elected Town Officers for the
ensuing year be established as follows:
Chairman, Board of Selectmen $ 400.00
Two members at $300.00 each 600 . 00
Board of Assessors 1 200 . 00
Three members at $400.00 each
Board of Public Welfare 300 . 00
Three members at $100.00 each
Town Clerk 1900.00
Town Treasurer 2500 . 00
Collector of Taxes 2250 . 00
Moth Superintendent and Tree Warden
combined salary for both per week 35 . 00
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Board of Health
Chairman
Secretary
Representing Doctor
Secretary, Board of Public Works
Treasurer, Library Trustees
Treasurer, Punchard Trustees
Moderator, per meeting
50.00
75.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
200.00
10.00
Article 4 — To determine what sums of money shall be appro-
priated for the following purposes: Appropriation for the Asses-
sors, Board of Selectmen, and all departments under their control :
Voted — to appropriate the following stated sums
of money:
American Legion
600.00
Veterans of Foreign Wars
600.00
Armistice Day
150.00
Memorial Day
925.00
Aid to Dependent Children
8000.00
Soldiers' Relief
3500.00
Military Aid
300.00
State Aid
500.00
Old Age Assistance
30000.00
Public Welfare
23500.00
Retirement Fund
12044.00
W.P.A. Material
1000.00
Damages to Persons and Property
500.00
Elections and Registrations
3500.00
Insurance
10700.00
Essex County Tuberculosis Hospital
7228.13
Purification Plant Portion
120.00
Pomps Pond
2200.00
Public Dump
700.00
Printing Town Report
709.50
Selectmen
2200.00
Treasurer
2950.00
Collector
4838 . 00
Accountant
2650.00
Assessors
4625.00
Town Clerk
2806.00
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Moderator
10.00
Perambulation of Town Bounds
100.00
Town Counsel
750.00
Re-printing By-Laws
160.00
Re-printing Traffic Regulations
170.00
Finance Committee
20.00
Dog Officer
225.00
Animal Inspector
250.00
Building Inspector
525.00
Town Scales
125.00
Inspector of Wires
410.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
450.00
Municipal Buildings
3500.00
Infirmary
9300.00
Moth Suppression
4500.00
Police Department
30295.00
Fire Department
29360.00
Brush Fires
1000.00
Interest
11350.00
Retirement of Bonds
41000.00
Appropriation for Tree Warden
5000.00
Appropriation for Board of Health
4708.00
Care and Treatment of Tubercular patients
3500.00
Appropriation for Trustees of Memorial Hall
Library — plus Dog tax refunds
12984.00
Appropriation for Trustees of Spring Grove Cemetery
9730.00
Appropriation for Street Lighting Committee
18513.72
Appropriation for School Committee
184847.87
(inc. $12.87 1938 bill)
Playground Committee
2470.00
Appropriation for all Departments under the control
of the Board of Public Works
Highway Maintenance
52900.00
Water Maintenance
27800.00
Water Construction
10500.00
Parks and Playgrounds
4600.00
Sewer Maintenance
5800.00
Snow removal and sanding
16500.00
Total departmental
$620199.22
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Article 7 — Police car (with turn-in value)
Article 8 — Police Motorcycle (with turn-in value)
Article 9 — Brush Fire Truck
Article 10 — Kerosene-heated asphalt kettle, B.P.W.
Article 11 — Centrifugal pump, B.P.W.
Article 12— Cold Patch Mixer
Article 13 — New Sidewalks
Article 14— Chevrolet Truck, B.P.W.
Article 15 — Road Hone
Article 16 — Hard Surfacing Gravel Roads
Article 17 — Chapter 90 Work
Article 18 — Lawn Mower, B.P.W.
Article 19 — Chlorinator — Pumping Station
Article 21-^Shed, B.P.W.
Article 22 — Sidewalk and Park Roller
Article 24 — Water mains — Cheever Circle and
Cabot Rd.
Article 26 — Water main — Appletree Lane
Article 28 — Water mains — Dartmouth Rd. Ext.
Article 29 — No. Main St. Sewer
Articles 30-37 — Water Construction (new)
Article 38 — materials, supervision and truck hire
in conjunction with W.P.A. and welfare labor
Article 43 — Re-opening North School
Article 44 — Skating area
Article 50 — Retaining wall and sidewalk — Walnut Ave
Article 52 — Widening Argilla Rd. and Andover St.
Article 62 — Straightening Osgood St.
589.
00
462.
00
3000.
00
300.
00
250.
00
325.
00
2500.00
600.
00
500.
00
5000.
00
1000.
00
430.
00
820
.00
750
.00
525
.00
3241
.06
2377
.50
600
.50
1000
.00
10000
.00
12000
.00
425
.00
250
.00
!. 950
.00
625
.00
150
.00
Total Special Articles 48670 . 06
Grand Total $668869.28
Article 5 — To see if the town will vote to authorize the Town
Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money
from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial
year beginning January 1, 1940, in accordance with Section 4.
Chapter 44, General Laws, and to issue a note or notes therefor,
payable within one year, and to renew any note so issued for a
period of less than one year, in accordance with Section 17 of said
Chapter 44.
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Voted — to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of
the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipa-
tion of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1,
1940 in accordance with Section 4, Chapter 44, General Laws,
and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year,
and to renew any note so issued for a period of less than one year,
in accordance with Section 17 of said Chapter 44.
Article 6 — To see if the town will vote to authorize the Town
Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money
from time to time after January 1, 1941, in anticipation of the
revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1941, in ac-
cordance with Section 4, Chapter 44, General Laws, and to issue
a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew
any note so issued for a period of less than one year, in accordance
with Section 17 of said Chapter 44.
Voted — to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of
the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time after January
1, 1941, in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year begin-
ning January 1, 1941, in accordance with Section 4, Chapter 44,
General Laws, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable with-
in one year, and to renew any note so issued for a period of less
than one year, in accordance with Section 17 of said Chapter 44.
Article 7 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appropri-
ate five hundred and eighty-nine ($589.00) dollars to be used with
the turn-in value of a 1937 Plymouth Sedan forthe purchase of an
automobile for use by the Police Department, on petition of
George A. Dane and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Shepard, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to raise and appropriate $589.00 to be used with the turn-in
value of a 1937 Plymouth Sedan for the purchase of an automo-
bile for use by the Police Department. .
Article 8 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
four hundred and sixty- two ($462.00) dollars to be used with the
turn-in value of a 1928 Harley Davison Motorcycle for the pur-
chase of a motorcycle for use by the Police Department, on peti-
tion of George A. Dane and others.
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Upon motion made by Mr. Shepard, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to raise and appropriate four hundred and sixty-two
($462.00) dollars to be used with the turn-in value of a 1928
Harley Davison Motorcycle for the purchase of a motorcycle for
use by the Police Department.
Article 9 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
$3000.00 for the purchase of a Brush Fire Truck for use in the
Fire Department.
Upon motion made by Mr. Shepard, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to raise and appropriate $3000.00 for the purchase of a
Brush Fire Truck for use in the Fire Department.
Akticle 10 — To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to purchase a kerosene-heated asphalt kettle and ap-
propriate the sum of three hundred ($300.00) dollars therefor, on
petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase a
kerosene-heated asphalt kettle and appropriate the sum of
$300.00 therefor.
Article 1 1 — To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to purchase a three-inch self-priming centrifugal pump
equipped with twenty feet of suction hose and appropriate the
sum of two hundred and fifty ($250.00) dollars therefor, on peti-
tion of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase a
three-inch self-priming centrifugal pump equipped with twenty
feet of suction hose and appropriate the sum of $250.00 therefor.
Article 12 — Tosee if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to purchase a cold patch mixer and appropriate the
sum of three hundred .md twenty-five ($325.00) dollars therefor,
on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase a cold
patch mixer and appropriate the sum of S^25.00 therefor.
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Article 13 — To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to build new sidewalks and appropriate the sum of
twenty-five hundred ($2500.00) dollars therefor, on petition of
the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to authorize the Board of Public Works to build new side-
walks and appropriate the sum of $2500.00 therefor.
Article 14 — To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to purchase a truck to replace the Chevrolet truck
and appropriate the sum of six hundred ($600.00) dollars there-
for, and that the price allowed for the old truck be used as part
payment for the new truck, on petition of the Board of Public
Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase a
truck to replace the Chevrolet truck and appropriate the sum
of $600.00 therefor, and that the price allowed for the old truck
be used as part payment for the new truck.
Article 15 — To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to purchase a road maintainer or road hone and
appropriate the sum of five hundred ($500.00) dollars therefor, on
petition of the Board of Public Wrorks.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase a road
maintainer or road hone and appropriate the sum of $500.00
therefor.
Article 16 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appro-
priate the sum of five thousand ($5000.00) dollars to be used to
hard surface gravel roads which have been built with Federal
Funds under the direction of and on petition of the Board of Pub-
lic Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $5000.00 to be used to
hard surface gravel roads which have been built with Federal
Funds under the direction of the Board of Public Works.
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Article 17 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appropri-
ate the sum of one thousand ($1000.00) dollars to be used for
maintaining, repairing and improving 'Town Highways under the
provision of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, on petition of the
Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to raise and appropriate $1000.00 to be used for maintain-
ing, repairing and improving Town Highways under the provision
of Chapter 90 of the General Laws.
Article 18— To see if the town wrill authorize the Hoard of
Public Works to purchase a lawn mower and appropriate the
sum of four hundred and thirty ($430.00) dollars therefor, on pe-
tition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase a
lawn mower and appropriate $430.00 therefor.
Article 19 — To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to purchase a chlorinator for the Haggetts Pond
Pumping Station and appropriate the sum of eight hundred and
twenty ($820.00) dollars therefor, on petition of the Board of
Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase a
chlorinator for the Haggetts Pond Pumping Station and appro-
priate $820.00 therefor.
Article 20 — To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to purchase a small truck to replace t he Ford Runa-
bout and appropriate the sum of six hundred and fifty-six
($656.00) dollars therefor, on petition of the Hoard o\ Public
Works.
Upon motion made l>v Mr. White, and duly Beconded, it was
Voted, to have this article withdrawn from the warrant.
A.RTN i i 23 To see it' the town will authorize the Board "t
Public Works t<> build .i lean-to shed .idj.icent to the garage to
cover miow removal and other equipment ami appropriate the
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sum of seven hundred and fifty ($750.00) dollars therefor, on
petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to authorize the Board of Public Works to build a lean-to
shed adjacent to the garage to cover snow removal and other
equipment and appropriate $750.00 therefor.
Article 22 — To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to purchase a sidewalk and park roller and appro-
priate the sum of five hundred and twenty-five ($525.00) dollars
therefor, on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase a
sidewalk and park roller and appropriate $525.00 therefor.
Article 23 — To see if the town will vote to accept as Public
Ways and name Cheever Circle and Cabot Road as laid out by
the Board of Survey as shown on plan entitled — "Acceptance
Plan for portions of Cheever Circle and Cabot Road, Johnson
Acres, Andover, Mass., made June, 1939 by Morse, Dickinson
and Goodwin, Engineers, Haverhill, Mass."
Both plan and description referred to being on file at the Town
Clerk's office.
Upon motion made by Mr. Cheever, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to accept as Public Ways and name Cheever Circle and
Cabot Road as laid out by the Board of Survey as shown on plan
entitled "Acceptance Plan for portions of Cheever Circle and
Cabot Road, Johnson Acres, Andover, Mass., made June, 1939
by Morse, Dickinson and Goodwin, Engineers, Haverhill, Mass.
Article 24 — To see if the town will vote to purchase of Fred E.
Cheever the water mains with appurtenances thereto belonging,
now laid in the easterly and westerly sections of Cheever Circle
and Cabot Road, provided the town votes to accept said roads as
public ways, and to appropriate the sum of three thousand, two
hundred forty-one dollars and six cents ($3241.06), for said pur-
pose, on petition of Fred E. Cheever and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Cheever, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to purchase of Fred E. Cheever the water mains with ap-
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purtenances thereto belonging, now laid in the easterly and
westerly sections of Cheever Circle and Cabot Road, and to
appropriate $3241.06 for said purpose.
Article 25 — To see if the town will vote to accept as a Public
Way and name Appletree Lane as laid out by the Board of Sur-
vey as shown on plan entitled "Acceptance Plan for Appletree
Lane, Andover, Mass., made January 1940 by Morse, Dickinson
and Goodwin, Engineers, Haverhill, Mass."
Both plan and description referred to being on file at the Town
Clerk's office.
Upon motion made by Mr. Dunn, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to accept as a Public Way and name Appletree Lane as
laid out by the Board of Survey as shown on plan entitled "Ac-
ceptance Plan for Appletree Lane, Andover, Mass., made Janu-
ary, 1940 by Morse, Dickinson and Goodwin, Engineers, Haver-
hill, Mass.
Article 26 — To see if the town will vote to purchase of Ruth
E. Dunn, the water mains with appurtenances thereto belonging,
now laid in Appletree Lane, provided the town votes to accept
said way as a public way, and to raise and appropriate the sum
of twenty-three hundred seven ty-seven dollars and fifty cents
($2377.50) for said purpose, on petition of Ruth E. Dunn and
others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Dunn, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to purchase of Ruth E. Dunn (he water mains with ap-
purtenances thereto belonging, now laid in Appletree Lane, and
to raise and appropriate $2377.50 for said purpose.
Article 27 — To see if the town will vote to accept as a Public
Way and name Dartmouth Road, that part of Dartmouth Road
extension laid out by the Hoard of Survey as shown <>n plan of B aid
Dartmouth Road Extension made February, 1940 by Morse,
Dickinson & Goodwin, Engineers, Haverhill, Massachusetts.
Both plan and description referred to being on tile at the To* n
( 'lerk's office.
Upon motion made by Mi. Shepard. and duly >rconded. it \v,i>
Voted, that the description in the hands of the To* d Clerk be read
and accepted as follow b:
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Westerly line — Beginning at a stone bound in the southerly
line of Princeton Avenue, said bound being located 33.34 feet
easterly of a stone bound marking the beginning of a curve in said
avenue ; thence in an easterly and southerly direction by a curve
having a radius of 11.64 feet a distance of 24.3 feet to a stone
bound; thence south 8° 01' 30" east to 120.28 feet to a point.
Easterly Ziwe— Beginning at a stone bound on the southerly line
of Princeton Avenue, said bound being located 110.34 feet easter-
ly of stone bound marking the beginning of a curve in said ave-
nue ; thence in a general westerly and southerly direction and by a
curve having a radius of 18.9 feet a distance of 19.02 feet to a
stone bound; thence south 8° 01' 30" east 152.00 feet to a point.
Article 28 — To see if the town will vote to purchase of George
Cairns the water mains with appurtenances thereto belonging,
now laid in Dartmouth Road extension, provided the town votes
to accept said road as a Public Way, and to appropriate the sum
of six hundred dollars and fifty cents ($600.50) for said purpose,
on petition of George Cairns and others.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was Voted, to purchase
of George Cairns the water mains with appurtenances thereto
belonging, now laid in Dartmouth Road extension, and to appro-
priate $600.50 for said purpose.
Article 29 — To see if the town will vote to authorize the
building of an eight-inch sewer on North Main Street beginning
at an existing sewer manhole just north of Riding Academy
Avenue and extending along North Main Street approximately
eight hundred and seventy feet in a northerly direction to a point
near a proposed street and appropriate the sum of three thousand,
four hundred and eighty ($3480.00) dollars therefor, and assess
betterments upon the estates benefited by the above extension;
said work to be done under the direction of the Board of Public
Works, on petition of Wralter Walker and others.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was Voted, to author-
ize the building of an eight-inch sewer on North Main Street
beginning at an existing sewer manhole just north of Riding
Academy Avenue and extending along North Main Street ap-
proximately eight hundred and seventy feet in a northerly direc-
tion to a point near a proposed street, and appropriate the sum
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of one thousand ($1000.00) dollars therefor, and assess better-
ments upon the estates benefited by the above extension, to the
exact cost to the town of the job, said work to be done under the
direction of the Board of Public Works with available W.P.A.
labor.
Voted, to take up Articles 30 to 37 inclusive.
Article 30 — To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to extend the water main from the corner of Porter
Road and Abbot Street along Abbot Street a distance of five
hundred feet and appropriate the sum of one thousand, four
hundred and twenty-five ($1425.00) dollars therefor, on peti-
tion of Louis G. Conkey and others.
Article 31 — To see if the town will authorize the. Board of
Public Works to extend the water main from the dead end on
South Main Street along South Main Streetto the By-pass, thence
across the By-pass to its south side, thence westerly to a point in
front of the property of Henry Cronier and appropriate the sum
of two thousand, eight hundred and eighty ($2880.00) dollars
therefor, on petition of Clarence P. May and others.
Article 32 — To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to extend the water main from the corner of River
Road and Brundrett Avenue along Brundrett Avenue a distance
of fifteen hundred feet to the property of Jacob Shlakis and ap-
propriate the sum of two thousand, three hundred and fifty
($2350.00) dollars therefor, providing W.P.A. labor is available,
on petition of Alghi Shlakis and others.
Article 33 — To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to extend the water main from the corner of River Road
and Boutwell Road along Boutwell Road to the corner of \\a^-
getts Pond Road, thence along Haggetts Pond Road to the pro-
perty of Frederick J. Kearn and appropriate the sum of seventy-
one hundred ($7100.00) dollars therefor, providing W.P.A. labor
is available, on petition <>t Frederick J. Kearn and others.
Article .>4 To see it the town will authorize the Board <>t"
Public Works to extend the water main from the ^cal\ end on
Vine Street along Vine Street, a distance of eight hundred and
thirty-two (832) feet and appropriate the sum of eighteen hund-
red ($1800.00) dollars therefor, providing W.P.A. labor is avail-
able, on petition of Edward A. Doyle and others.
Article 35 — To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to extend the water main from the existing dead
end on Chandler Road in front of the Johnson property along
Chandler Road to the corner of Sanders Road, thence along
Sanders Road to the corner of Greenwood Road and appropriate
the sum of forty-five hundred ($4500.00) dollars therefor, provid-
ing W.P.A. labor is available, on petition of Charles Garabedian
and others.
Article 36 — To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to extend the water main from the corner of Brun-
drett Avenue and River Road along Brundrett Avenue to the
property of Mr. Henry Robidoux and appropriate the sum of
twenty-one hundred ($2100.00) dollars therefor, on petition of
Henry Robidoux and others.
Article 37 — To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to extend the water main from the corner of Ando-
ver Street and Dascomb Road along Dascomb Road a distance of
four hundred and forty-eight (448) feet and appropriate the sum
of seven hundred and sixty ($760.00) dollars therefor, providing
W.P.A. labor is available, on petition of Hartwell B. Abbott and
others.
Upon motion of Mr. Turner, and duly seconded, taking up
Articles 30 to 37 it was Voted, that the sum of $10,000.00 be ap-
propriated for new water construction and to be spent at the dis-
cretion of the Board of Public Works; that is distinctly under-
stood in conjunction with W.P.A. labor.
Article 38 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appropri-
ate the sum of eighteen thousand ($18,000.00) dollars to be used
for material, supervision and truck hire in conjunction with Fed-
eral and Town Welfare labor which may be alio ted, and to be
spent in any Department at the discretion of and on petition of
the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion of Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was Voted, to
raise and appropriate $12,000.00 to be used for material, super-
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vision and truck hire in conjunction with Federal and Town Wel-
fare labor which may be allotted, and to be spent in any Depart-
ment at the discretion of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. Lamont, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, tO take Up Articles 39t 40, 41 and 42 collect ively.
Article 39 — To see if the town will amend t he Zoning By-Law
by the adoption of the following:
Amend Section IX by adding at the end of paragraph 1 thereof
the following:". . .provided, however that the Board of Appeals
may permit land to be subdivided with lot frontages of less than
seventy-five (75) feet and for lot areas of less than eighty-five
hundred (8500) square feet if two or more dwellings were located
on an existing lot at the time this By-Law is adopted or if land
is being subdivided for summer camp lots on or near the shores of
a river, pond or lake," on petition of the Planning Board.
Article 40 — To see if the town will amend the Zoning By-Law
by the adoption of the following:
Amend Section IX by adding at the end of paragraph 4 thereof
the following new sentences:
"On corner lots no part of any building shall extend within
twenty (20) feet of the street line," on petition of the Planning
Board.
Article 41 — To see if the town will amend the Zoning By-Law
by the adoption of the following:
Amend Section IX by adding at the end of paragraph 5 thereof
the following:"...; provided, however, that on corner lots no
buildings shall extend nearer than twenty (20) feet to the street
line,'* on petition of the Planning Board.
\k i [4 LE 42 —To see if the town w ill amend the Zoning By-Law
by the adoption of the following:
Amend Section XII by Inserting at the end thereof the following
new paragraph :
"The Board ol Selectmen may appoint one or more associate
members of the Board of Appeals for terms <>! BUCh length as
Bhall be determined by the Bo.ird of Selectmen; and in CaSC ol a
Vacancy, inability t<> act or interest on the part Of a member of
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the Board of Appeals, his place may be taken by an associate
member designated by the Board of Selectmen, all in accordance
with the provisions of Chapter 40 of the General Laws as amended
from time to time," on petition of the Planning Board.
Upon motion made by Mr. Lamont, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to adopt as read, this group of four articles 39, 40, 41 and
42. A rising vote was taken 341 voting in the affirmative and
none in the negative. (Two-thirds vote required)
Article 32 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appro-
priate the sum of nine hundred and twenty-five ($925.00) dollars
to be expended by the School Committee for the purpose of re-
opening the North School, on petition of Ernest Fieldhouse and
others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Fieldhouse, and duly seconded, it
was Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $425.00 to be
added to $500.00 appropriated in 1939 to be expended by the
School Committee for the purpose of re-opening the North
School.
Article 44 — To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to provide and maintain Andover Skating Areas
during the cold weather until the Town Meeting in 1941 and ap-
propriate the sum of five hundred ($500.00) dollars therefor and
establish this item as part of the regular budget, on petition of
the Committee for Co-ordinated Recreation.
Upon motion of Mr. Turner, and duly seconded, it was Voted,
that the sum of $250. 00 be appropriated to be spent by and at
the discretion of the Co-ordinated Recreation Committee, to pro-
vice and maintain Andover Skating Areas, during the cold weath-
er, until Town Meeting in 1941.
Article 45 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appro-
priate the sum of $1500.00 for the -purpose of purchasing and in-
stalling portable bleachers on the Playstead, under the direction
of the Board of Public. Works, on petition of James R. Mosher
and others.
Upon motion of Mr. Squires and duly seconded, it was Voted,
to indefinitely postpone. (213 in the affirmative — 87 in the
negative).
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Article 46 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appro-
priate the sum of $1500.00 for the purpose of purchasing from
New England Cities Ice Co., Hussey's Pond, so-called, and to
authorize the Board of Selectmen to make said purchase, on pe-
tition of James B. Gillen and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Squires it was Voted, to indefinitely
postpone. (153 in the affirmative — 80 in the negative.)
Upon motion made by Mr. Kimball, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to adjourn. (The meeting was adjourned at 11.20 o'clock
P.M. to Tuesday, March 12, 1940, at 7 o'clock P.M.)
MARCH 12, 1940, meeting called to order by the Moderator
at 7 o'clock P.M.
Article 47 — To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to hard surface High Plain Road from a point in
front of the property of Mr. George Carter to the corner of
Greenwood Road and appropriate the sum of thirty-three hund-
red ($3300.00) dollars therefor, on petition of Charles Muller
and others. (Referred by vote of 1939).
Upon motion made by Mr. Burns, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, that this article be indefinitely postponed.
Article 48 — To see if the town will appropriate the sum of
seventeen hundred and fifty ($1750.00) dollars to install curbing
and build a hard surface road on Sutherland Street for a distance
of three hundred and sixty-five (365) feet west of Liberty Street.
on petition of Norman Howard and others. (Referred by vote of
1939).
Upon motion made by Mr. O'Connell, and duly seconded, it
was Voted, to refer the matter to the Board of Public Works.
ARTICLE 4() — To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to construct a sidewalk on the easterly side of
River Street from the steps leading to High Street to a point in
trout of the property of Mr. Harry Trow and appropriate the
.sum of nine hundred ($900.00) dollars therefor, on petition of
Peter D. Quinn ami others. (Referred by vote of 1939).
There being no motion, thr article was passed o\cr.
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Article 50 — To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to build a retaining wall and sidewalk on the south
side of Walnut Avenue between High Street and Maple Avenue
and appropriate the sum of nine hundred and fifty ($950.00) dol-
lars therefor, on petition of Frederick F. Mcintosh and others.
Upon motion of Mr. Mcintosh, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to authorize the Board of Public Works to build a retaining
wall and sidewalk on the south side of Walnut Avenue between
High Street and Maple Avenue and appropriate the sum of
$950.00 therefor.
Article 51 — To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to install a drain on Princeton Road between
George Street and Dartmouth Road and on Dartmouth Road
between Princeton Road and the end of Dartmouth Road and
appropriate the sum of six hundred ($600.00) dollars therefor, on
petition of Romeo Topping and others.
There being no motions, the Moderator declared Article 51
passed over.
Article 52 — To see if the town will vote to accept from Sidney
P. White a deed of a parcel of land south of Argilla Road, near its
intersection with Andover Street, and from James J. Abbott a
deed of a parcel of land east of Andover Street, near its inter-
section with Argilla Road, for the purpose of relocating and widen-
ing Andover Street and Argilla Road; will raise and appropriate
six hundred and twenty-five ($625.00) dollars for the purchase of
culverts, grading and other necessary materials for the relocation
and widening of said streets as shown on a preliminary plan of
Argilla Road, Andover, 1939, sheet 5 of 5 as drawn by the County
of Essex, Engineer's Office, plan No. 0448; and will vote that
upon completion of said relocation of Argilla Road, that section
of Argilla Road, as now located, between Andover Street and a
point opposite the residence of Sidney P. White, be discontinued
and abandoned as a public way, on petition of Sidney P. White
and others.
Upon motion of Mr. WThite, and duly seconded, it was Voted,
to adopt Article 52 as read and appropriate $625.00 therefor.
Article 53 — To see if the town will vote to appropriate the
sum of six hundred ($600.00) dollars for new trees, loam and fer-
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tilizer to be spent under the direction of the Tree Warden, on
petition of George R. Abbott and others.
Upon motion of Mr. Burns, and duly seconded, it was Voted,
that Article 53 be indefinitely postponed.
Article 54 — To see if the town will vote to appropriate the
sum of two hundred ($200.00) dollars for four band concerts to be
given in Andover during the summer by the Andover Brass Band,
on petition of H. Irving Newman and others.
Upon motion of Mr. Hammond, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, that article be disapproved.
Article 55 — To see what action the town will take in regard to
the collection and disposal of garbage, rubbish and ashes, either
or all, on petition of John M. MacKenzie and others.
Upon motion of Mr. MacKenzie, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, that a committee of eight be appointed to make a survey
and report to the next Town Meeting.
Article 56 — To see if the town will vote to authorize and in-
struct the Board of Public Works to issue permits to the regis-
tered voters of Andover and their families allowing them and
them only to boat and fish in Haggetts Pond from May 1st to
October 15th annually; subject to the fishing laws of the Com-
monwealth of Massachusetts, on petition of William Thompson
and others.
Voted, that article be defeated.
Article 57 — To see if the town will vote to change the term of
Town Treasurer from one to three years, said change to take
effect at the next annual election, on petition of Elmer J. Grover
and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. ('.rover, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to change the term of Town Treasurer from one to three
years, said change to take effect .it the next annual election.
Article 58 To Bee it the town will vote t<> change the term of
Tax Collector so that in 1941 the term shall be tWO years ^\n\ on
the expiration thereof it Bhall thereafter be three years, on petition
of Elmer J. Grover and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Grover, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to change the term of Tax Collector so that in 1941 the
term shall be two years and on the expiration thereof it shall
thereafter be three years.
Article 59 — To see if the town will vote to change the term of
Tree Warden from one year to three years, as allowed by an act
of the Legislature of 1939, upon petition of S. Quentin Jackson
and others.
Voted, that article be rejected.
Article 60 — To see if the town will vote to authorize and in-
struct the Board of Selectmen to sell the Bailey District School
with land and buildings for such sum or sums as the Board of
Selectmen may deem best, and to authorize the Board of Select-
men to give a good and sufficient Quitclaim Deed in the name of
the town for the aforesaid land and buildings, on petition of
Augustine C. Reilly and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Shepard, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to authorize and instruct the Board of Selectmen to sell
the Bailey District School with land and buildings for such sum
or sums as the Board of Selectmen may deem best, and to author-
ize the Board of Selectmen to give a good and sufficient Quitclaim
Deed in the name of the town for the aforesaid land and buildings.
Article 61 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appropri-
ate $1852.70 to reimburse the City of Lawrence as the town's
share of the cost of securing in 1936 a reduction of per kilowatt
hour rates for electricity sold and delivered by the Lawrence Gas
and Electric Company.
Voted, that article be disapproved.
Article 62 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appropri-
ate the sum of one hundred fifty dollars to acquire land by emi-
nent domain or otherwise to straighten Osgood Street at or near
the intersection of Blanchard and Osgood Streets, on petition of
the Planning Board.
Upon motion made by Mr. Lewis, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $150.00 to acquire land
by eminent domain or otherwise to straighten Osgood Street at
or near the intersection of Blanchard and Osgood Streets.
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Article 63 — To see if the town will vote to confirm the action
of the Board of Selectmen in accepting for the Town of Andover
from the P2state of Lucy Hayward Shaw, late of Andover, the
legacy as given under Paragraph 1A of her will which is as follows:
"To the Town of Andover, in Trust to be known as the David and
Lucy Hayward Shaw Fund, ten thousand ($10,000.00) dollars,
the income only to be used for the comfort and relief of the poor of
the town."
Upon motion made by Mr. Winslow, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to confirm the action of the Board of Selectmen in accept-
ing for the Town of Andover from the Estate of Lucy Hayward
Shaw, late of Andover, the legacy as given under Paragraph 1A
of her will which is as follows "To the Town of Andover, in Trust
to be known as the David and Lucy Hayward Shaw Fund,
$10,000.00, the income only to be used for the comfort and relief
of the poor of the town."
Article 64 — To see if the town will vote to accept a gift of
S200.00 from American Legion, Post No. 8, the income from
which to be used as prize at school contest on Constitution of the
United States of America.
Upon motion made by Mr. Winslow, and duly seconded, it
was Voted, to accept a gift of $200.00 from American Legion,
Post No. 8, the income from which is to be used as prize at school
contest on the Constitution of the United States of America.
Article 65 — To see if the town will vote to permit Temple Em-
manuel, a corporation organized under the laws of the Common-
wealth of Massachusetts, to use as a cemetery for the burial of
human bodies a certain trad of land, approximately ten acres,
situated on the westerly side of ( kmld Road about one tenth of a
mile beyond the State Police barracks in Andover, Massachusetts,
on petition of Paul P. Simeone and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Resnick, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, that the article be postponed to the next Annual Town
Meeting.
Article 66 To determine what disposition shall be made of
unexpected appropriations and tree cash in the treasury
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Upon motion made by Mr. Eaton, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, that all unexpended balances be turned into the treasury
except the following : A rticle 1 (Nov. 1939) Water Main — Chand-
ler Road, $644.76; Article 2 (Oct. 1938) North Main St. project,
$95.05; Article 17, W.P.A. materials and truck hire $25.00;
Article 30, Skating Area, $203.33; Article 51, North School,
$500.00; that $7500.00 from the Overlay Reserve and $7500.00
free cash be transferred to the Reserve Fund, and that $15,000.00
free cash be voted the Assessors to reduce the 1940 tax rate.
Article 67 — To act upon the report of the Town Officers.
Upon motion made by Mr. Winslow, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, that the report of the Town Officers be accepted and
placed on file.
Article 68 — To transact any other business that may legally
come before the meeting.
Upon motion made by Mr. Shepard, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, that the Planning Board be instructed to bring before the
inhabitants of the Town, at the earliest possible meeting, recom-
mendation for location of a new public dump ; that the Selectmen
co-operate with the Planning Board to expedite the correction
of the existing condition of the present dump, with the idea of
permanently closing the High Street location.
Upon motion made by Mr. Shepard, and duly seconded, it
was Voted, to authorize the Selectmen, in conjunction with any
Town board or committee, to sell or dispose of obsolete equip-
ment, broken parts, etc.
Upon motion made by Mr. O'Connell, and duly seconded, it
was Voted, that this meeting record itself as highly appreciative
of the gift from the Shaw Estate, and that the Selectmen be in-
structed to write to the Estate for the purpose of their record,
this vote of our appreciation.
Upon motion made by Mr. Hammond, and duly seconded, it
was Voted to adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned at 8.30 o'clock P.M.
The foregoing is a true record of the doings of the meetings.
Attest:
George H. Winslow,
Town Clerk
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Recount
March 8, 1940
The registrars of voters met at 7 o'clock P.M. for the purpose of
recounting the votes cast for Board of Public Works at the annual
town election held March 4, 1940.
Petition for said recount having been fuly filed and registered
notices being sent to all candidates.
The ballots were carefully examined and the votes were counted
and totalled as follows:
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THREE YEARS
RECOUNT
Prec. 1
?
3
4
5
6 Total Change
William F. Barron
296
311
244
242
135
129
1357
—5
George R. Cairns
165
243
342
51
74
77
952
+2
William McCoubrie
140
148
61
14
39
66
468
— 1
Clinton D. Shaw
219
101
103
57
77
212
769
— 1
Eldon E. Stark
235
123
116
72
76
221
843
—2
Arthur E. Steinert
97
47
125
22
28
32
351
— 1
Alexander Thomson
123
157
87
10
30
47
454
+ 2
John B. White
263
362
74
53
108
97
057
— 1
Blanks
308
390
248
141
153
151
1391
+ 7
ORIGINAL
William V. Barron
296
311
248
242
136
129
1362
( reorge R. Cairns
165
243
341
51
73
77
950
William McCoubrie
140
148
61
14
39
67
469
Clinton I). Shaw
219
101
103
57
77
213
770
Eldon E. Stark
238
124
113
72
77
221
845
Arthur E. Steinert
96
47
126
11
20
M
352
Alexander Thomson
.123
156
87
10
29
47
152
John B. White
263
361
73
54
109
OS
<)-^s
Blanks
306
391
248
A
140
true
AtU
151
record
si;
148
1384
Ge
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Presidential Primaries
APRIL 30, 1940
WARRANT
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Essex, ss.
to either of the constables of the town of andover,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to
notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified to
vote in Primaries to meet in Town Hall — Precinct One only, on
Tuesday, the Thirtieth Day of April, 1940 at 9 :00 o'clock A.M.,
for the following purposes:
To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Election
of Candidates of Political Parties for the following offices :
4 Delegates at Large to the National Convention of the Re-
publican Party.
4 Alternate Delegates at Large to the National Convention of
the Republican Party.
12 Delegates at Large to the National Convention of the
Democratic Party.
12 Alternate Delegates at Large to the National Convention
of the Democratic Party.
2 District Delegates to the National Convention of the Repub-
lican Party, 7th Congressional District.
2 Alternate District Delegates to the National Convention of
the Republican Party, 7th Congressional Dist.
4 District Delegates to the National Convention of the Demo-
cratic Party, 7th Congressional District.
4 Alternate District Delegates to the National Convention of
the Democratic Party, 7th Congressional District.
District Members of State Committee — (one man and one
woman) for each political party for the 4th Senatorial District.
20 members of the Republican Town Committee.
10 members of the Democratic Town Committee.
The polls will be open from 9:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.
40
Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your do-
ings thereon at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands this Eighth day of April, A.D., 1940.
HOWELL F. SHEPARD
J. EVERETT COLLINS
ROY E. HARDY
Selectmen of Andover
Andovkr, April 30, 1940
Essex, ss.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, I, the subscriber, one of the
Constables of the Town of Andover, have notified the inhabitants
of said town, to meet at the time and place and for the purposes
stated in said warrant, by posting a true and attested copy of the
same on the Town House, on each Schoolhouse and in no less
than five other public places where bills and notices are usually
posted and by publication in the Andover Townsman. Said war-
rants have been posted and published seven days.
George N. Sparks, Constable
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Andover
qualified to vote in primaries convened at the designated and
appointed polling place in Precinct One in said Andover on the
Thirtieth day of April at 9 o'clock a.m., agreeably to the require-
ments of the foregoing warrant, they did bring in their votes as
follows:
REPUBLICAN PARTY
DELEGATES AT LARGE TO NATIONAL CONVENTION
GROUP I
William H. McMasters of Cambridge 22
Byron P. Hayden of Springfield 16
Harry P. Gibbs of Brockton 1 7
SHdeii G. Hill of Dan vers IS
DELEGATES— GROUP II
Leverett Saltonstall of Newton &7
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. of Beverly LOO
Joseph W. Martin, Jr. of No. At t leboro 76
John \Y. Haigis of Greenfield 77
41
ALTERNATE DELEGATES— GROUP II
Mary B. Besse of Wareham 68
Orin S. Kenney of Beverly 68
Mary Phillips Bailey of Northampton 73
Irene Gowetz of Worcester 68
Blanks 231
ALTERNATE DELEGATES, GROUP I
Abbie L. Tebbets of Waltham 20
Berton S. Evans of Ayer 18
Annie L. Brown of Leominster 17
Lucius K. Thayer of Marblehead 22
Blanks 290
DISTRICT DELEGATES, SEVENTH DISTRICT, GROUP I
Harry P. Goss of Lynn 25
Arthur L. Ordway of Lynn 24
GROUP II
Fred D. Dodge, Jr. of Lynn 57
Frederick Bancroft Willis of Saugus 56
Blanks 160
ALTERNATE DELEGATES, SEVENTH DISTRICT,
GROUP I
Annie L. Young of Lynn 20
Charles M. Chase of Lynn 19
GROUP II
Maude M. Tibbetts of Winthrop 54
Constance C. Wilson of Nahant 52
Blanks 177
STATE COMMITTEE
FOURTH ESSEX DISTRICT
(one man — one woman)
J. H. Merchant Cross of Haverhill 94
Blanks 67
Mildred E. Coffin of Amesbury 85
Blanks 76
42
TOWN COMMITTKK
Sallie S. Barnard of Shawsheen Rd. 126
Kirk R. Batcheller of 161 Lowell St. 126
Gordon R. Cannon of 54 Salem St. 127
Frederick E. Cheever of Bancroft Rd. 133
Percy R. W. Davis of 26 Riverina Rd. 120
Richard S. Douglas of 134 Main St. 123
Mildred A. Flint of 1 Bailey Rd. 122
Marion G. Graham of 6 Johnson Rd. 123
Edward P. Hall of Dascomb Rd. 131
Edmond E. Hammond of Porter Rd. 125
C. Madeleine Hewes of Porter Rd. 127
C. Milton Jackson of 223 Main St. 121
Mitchell Johnson of 47 Central St. 128
Roger H. Lewis of Lowell St. 126
John M. MacKenzie of 35 Balmoral St. 128
Gavin H. McGhie of Clark Rd. 121
Clifford E. Marshall of 22 Pasho St. 123
Miriam B. Poole of 6 Sutherland St. 122
Harry Sellars of 5 Avon St. 126
Bertha C. Clark of 72 Maple Ave. 126
Andrew Pendleton 1
Blanks 715
DEMOCRATIC PARTY DELEGATES AT LARGE
David I. Walsh of Fitchburg 27
Paul A. Dever of Cambridge 29
John W. McCormack of Boston 23
Maurice J. Tobin of Boston 2 7
William H. Burke Jr. of Hatfield 22
James M. Curley of Boston 28
Charles F. Hurley of Cambridge 26
Joseph B. Ely of Westfield 23
Francis E. Kelly <>t Boston 26
Roger L. Putnam of Springfield 22
William J. Foley of Boston 2 \
Alexander G. Lajoie of Worcester 23
Blanks 1 \\
ALTERNATE DELEGATES
Henry K. Cushing of Brookline 20
Joseph A. ScolpOnetl Of Boston I1)
43
Elizabeth L. McNamara of Cambridge 22
Catherine E. Hanifin of Belchertown 20
Sadie H. Mulrone of Springfield 19
Clementina Langone of Boston 22
Anna A. Sharry of Worcester 20
Margaret M. O'Riordan of Boston 25
John Zielinski of Holyoke 20
Mary Maliotis of Boston 19
Michael J. Batal of Lawrence 24
Morris Kritzman of Boston 19
Blanks 195
DISTRICT DELEGATES— SEVENTH DISTRICT
Philip A. Kiely of Lynn 22
Joseph A. Flynn of Lawrence 25
Michael F. Cronin of Lawrence 26
Charles R. Coan of Peabody 20
Daniel Foley of Winthrop 5
Isidore Schneider of Revere 1
Blanks 49
ALTERNATE DISTRICT DELEGATES— SEVENTH
DISTRICT
Margaret M. Conry of Peabody 24
Juliette Carr of Revere 22
William H. J. Rowan of Revere 22
Maurice F. Walsh of Wakefield 23
Blanks 57
STATE COMMITTEE— FOURTH ESSEX DISTRICT
Joseph V. Cronin of Haverhill 20
Charles H. Morrill of Haverhill 3
Blanks 14
TOWN COMMITTEE
Augustine C. Reilly of 55 High St. 27
James J. Darby of 58 Maple Ave. 35
Claude J. Malcolm Smith of Clark Rd. 25
Edward J. Lefebvre of 200 No. Main St. 26
Edward Doyle of Vine St. 29
44
Vincent P. Hickey of 44 Elm St. 26
Joseph Comber 1
William Harnedy 1
Blanks 200
Republican Vote 161 Democratic Vote 37
Votes checked from Voting lists
Dem. Rep.
Prec. 1 10 58
2 16 19
3 2 22
4 5 16
5 1 7
6 3 39
Total 37 161
REPORT OF CLERK— REPUBLICAN
April 30, 1940
Polls opened at 9 a.m. Warden in charge, Rowland L. Luce.
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 p.m. Ballot box registered when polls closed — both R. and D.
198. Number of ballots received 1196. Number of ballots re-
turned 997. Void ballots 1. Number of ballots cast 161. Police
Officer on duty, Joseph E. O'Brien, Voted to count ballots at
2.30 p.m.
JOSEPH W. McNALLV, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— DEMOCRATIC
April 30, 1940
Polls opened at 9 a.m. Warden in charge, Rowland L. Luce.
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 p.m. Ballot box registered when polls closed. R. and D. L98.
Number of ballots received 464. Number of ballots returned 427.
Number of ballots east 37. Police Officer on duty, Joseph E.
( )'Brien. Voted to count ballots at 2.30 p.m.
JOSEPH W. M< N ALLY, Clerk
The Foregoing i> a true copy of the warrant and of the officers'
return on the same, also a true record of the doings of (In- meeting.
Attest:
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Fawn Clerk
IS
State Primary
SEPTEMBER 17, 1940
WARRANT
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Essex, ss.
to either of the constables of the town of andover,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required
to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified
to vote in Primaries to meet in Precincts One, Two, Three, Four,
Five, and Six, viz: the Town Hall in Precinct One; the Square
and Compass Hall in Precinct Two; the Administration Build-
ing, Shawsheen Village, in Precinct Three; the Andover Grange
Hall in Precinct Four; the Old School House, Ballardvale, in
Precinct Five; and the Phillips Club House, School Street, in
Precinct Six, in said Andover, on
Tuesday, the Seventeenth day of September, 1940 at 9.00
o'clock a.m., for the following purposes:
To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Nomina-
tion of Candidates of Political Parties for the following offices:
Governor for this Commonwealth.
Lieutenant Governor for this Commonwealth.
Secretary of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth.
Treasurer and Receiver-General for this Commonwealth.
Auditor of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth.
Attorney General for this Commonwealth.
Senator in Congress for this Commonwealth.
Representative in Congress for the Seventh Congressional
District.
Councillor for the Fifth Councillor District.
Senator for the Fourth Senatorial District.
Three Representatives in General Court for the Fourth Rep-
resentative District.
Clerk of Courts for Essex County.
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Register of Deeds for Essex District.
Two County Commissioners for Essex County.
And for the election of the following officers:
Thirteen Delegates to the State Convention of the Republican
Party.
Five Delegates to the State Convention of the Democratic
Party.
The polls will be open from 9.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m.
Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your
doings thereon at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands this Third day of September, A.D.,
1940.
HOWELL F. SHEPARD
J. EVERETT COLLINS
ROY E. HARDY
Selectmen of Andover
Essex ss Andover, September 17, 1940
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, I, the subscriber, one of
the Constables of the Town of Andover, have notified the in-
habitants of said town, to meet at the time and places and for the
purposes stated in said warrant, by posting a true and attested
copy of the same, on the Town House, on each Schoolhouse and
in no less than five other public places where bills and notices are
usually posted and by publication in the Andover Townsman.
Said warrants have been posted and published seven days.
GEORGE N. SPARKS, Constable
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Andover
qualified to vote in Primaries, convened in the designated and
appointed polling places in said Andover on the Seventeenth day
of September, 1940 at 9.00 a.m., agreeably to the requirements
of the foregoing warrant . they did bring in their votes as follows:
REPUBLICAN PARTY
GOVERNOR
Precincts
1
2 3 4 5 f>
no
217 2\\ 149 59 311 Leveret! Saltonstall
1 12i>
37
M) 15 is 6 li Blanks
MS
17
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Precincts
2 3 4 5 6
4U0
41
26^
49
160
23
140
16
W dm Horace 1 . L-ahill
6 21 Blanks
SECRETARY
1382
156
406
235
234
142
60 302 Frederic W. Cook
1379
41
48
25
20
5 20 Blanks
TREASURER
159
397
230
228
137
57 300 William E. Hurley
1349
50
53
31
25
8 22 Blanks
AUDITOR
189
390
229
230
137
59 299 Russell A. Wood
1344
57
54
29
25
6 23 Blanks
194
ATTORNEY GENERAL
25
25
17
17
9 32 Clarence A. Barnes
125
353
198
180
91
41 239 Robert T. Bushnell
1102
10
4
18
14
4 7 William C. Crossley
57
17
16
25
13
5 25 Edmund R. Dewing
101
3
1
6
3 Michael A. Fredo
13
14
9
7
3
3 6 George W. Roberts
42
25
30
12
18
3 10 Blanks
98
SENATOR IN CONGRESS
377
217
229
141
61 293 Henry Parkman, Jr.
1318
70
66
30
21
4 29 Blanks
220
CONGRESSMAN— SEVENTH DISTRICT
306
183
182
117
49 236 William H. Haskell
1073
49
34
31
20
13 21 George J. Waldron
168
92
66
46
25
3 65 Blanks
297
COUNCILLOR— FIFTH DISTRICT
81
60
30
24
22 41 David D. Black
258
101
46
68
27
1 1 80 William J. Maclnnis
333
161
93
116
70
23 121 Fred A. Turner
584
104
84
45
41
9 80 Blanks
48
363
SENATOR—:
FOU
RTH
ESSEX DISTRICT
Precincts
1
2 3 4
5
6
369
217 219 134
59
272
Frank D. Babcock
1270
78
66 40 28
6
50
Blanks
268
REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT
FOURTH ESSEX DISTRICT
120
56
87
25
16
101
Harold S. Pedler
405
20
13
17
8
3
24
Herbert B. Bower
85
180
104
87
53
25
131
Gordon R. Cannon
580
374
242
191
127
54
259
J. Everett Collins
1247
2
3
6
2
5
Daniel F. Downey
18
133
66
90
44
13
75
Ralph W. Emerson
421
14
17
16
23
3
13
Bruno M. Findeison
86
3
3
4
5
1
2
Robert E. Hewett
18
15
12
22
10
6
7
Ralph H. Hill
72
35
29
34
28
7
25
Samuel Rushton
158
164
68
72
48
14
127
Raymond W. Schlapp
493
49
34
34
17
5
36
Alfred W. J. Taylor
175
232
202
117
96
48
161
Blanks
856
CLERK OF
COURTS-
-ESSEX COUNTY
389
232
228
143
60
294
Archie N. Frost
1346
58
51
31
19
5
28
Blanks
192
REGISTER OF DEEDS— ESSEX NORTHERN DISTRICT
389 232 233 147 60 289 G. Hudson Driver 1350
58 51 26 15 5 3>^ Blanks 188
COUNTY i
COMMISSIONERS— ESSEX COUNTY
348
238
198
1 18
52
2 7<)
Frederick Butler
1 263
185
118
95
89
29
143
J. lines 1 ). Bentley
659
59
20
28
10
14
53
Albert \V. Glynn
184
76
43
68
21
11
61
Tom Longworth
2 so
12
4
4
1
4
Wilfred J. Poitras
25
13
5
8
I
3
6
1 Ifii r>- O. Silsbee
39
68
40
66
19
10
31
Carl A. Woekel
234
133
98
51
33
10
67
Blanks
DELEGATES TO STATE CONVENTION
Precincts
5 6
James Bateson 1000
Dana W. Clark 1084
Percy W. R. Davis 978
Carl S. Gregg 988
Helen E. Hardy 1060
Florence G. Herrick 994
Marion E. Hill 1022
Gertrude S. Leitch 1015
Carl N. Lindsay 1038
John D. Little 1008
John M. MacKenzie 980
Clifford E. Marshall 1015
Gavin H. McGhie 976
Alfred R. Harris 1
1888 1557 1232 820 187 1151 Blanks 6835
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
GOVERNOR
1
2
3
4
5
6
293
166
161
96
50
234
328
186
170
108
50
242
286
156
166
96
51
223
294
158
162
96
49
229
316
168
167
103
50
56
296
155
160
98
51
234
300
166
164
104
51
237
315
161
161
94
52
232
309
169
174
98
52
236
294
163
163
102
50
236
286
160
162
97
50
225
314
159
162
100
50
230
292
154
1
163
94
52
221
42
88
39
31
23
24
Paul A. Dever
247
12
17
20
11
6
12
Francis E. Kelly
78
3
10
3
5
2
Blank
23
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR
13
39
16
9
13
19
John C. Carr
109
13
15
12
8
5
4
Owen A. Gallagher
57
15
22
14
13
2
6
Francis P. Kelley
72
3
7
7
5
2
1
Michael P. McCarron
25
5
7
3
3
1
Charles E. O'Neill
19
1
2
2
2
4
2
Raymond A. Willett, Jr.
13
7
23
8
5
5
5
Blanks
53
SECRETARY
1
7
3
3
6
Albert L. Fish
20
39
76
45
23
19
25
Katherine A. Foley
227
3
10
5
9
1
Arthur M. MacCarthy
28
7
5
7
2
2
1
Albert E. Morris
24
7
17
5
10
4
6
50
Blanks
49
TREASURER
Precincts
1
2
3
4
5
6
5
6
4
5
7
4
Ernest J. Brown
31
14
24
21
10
8
8
Patrick M. Cahill
85
14
32
9
11
2
4
Joseph W. Doherty
72
8
17
11
6
4
5
John J. Donahue
51
5
8
3
4
3
7
John J. McGrath
30
11
28
14
11
5
10
Blanks
79
AUDITOR
24
53
25
12
13
13
Thomas J. Buckley
140
6
9
6
8
2
3
Thomas P. Flaherty
34
14
10
9
5
4
8
William P. Husband, Jr.
50
3
13
9
12
4
4
Leo D. Walsh
45
10
30
13
10
6
10
Blanks
79
ATTORNEY
GENERAL
7
5
3
4
3
6
John H. Backus
28
10
16
5
5
4
4
James H. Brennan
44
5
19
16
3
2
1
Thomas M. Burke
46
2
9
4
2
Joseph V. Carroll
17
1
1
1
1
Jeannette C. Chisholm
4
4
10
6
5
1
4
Joseph Finnegan
30
4
8
2
14
5
5
John W. Lyons
38
5
7
5
2
2
Edward A. Ryan
21
10
18
16
4
5
7
Harold W. Sullivan
60
9
22
5
9
6
9
Blanks
60
SENATOR IN
CONGRESS
45
91
50
38
21
^
David I. Walsh
278
12
24
12
9
8
5
Blanks
70
CONGRESSMAN
SEVENTH DISTRICT
46
96
51
37
21
28
Lawrence J. Cnnnerv
279
8
11
/
6
4
6
Charles M. Boyle
\2
3
8
4
4
4
4
Blank.
i:
COUNCILLOR
FIFTH DISTRICT
44
70
43
29
21
24
James A. 1 )onovan
231
8
19
8
5
5
()
William < '.. 1 lenne»e\
51
5
26
11
13
3
s
51
Blanks
66
SENATOR— FOURTH ESSEX DISTRICT
Precincts
1
2 3 4 5 6
36
69 46 34 20 27 Robert E. Wall
232
21
46 16 13 9 11 Blanks
REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT
FOURTH ESSEX DISTRICT
116
33
59 41 31 19 20 Henry J. Morris
203
1 1 Herbert B. Bower
2
138
286 145 110 67 93 Blanks
CLERK OF COURTS— ESSEX COUNTY
839
34
43 36 27 19 28 Archie N. Frost
187
11
36 11 9 5 3 James H. Linihan
75
5
7 4 3 James H. Sisk
19
7
29 11 11 5 4 Blanks
67
REGISTER OF DEEDS— ESSEX NORTHERN DISTRICT
46 84 55 41 21 32 JohnJ.Cahill 279
11 31 7 6 8 6 Blanks 69
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS— ESSEX COUNTY
2
9
3
20
1
5
Joseph Caruso
40
18
33
14
6
7
10
Michael F. Conway
88
20
31
20
17
6
11
Joseph Cussell
105
3
11
3
3
6
4
William H. Hanifey
30
23
33
30
8
14
17
J. Fred Manning
125
48 113 54 40 24 29 Blanks 308
DELEGATES TO STATE CONVENTION
285 575 310 235 145 190 Blanks 1740
TOTAL VOTE
447
283
259
162
65 322 REPUBLICAN
1538
57
115
62
47
29 38 DEMOCRATIC
52
348
REPORT OF CLERK -PRECINCT ONE
Andover, September 17, 1940
Polls opened at 9 A.M. Warden in charge, Rowland \Y. Luce.
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed — 504. Mutilated
ballots — 1. Number of ballots received Rep. 1161; Dem. 475.
Number of ballots returned Rep. 713, Dem. 418. Number of bal-
lots cast 504. Police officer on duty John Campbell. Voted to
count ballots at 10.40 A.M.
JOSEPH W. McNALLY, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT TWO
Andover, September 17, 1940
Polls opened at 9 A.M. Warden in charge, Joseph A. Mc-
Carthy. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls
closed at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 398.
Number of ballots received 760 Dem. 840 Rep. Number of ballots
cast 283 — Rep. 115 — Dem. Police officer on duty William
J. McCarthy. Voted to count ballots at 1 P.M.
DANA W. CLARK, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT THREE
Andover, September 17, 1940
Polls opened at 9 A.M. Warden in charge Stafford A. Lindsay.
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 301. Number of
ballots received 1452. Number of ballots returned 1131. Number
of ballots cast 239 Rep, 62 Dem. Police officer on duty, Joseph
( I'Brien. Voted to count ballots at 9.20 A.M.
MICHAEL A. BURKE, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT FOUR
Andover, September 1 7, 1940
Polls opened at 9 A.M. Warden in charge George W. Disbrow.
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000, Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 209. Number of
S3
ballots received Rep. 522, Dem. 274. Number of ballots returned
587. Number of ballots cast 209. Police Officer on duty, Joseph A.
Davis. Voted to count ballots at 2 P.M.
ALFRED BLANCHETTE, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT FIVE
Andover, September 17, 1940
Polls opened at 9 A.M. Warden in charge, Clester E. Mat-
thews. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed
at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 94. Number of
ballots received Rep. 482, Dem. 274. Number of ballots returned
Rep. 417 Dem. 245. Number of ballots cast 94. Police Officer on
duty, George N. Sparks. Voted to count ballots at 6.10 P.M.
ARTHUR L. MARION, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT SIX
Andover, September 17, 1940
Polls opened at 9 A.M. Warden in charge, Llewellyn D. Pome-
roy. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 360. Number of
ballots received Rep. 985, Dem. 225. Number of ballots returned
Rep. 663, Dem. 187. Number of ballots cast 360. Rep. 322,
Dem. 38. Police officer on duty, George Dufton. Voted to count
ballots at 12.30 P.M.
JOSEPH A. LYNCH, Clerk
The foregoing is a true copy of the warrant and of the officers
return on the same, also a true record of the doings of the meeting.
Attest :
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Town Clerk
54
State Election
NOVEMBER 5, 1940
WARRANT
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
ESSEX, SS.
TO EITHER OF THE CONSTABLES OF THE TOWN OF AmDOVEK,
Greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to
notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified
to vote in Elections to meet and assemble at the designated poll-
ing places in Precincts One, Two, Three, Four, Five and Six,
viz: The Town Hall in Precinct One; the Square and Compass
Club Hall in Precinct Two; the Administration Building, Shaw-
sheen Village, in Precinct Three; the Andover Grange, in Pre-
cinct Four; the Old Schoolhouse, Ballardvale, in Precinct Five;
and the Phillips Club House, School Street, in Precinct Six, in
said Andover, on Tuesday, the 5th day of November, 1940 at
7:00 o'clock A.M., for the following purposes:
To bring in their votes to the Election Officers for the Election
of Candidates of Political Parties for the following offices:
Presidential Electors.
Governor for this Commonwealth.
Lieutenant Governor for this Commonwealth.
Secretary for this Commonwealth.
Treasurer for this Commonwealth.
Auditor for this Commonwealth.
Attorney-General for this Commonwealth.
Senator in Congress for this Commonwealth.
Congressman for Seventh Congressional District.
Councillor for Fifth Councillor District.
Senator for Fourth Essex Senatorial District.
Three representatives in General Court tor Fourth Esse* Rep
resentative 1 )istrict.
Clerk of Courts for Essex Count v.
Register of Deeds for Essex Northern District.
Two County Commissioners for Es>r\ County.
55
Also to vote YES or NO on the following questions:
Question 1
1. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of
all alcoholic beverages (whiskey, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines
and all other alcoholic beverages) ? YES NO
2. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of
wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt
beverages)? YES NO
3. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of
all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on
the premises? YES NO
Question 2
"Shall the Senator from this district be instructed to vote for
legislation providing for ten dollar weekly payments to each re-
cipient of Old Age assistance?" YES NO
Question 3
"Shall the Senator from this district be instructed to vote for
the establishment of a lottery to be conducted by the Common-
wealth, which shall be known as the Old Age Assistance Sweep-
stakes, the net proceeds of which shall provide additional revenue
for the Old Age Assistance Fund?" YES NO
All the above candidates and questions are to be voted for
upon one ballot.
The polls will be open from 7 :00 A.M. to 7 :00 P.M.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested
copies and publication thereof, seven days at least before the
time and place of said meeting as directed by the By-Laws of the
town.
Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your
doings thereon, at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands this twenty-first day of October, A.D.,
1940.
HOWELL F. SHEPARD
J. EVERETT COLLINS
ROY E. HARDY
Selectmen of Andover
56
Andover, November 5, 1940
Essex, ss.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, T, the subscriber, one of the
Constables of the Town of Andover, have notified the inhabitants
of said town, to meet at the time and places and for the purposes
stated in said warrant, by posting a true and attested copy of the
same, on the Town House, on each Schoolhouse and in no less
than five other public places where bills and notices are usually
posted and by publication in the Andover Townsman. Said war-
rants have been posted and published seven days.
GEORGE N. SPARKS, Constable
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Andover
qualified to vote in Elections at the designated Polling Places in
Precincts One, Two, Three, Four, Five and Six, in said Andover
on the 5th day of November, 1940 at 7 :00 o'clock A.M. agreeably
to the requirements of the foregoing warrant, they did bring in
their votes as follows:
ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
Precincts
1 2 3 4 5 6
2 1 Aiken and Orange (SLP) 3
2 1 Babson and Moorman (P) 3
1 1 1 Browder and Ford (CP) 2
345 689 444 234 224 270 Roosevelt and Wallace (D)2206
4 12 2 3 Thomas and Krueger (SP) 12
1001 651 805 351 285 755 W'illkie and McNary (R) 3848
24 19 16 22 12 9 Blanks 102
GOVERNOR
2 2 3 113 Henning A. Blomen SLP) 12
4 6 3 4 3 Jeffrey W. Campbell (SP 20
362 650 388 207 208 197 Paul A. 1 )ever 1 1 ) ) 2012
5 2 1 2 Otis Archer Hood CP 10
2 1 1 E. Tallmadge Root P 4
985 661 855 370 295 8W> Leverett Saltonstall (R) 3982
l^ y> 18 27 16 18 Blanks 157
57
2
5
8
3
1
4
2
1
3
1
3
8
7
5
4
4
4
54
82
45
31
24
39
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Precincts
1 2 3 4 5 6
996 684 872 371 314 813 Horace T. Cahill (R) 4050
14 12 2 2 Hugo DeGregory (CP) 12
315 578 337 196 175 174 Owen A. Gallagher (D) 1775
Walter S. Hutchins (SP) 23
George L. McGlynn (SLP) 10
Guy S. Williams (P) 32
Blanks 275
SECRETARY
1022 703 851 374 304 799 Frederic W. Cook (R) 4053
310 587 374 204 187 190 Katherine A. Foley (D) 1852
12 2 2 Thomas P. O'Dea (CP) 7
3 6 3 2 2 Modestino Torra (SLP) 16
2 3 4 3 13 Peter Wartiainen, Jr. SP) 16
40 65 34 24 25 45 Blanks 233
TREASURER
290 547 326 179 164 164 John J. Donahue (D) 1670
12 2 5 2 Henry Crossman (CP) 12
8 9 8 7 7 14 Thomas Hamilton (P) 53
1007 698 868 372 312 798 William E. Hurley (R) 4055
2 2 3 3 3 Malcolm T. Rowe (SLP) 13
3 5 10 3 3 4 Andrew Swenson (SP) 28
67 97 52 41 32 57 Blanks 346
AUDITOR
11 18 8 12 Arthur R. Buckley (CP) 31
310 575 336 184 176 184 Thomas J. Buckley (D) 1765
3* 4 5 6 3 5 Charles B. Daniels (SP) 26
3 5 6 2 4 Bernard G. Kelly (SLP) 20
14 12 6 3 4 12 Harry W. Kimball (P) 51
966 649 843 366 287 768 Russell A. Wood (R) 3879
71 114 65 43 48 64 Blanks 405
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ATTORNEY GENERAL
Precincts
1
2
3
4
5
6
266
553
311
187
164
158
046
705
887
372
311
823
2
5
2
2
1
3
1
5
1
3
3
3
3
4
2
1
4
2
2
1
1
56
93
58
46
40
50
James H. Brennan (D) 1639
Robert T. Rushnell (R) 4144
Joseph C. Figueiredo (CP) 12
Austin H. Fittz (P) 16
Charles R. Hill (SP) 17
Fred E. Oelcher SLP) 6
Blanks 343
SENATOR IN CONGRESS
1
4
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
5
5
2
5
3
3
927
639
766
333
265
725
6
7
5
2
6
5
384
624
454
232
217
273
53
79
38
35
29
31
Philip Franfeld CP) 10
Horace I. Hillis (SLP) 9
George Lyman Paine (SP) 23
Henry Parkman, Jr. (R) 3655
George L. Thompson (P) 31
David I. Walsh (D) 2184
Blanks 265
CONGRESSMAN— SEVENTH DISTRICT
331 606 426 223 191 214 Lawrence J. Connery (D) 1991
187 199 101 73 86 152 Thaxter Eaton (P) 798
800 492 706 278 217 639 William H. Haskell (R) 3132
60 63 36 36 27 34 Blanks 256
COUNCILLOR— FIFTH DISTRICT
383 642 498 227 204 238 James A. Donovan (D) 2192
909 597 713 332 263 728 William J. Maclnnis (R) 3542
86 121 58 51 54 73 Blanks 443
SENATOR
-FOURTH ESSEX DISTRICT
1020
716 870 374
310 7cX<) Frank I). Babcock R)
4079
2 V)
514 322 179
155 172 Robert E. Wall 1 1
1001
99
130 77 57
56 78 Blanks
59
497
Precincts
1
2
3
4
5
6
209
406
277
166
124
155
1160
943
975
423
390
855
171
361
229
138
101
109
815
558
736
295
235
664
867
605
766
305
255
678
912
1207
824
503
458
656
REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT
FOURTH ESSEX DISTRICT
Herbert B. Bower (D) 1337
J. Everett Collins (R) 4746
Henry J. Morris (D) 1109
Harold S. Pedler (R) 3303
Raymond W. Schlapp (R) 3476
Blanks 4560
CLERK OF COURTS— ESSEX COUNTY
1156 972 1050 493 409 891 Archie N. Frost (D&R) 4971
222 388 219 117 112 148 Blanks 1206
REGISTER OF DEEDS— ESSEX NORTHERN DISTRICT
265 488 294 199 150 185 John J. Cahill (D) 1581
1046 778 925 380 337 780 G. Hudson Driver (R) 4246
67 94 50 31 34 74 Blanks 350
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS— ESSEX COUNTY
909 578 765 330 270 728 James D. Bentley (R) 3580
1022 784 928 413 333 783 Frederick Butler (R) 4263
210 423 245 153 129 139 Michael F. Conway (D) 1299
230 421 278 137 140 130 J. Fred Manning (D) 1336
385 514 322 187 170 298 Blanks 1876
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Question 1
543 669 729 301 202 400 YES 2844
567 414 338 160 190 439 NO 2108
268 277 202 149 129 200 BLANKS 1225
Question 2
597 667 723 306 200 479 YES 2972
471 342 280 128 174 331 NO 1726
310 351 266 176 147 229 BLANKS 1479
60
YES
3153
NO
1188
BLANKS
1836
stakes OAA
YES
2581
NO
1698
BLANKS
1898
TOTAL VOTE
6177
Question 3
Precincts
1 2 3 4 5 6
758 806 759 334 233 595 YES 3485
352 254 230 105 143 233 NO 1317
268 300 280 171 145 211 BLANKS 1375
PUBLIC POLICY
Question 1 O AA $10.00
682 741 694 314 285 437
292 176 256 99 65 300
404 443 319 197 171 302
Question 2 — Sn
503 642 584 271 213 368
464 263 326 147 119 379
411 455 359 192 189 292
1378 1360 1269 610 521 1039
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT ONE
November 5, 1940
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge — Rowland L. Luce.
Ballot box registered when polls opened — 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed — 1387. Ballot
box skipped — 9. Number of ballots received — 1823. Number of
ballots returned — 488. Absentee ballots — 43. Number of ballots
cast — 1335. Police Officer on duty, John Campbell. Voted to
count ballots at 7.30 P.M. TAPrnTI ., xt*ttx7 ^i i
JOSEPH McNALL\ , Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT TWO
November 5, 1940
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge — Joseph A. Mc-
Carthy. Ballot box registered when polls opened —0000. Polls
closed at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed —1360.
Number of ballots received — 1917 plus 13 absentee ballots.
Number of ballots returned — 570. Number of ballots cast 1360.
Police Officer on duty, Robert Dobbie. Voted to COUnl ballots
at 7.30 A.M. r.AXTii u- pi *,,,- ™ ,
DANA \\ . ( I. ARK, ( Icrk
(.1
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT THREE
November 5, 1940
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge — Stafford A. Lindsay.
Ballot box registered when polls opened— 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed — 1269. Number
of ballots recieved — 1727. Number of ballots returned — 458.
Number of ballots cast — 1269. Police Officer on duty, Joseph
O'Brien. Voted to count ballots at 7.15 A.M.
MICHAEL A. BURKE, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT FOUR
November 5, 1940
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge — George W. Dis-
brow. Ballot box registered when polls opened — 0000. Polls
closed at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed — 610.
Number of ballots received — 800. Number of ballots returned —
190. Number of ballots cast — 610. Police Officer on duty, Joseph
A. Davis. Voted to count ballots at 8.35 A.M.
ALFRED BLANCHETTE, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT FIVE
November 5, 1940
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge — Clester E. Mat-
thews. Ballot box registered when polls opened— 0000. Polls
closed at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed — 522.
Number of ballots received — 790. Number of ballots returned —
269. Number of ballots cast — 521. Police Officer on duty, George
N. Sparks. Voted to count ballots at 9.30 A.M.
ARTHUR L. MARION, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT SIX
November 5, 1940
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge — Llewellyn D.
Pomeroy. Ballot box registered when polls opened — 0000. Polls
closed at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed — 997
plus 42 A.V. Number of ballots received— 1282 (A.V.— 42).
Number of ballots returned — 285. Number of ballots cast — 997
plus 42 A.V. Police Officer on duty, George Dufton. Voted to
count ballots at 8 A.M. JOSEPH A. LYNCH, Clerk
The foregoing is a true copy of the warrant and of the officers
return on the same, also a true record of the doings of the meeting.
Attest: GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Town Clerk
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State Election Recount
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
November 13, 1940
We hereby certify that at a Recount of the votes cast in the
Town of Andover at the State Election, November 5, 1940 for
County Commissioners held by the Registrars of Voters in ac-
cordance with the provisions of law relating thereto at the Town
House, November 13, 1940 at 7 o'clock P.M. the number of
votes cast for each candidate as determined by the recount as
follows :
County Com)
missioners
Recount
Original
James D. Bentley
3564
3580
Frederick Butler
4288
4263
Michael F. Conway
1294
1299
J. Fred Manning
1341
1336
Blanks
1867
1876
Signed :
RALPH A. BAILEY,
FRANCIS D. HURLEY
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Clerk
Board of Registrars
Attest :
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Clerk
64
State Election Recount
GOVERNOR
November 26, 1940
We hereby certify that at a Recount of the votes cast in the Town
of Andover at the State Election, November 5, 1940 for GOVERNOR
held by the Registrars of Voters in accordance with the provisions of
law relating thereto at the Town House, November 26, 1940 at 7
o'clock P.M. the number of votes cast for each candidate as deter-
mined by the recount as follows:
Governor
Precincts
1
2
3 4
5
6
2
2
3 1
1
3
Henning A. Blomen (SLP)
12
4
6
3 4
3
Jeffrey W. Campbell (SP)
20
361
650
390 207
208
196
Paul A. Dever(D)
2012
4
2 1
2
Otis Archer Hood (CP)
9
2
1
1
E. Tallmadge Root (P)
4
984
659
853 367
295
815
Leverett Saltonstall (R)
3973
25
38
18 30
16
20
Blanks
147
Signed:
RALPH A. BAILEY,
FRANCIS D. HURLEY,
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Clerk
Board of Registrars
Attest:
GEORGE H. WINSLOW. Clerk
65
Report of the Town Clerk
To the Board of Selectmen:
I hereby submit my report of the office of the Town Clerk for
the year 1940.
The total number of registered voters in Andover at the close
of registration October 16, 1940, was 6659 by precincts as follows:
1 1491
2 1491
3 1344
4 651
5 575
6 1107
6659
VITAL STATISTICS
Number of births recorded 96
Males 50
Females 46
Number of deaths recorded 166
Males 75
Females 91
Number of marriages recorded 148
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Town Clerk
66
Report of Director of Accounts
February 28, 1940
To the Board of Selectmen
Mr. Howell F. Shepard, Chairman
Andover, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and ac-
counts of the town of Andover for the fiscal year ending December
31, 1939, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44,
General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr.
Herman B. Dine, Assistant Director of Accounts.
Very truly yours,
Theodore N. Waddell,
Director of Accounts
Mr. Theodore N. Waddell
Director of Accounts
Department of Corporations and Taxation
State House, Boston
Sir:
In accordance with your instructions, I have made an audit of
the books and accounts of the town of Andover for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 1939, and report as follows thereon.
The financial transactions, as recorded on the books of the
several departments collecting or disbursing money for the town
or committing bills for collection, were examined and checked
for the audit period.
The books and accounts in the town accountant's office were
examined and checked. The general ledger accounts were ana-
lyzed, the recorded receipts and payments being cheeked with the
treasurer's books, while the appropriations and transfers, as
entered, were checked with the town clerk's records of financial
votes passed by town meetings and with the finance committee's
authorizations of transfers from the reserve fund.
67
It was noted that at a special town meeting held November 9,
1939, it was voted to raise and appropriate $7100 for the Chandler
Road water main. Since the 1939 tax rate was fixed at the time
the vote was passed, the appropriation, in order to have been
available for expenditure in 1939, should have been provided for
from available funds in the treasury.
The necessary adjusting entries resulting from the audit were
made, a trial balance, proving the accounts to be in balance, was
taken off, and a balance sheet, showing the financial condition
of the town as of December 31, 1939, was prepared and is append-
ed to this report.
An examination of the appended balance sheet shows the
financial condition of the town to be very good.
The books and accounts of the town treasurer were examined
and checked in detail. The recorded receipts were analyzed and
verified by a comparison with the records in the several depart-
ments collecting money for the town, with the other sources from
which money was paid into the town treasury, and with the ac-
countant's books. The recorded payments were checked with the
selectmen's warrants authorizing the disbursement of town funds
and with the accountant's books.
The cash book was footed, and the cash balance on January 6,
1940, was verified by a reconciliation of the bank balances with
statements furnished by the banks of deposit and by actual count
of cash in the office.
The payments on account of maturing debt and interest were
compared with the amounts falling due and were checked with
the cancelled securities and coupons on file, the outstanding
coupons being listed and reconciled with statements furnished by
the banks.
The savings bank books and securities representing the invest-
ments of the trust and contributory retirement system funds in
the custody of the town treasurer and the treasurers of the John
Cornell, Punchard Free School, and Memorial Hall Library Fund
trustees, were examined and listed. The income was proved, and
the disbursements were verified.
The books and accounts of the tax collector were examined and
checked in detail. The tax accounts outstanding at the time of
the previous examination were audited, and all subsequent com-
68
mitments were verified and ehccked with the assessors' warrants
for their collection. The recorded collections were compared with
the payments to the treasurer as shown by the treasurer's and
the accountant's books, the abatements, as entered, were checked
with the assessors' records of abatements granted, and the taxes
transferred to the tax title account were checked with the records
of tax titles held by the town.
The outstanding accounts were listed and proved, being further
verified by mailing notices to a number of persons whose names
appeared on the books as owing money to the town. From the
replies received it would appear that the outstanding accounts,
as listed, are correct.
The books and accounts of the collector of water charges were
examined and checked in detail. The commitments were verified,
the recorded collections were checked with the payments to the
treasurer, the abatements were compared with the departmental
records of abatements granted, and the outstanding accounts
were listed and proved.
The records of dog, sporting, and town licenses issued, together
with miscellaneous permits and fees collected by the town clerk,
were examined and checked, and the recorded payments to the
town and State were verified.
The surety bonds furnished by the several town officials for the
faithful performance of their duties were examined and found to
be in proper form.
The records of receipts from departmental accounts receivable,
as well as from sealer's fees, wire permits, building permits, plumb-
ing permits, board of health licenses and permits, library fines,
and all other departments collecting money for the town or com-
mitting bills for collection, were examined and checked. The re-
corded collections were compared with the payments to the trea-
surer, the outstanding accounts were listed and proved, and the
cash balances were verified l>y actual count of cash on hand.
Attention is again called to the fact that the retaining of a
portion of the receipts at the convalescent home in the town in-
firmary by the matron as compensation for her services i> con-
trary to the provisions of Section 35, Chapter 41. and Section 53,
Chapter 44. General Laws. It is recommenced that all receipts be
paid into the town treasury, and that the entire compensation
of the matron be paid from an appropriation provided for the
purpose.
Appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet, are
tables showing a reconciliation of the town treasurer's, tax col-
lector's, and town clerk's cash, summaries of the tax, tax title,
departmental, and water accounts, as well as schedules showing
the condition and transactions of the several trust funds.
For the cooperation extended by the several town officials
during the progress of the audit, I wish, on behalf of my assistants
and for myself, to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted,
Herman B. Dine,
Assistant Director of Accounts
The above report of audit of Andover books and accounts is
for year ending December 31, 1939.
State Auditors have recently completed their work for year
ending December 31, 1940. The report of this year's audit had
not been received before going to press.
George H. Winslow,
Town Clerk
70
Report of the
Town Accountant
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR
ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1940
January 1, 1941
To the Board of Selectmen,
Andover, Mass.
Gentlemen :
In accordance with Chapter 41, Section 61 of the General
Laws, I submit herewith my annual report for the year ending
December 31, 1940.
A detailed statement of the receipts and their sources, and of
the payments and the purposes therefor, follows. The condition of
the various trust funds, as well as the Town of Andover Retire-
ment Fund, sources of incomes and the amounts paid out are also
set forth. A statement of the temporary loans, maturing debt and
interest is included.
A balance sheet, which is appended to this report, was prepared
showing the assets and liabilities as of December 31, 1940.
May I express my thanks for the co-operation accorded to me
by your Board as well as by each Town Department during the
past year.
Respectfully submitted.
MARY C'()U.I\s.
Town Accountant
71
Appropriations for 1940
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 11, 1940
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Selectmen
$2200.00
Accountant
2650.00
Treasurer
2950.00
Tax Collector
4838.00
Assessors
4625.00
Town Clerk
2806.00
Animal Inspector
250.00
Town Counsel
750.00
Dog Officer
225.00
Moderator
10.00
Finance Committee
20.00
Election and Registration
3500.00
Municipal Buildings
3500.00
$28324.00
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police Department
$30295.00
Article No. 7, Police Car
589.00
Article No. 8, Police Motorcycle
462.00
Fire Department
29360.00
Article No. 9, Brush Fire Truck
3000.00
Building Inspector
525.00
Wire Inspector
410.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
450.00
Moth Suppression
4500.00
Tree Warden
5000.00
Forest Fires
1000.00
$75591.00
Amount Carried Forward
$103915.00
72
Amount Brought Forward $103915 00
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Health Department
Care and Treatment of Tubercular
Patients
Essex County Tuberculosis Hospital
Public Dump
Proportionate Share of Operating Ex-
pense for Purification Plant
Sewers Maintenance
Article 29, North Main Street Sewer
HIGHWAYS
Highway Maintenance
Article 10, Kerosene-heated Asphalt
Kettle— B.P.W.
Article 11, Centrifugal Pump
Article 12, Cold Patch Mixer
Article 13, New Sidewalks
Article 14, Chevrolet Truck, B.P.W.
Article 15, Road Hone
Article 16, Hard Surfacing Gravel Roads
Article 17, Chapter 90 Work
Article 21, Shed, B.P.W'.
Article 22, Sidewalk and Park Roller
Article 38, Materials, Supervision and
Truck Hire in connection with VY.P.A.
.md Welfare labor
Article 50, Retaining Wall and Side-
walk, Walnut Avenue 950.00
Article 52, Widening Argilla Road and
Andover Street ()25 ,00
Article 62, Straightening Osgood Street 150.00
Snow Removal and Sanding 16500 00
Street Lighting 18513 72
$4708 . 00
3500
.00
7228
.13
700
.00
120
.00
5800
. 00
1000
.00
ci^a:/; i 7
fZOU.it) . 1 J
$52900.00
300
.00
250
00
325
.00
2500
.00
600
00
500
00
5000
00
1000
00
750
00
525
00
12000
00
$113388 11
Amount Carried }:orii>ard
85
73
A mount Brought Forward $240359 . 85
CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
Public Welfare
$22000.00
Public Welfare Salaries
1500.00
Aid to Dependent Children
7700.00
Aid to Dependent Children Adm.
300.00
Infirmary
9300.00
Old Age Assistance
28900.00
Old Age Assistance Adm.
1100.00
State Aid
500.00
Soldiers' Relief
3500.00
Military Aid
300.00
W.P.A. Sewing Materials
1000.00
<fc7fii nn on
SP* U1UU . uu
SCHOOLS AND LIBRARY
School Department
$184847.87
Article 43, North School
425.00
Memorial Hall Library
12984.00
4MQQ9^ 97
$ lyozoo . o /
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED
Parks and Playgrounds
$4600.00
Playground Committee
2470.00
Article 18, Lawn Mower, B.P.W.
430.00
Article 44, Skating Area
250.00
Pomps Pond Bathing Beach
2200.00
Damages to Persons and Property
500.00
American Legion Quarters
600.00
Veterans of Foreign Wars Quarters
600.00
Insurance
10700.00
Memorial Day
925.00
Town Reports
709.50
Armistice Day
150.00
Town Scales
125.00
Perambulation of Town Bounds
100.00
Amount Carried Forward
$24359.50 $514716.72
74
Amount Brought Forward
$24359.50 $514716.72
Re-printing By-Laws
160.00
Re-printing Traffic Regulations
170.00
Retirement Fund
12044.00
$36733.50
ENTERPRISES AND CEMETERY
Water Maintenance $27800.00
Water Construction 10500.00
Article 19, Chlorinator, Pumping Station 820.00
Article 24, Water Main, Cheever Circle
and Cabot Road 3241
Article 26, Water Main, Appletree Lane 2377
Article 28, Water Main, Dartmouth
Road Extension 600.50
Articles 30-37, inc., New Water Con-
struction 10000.00
Spring Grove Cemetery 9730.00
06
50
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT
Interest $11350.00
Maturing Debt 41000.00
$65069 . 06
$52350.00
Total Appropriations, March, 1940
$668869.28
75
Receipts for 1940
James P. Christie, Collector:
Taxes, Current Year :
Poll
$ 5836.00
Personal
51691.65
Real Estate
317479.69
Taxes, Previous Years:
Poll
1667.30
Personal
4929.56
Real Estate
101977.72
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes :
1934
2.25
1935
16.88
1936
35.46
1937
75.37
1938
77.70
1939
593.01
1940
30743.88
Moth Assessments
1178.93
Sewer Assessments :
1936 Unapportioned
48.72
1940 Unapportioned
84.98
1938 Apportioned (added-to-taxes)
105.74
1939 Apportioned (added-to-taxes)
48.15
1940 Apportioned (added-to-taxes)
97.73
Apportioned Sewer Assessments
Paid in Advance
48.90
Poll Tax Costs
332.50
Interest on Taxes
4617.59
Interest on Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes 36. 15
Interest on Sewer Assessments
23.71
Committed Interest on Sewer Assess-
ments
70.13
Interest on Sewer Assessments Paid
in Advance
.42
Amount Carried Forward
$521820.12
$521820.12
76
Amount Brought Forward
Thaxter Eaton, Treasurer:
Grants and Gifts
Loans, Anticipation of Revenue
County of Essex Dog Tax
Tax Title Redemptions, Costs, Etc.
Loan, Anticipation Reimbursement,
Chap. 90, Article 17
Town Clerk's Licenses, etc. :
Dog Licenses
Marriage Licenses
Miscellaneous Fees
Board of Selectmen, Licenses, etc.
Alcoholic Beverages
Junk
Gasoline and Explosives
Dance Hall
Auctioneers
Sunday Licenses
Pool, Billiards and Bowling
Common Victuallers
Theatre
Sunday Movies
Auto Dealers
One- Day Beer Licenses
Certificates of Registration
Innholders
Intelligence
Police Department :
Court Fines
Pistol Permits
Damage to Police Beacons
Amount Carried Forward
S521820.12
$ 11.01
205000.00
1374.36
227.42
1500.00
$208112.79
$1534.20
234.00
283.20
$2051.40
$2090.00
17.00
3.00
20.00
2.00
85.00
30.00
32.00
25.00
26.00
125.00
50.00
41.00
10.00
2.00
$255XA)n
$160.00
21 .00
7 50
$188.50
$734730 81
77
Amount Brought Forward
Fire Department:
Use of Ambulance
Sale of Old Materials
Rents, Municipal Property:
Court Room
Town Property, Ballardvale
$151.90
131.35
$120.00
250.00
$734730.81
$283.25
$370.00
Building Inspector's Fees
$200.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures Fees
$133.19
Wire Inspector's Fees
$140.50
Public Weigher's Fees
$69.15
Moth Department:
From State: Gypsy Moth
$21.00
Board of Health : Licenses, etc. :
Milk
$ 31.00
Oleo
2.50
Alcohol
10.00
Ashes and Garbage
24.00
Pasteurization
60.00
Ice Cream
50.00
Plumbing Inspector's Fees
347.00
Girl Scouts' Camp License
.50
$525.00
Health and Sanitation :
Tuberculosis Subsidy
$555.00
Reimbursement for Contagious Dis-
eases
115.70
Sewer Connections
959.20
Highways :
From State:
For Snow Plowing
Division of Highways, Chap. 90,
Article 17
Division of Highways, Chap. 90,
Contract 6909
$ 318.00
1499.48
31.18
$1629.90
Amount Carried Forward
$1848.66 $738102.80
78
Amount Brought Forward
Truck Hire, Board of Public Works
Use of Compressor
Infirmary:
Board and Care
Convalescent Home:
Board and Care
Reimbursement for Public Welfare:
From Cities and Towns
From State
From Individuals
Reimbursement for Aid to Dependent Children:
From State
Reimbursements for Old Age Assistance :
From State $18900.06
From Cities and Towns 751.53
$1848.66 $738102.80
17.55
20.25
$1886.46
$402 . 00
SI 778. 00
$1177.83
1056.66
242.70
$2477.19
•1 i
nldren :
$3592.91
Reimbursement for State Aid from State
Reimbursement for Military Aid from State
Reimbursement for Burial Indigent Soldiers
School Department:
Tuition State Wards $455 . 52
Other Tuition 561.00
Sale of Books and Supplies 5 . 96
Rental Auditorium 299 . 00
AllOther 111.03
Sale of Bailey School 200 . 00
Library:
Fines
Income from Investments
Lost and Damaged Books
$19651.59
$360.00
$15.00
$200.00
Amount Carried Foni'ard
$ 686.29
3741.82
17 46
$4445 57
544 03
n
Amount Brought Forward
Reimbursement Land Damage
Water Department:
Metered Rates
Services
Miscellaneous
$52245.64
1654.85
159.84
Cemetery Department:
Sale of Lots
$ 39.00
Care of Lots
469.50
Interments
1551.00
Foundations
372.00
Filling Graves
38.50
Use of Lowering Device
43.00
Miscellaneous
54.00
Perpetual Care Withdrawals
1970.58
Sale of Cemetery Vaults
28.00
Trust and Investments:
Perpetual Cares:
Christ Church
$ 253.82
Spring Grove
1780.50
South Church
466.00
West Parish
57.19
St. Augustine's
13.04
Smart Fund
29.50
Giddings Fund
22.62
A. V. Lincoln Fund
10.00
V. Lincoln Fund
25.00
Conroy Fund
5.00
U. S. Constitution Prize Fund
4.10
Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
Income Tax, etc.
$112823.09
Vocational Education
575.58
Reimbursement Loss Taxes
395.34
Hawkers' Licenses
96.00
English Speaking Classes
225.00
$774544.03
$1.00
$54060.33
$4565.58
$2666.77
Amount Carried Forward
14115.01 $835837.71
80
Amount Brought Forward
SI 141 15. 01 S835837.71
Distribution Highway Fund, Chap.
504, Acts 1939
27691.46
Aid to Dependent Children Grants
3726.54
Old Age Assistance Grants
27599.99
Gasoline Refund, Chap. 64A, Moth
Dept.
10.17
$173143.17
Refunds:
General Departments
$ 245.53
Spring Grove Cemetery Petty Cash
Refund
10.00
Board of Public Works Petty Cash
Refund
50.00
Insurance Refunds
1075.42
Use of Telephone
7.90
All Other Refunds
173.66
$1562.51
Total Receipts, 1940
$1010543.39
Expenditures for 1940
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS
Appropriation
Salaries, Selectmen :
Howell F. Shepard
J. Everett Collins
Roy E. Hardy
Salaries, Clerks:
George H. W'inslow
Edith P. Sellars
SELECTMEN
Cr.
Dr.
$400.00
300.00
300.00
400.00
420.00
S2200.00
Amount Carried Forward
$1820 00 $2200.00
81
Amount Brought Forward
$1820.00 $2200.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage 69 . 23
Printing and Advertising 17 . 30
Carfares, Dues, etc. 6.00
Telephone 152.39
Registry of Deeds 23 . 96
AllOther 110.73
Total Expenditures
$2199.61
Balance to Revenue
.39
$2200.00
$2200.00
ACCOUNTANT
Cr.
Appropriation
$2650.00
Dr.
Salary, Accountant, Mary Collins
$1837.50
Salary, Clerk, Mary A. Loosigian
540.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
266.36
Printing and Advertising
3.00
Carfares, Dues, etc.
2.00
Total Expenditures
$2648.86
Balance to Revenue
1.14
$2650.00 $2650.00
Appropriation
Refund
TREASURER
Cr.
Dr.
Salary, Treasurer, Thaxter Eaton $2375.00
Clerk Hire 17.11
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage 280 . 40
Certification of Notes 14.00
Amount Carried Forward
82
$2950.00
4.00
$2686.51 $2954.00
Amount Brought Forward
S2686.51 $2954.00
Foreclosure Petition, Tax Title, etc.
Carfares, Dues, etc.
On Bond
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
31
.25
4
.15
220
.00
$2941
.91
12
.09
$2954.00 $2954.00
Appropriation
TAX COLLECTOR
Cr.
Dr.
$4838.00
Salary, Tax Collector, James P. Christie
$2250.00
Salary, Clerk, Phoebe E. Noyes
1443.75
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
479.62
Printing and Advertising
139.20
Telephone
48.20
On Bonds
445.00
Registering Deeds
4.20
Total Expenditures
$4809.97
Balance to Revenue
28.03
$4838.00
$4838.00
ASSESSORS
Cr.
Appropriation
$4625.00
Dr.
Salaries, Board of Assessors:
Howell F. Shepard
$ 400.00
J. Everett Collins
400.00
Roy E. Hardy
400.00
Assistant Assessors
600.00
Salaries, Clerks:
George H. Winslow
400.00
Amount Carried Forward
$2200 .00 $4625.00
83
Amount Brought Forward
$2200.00 $4625.00
Edith P. Sellars
Mary A. Loosigian
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
Printing and Advertising
Deeds, Probates, etc.
Surveying Street Lines, Field Work, etc.
Telephone
Carfares, Dues, etc.
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
840.00
80.00
83.40
120.82
100.30
1177.62
9.14
7.00
$4618.28
6.72
Appropriation
TOWN CLERK
Cr.
Dr.
Salary, Town Clerk, George H. Winslow
Salaries, Clerks:
$1850.07
$4625.00 $4625.00
$2806.00
Edith P. Sellars
288.75
Mary A. Loosigian
80.00
Gladys Brainerd
328.50
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
148.43
Printing and Advertising
93.65
On Bond
5.00
All Other
10.00
Total Expenditures
$2804.40
Balance to Revenue
1.60
$2806.00
$2806.00
MODERATOR
Cr.
Appropriation
$10.00
84
Dr.
Frederick Butler, Moderator $10.00
$10.00 SI 0.00
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Cr.
Appropriation $20 .00
Dr.
Clerical Work $10.00
(Minutes of annual town meeting)
Balance to Revenue 10.00
$20.00 $20.00
TOWN COUNSEL
Cr.
Appropriation $750.00
Dr.
Arthur Sweeney, Town Counsel $500.00
Balance to Revenue 250.00
$750.00 $750.00
DOG OFFICER
Cr.
Appropriation $225 00
Dr.
Herbert H. Lyle, Dog Officer $225.00
$225.00 $225 00
ANIMAL INSPECTOR
Cr.
Appropriation $250 00
Dr.
Sidney P. While, Animal Inspector $225.00
Balance to Revenue 25 00
Q 00 $250 00
83
RE-PRINTING BY-LAWS
Cr.
Appropriation $160.00
Dr.
Printing By-Laws $160 . 00
$160.00 $160.00
RE-PRINTING TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
Cr.
Appropriation $170.00
Dr.
Printing Traffic Rules and Regulations $169.00
Balance to Revenue 1 . 00
$170.00 $170.00
PERAMBULATION OF TOWN BOUNDS
Cr.
Appropriation
$100.00
Dr.
Perambulating Town Bounds :
Roy E. Hardy
$ 25.00
J. Everett Collins
25.00
George H. Winslow
25.00
Paint and Brush
.40
Cutting Granite Post
10.00
Total Expenditures
$ 85.40
Balance to Revenue
14.60
$100.00 $100.00
ELECTION AND REGISTRATION
Cr.
Appropriation $3500 . 00
Transfer from Reserve Fund 900 . 00
Amount Carried Forward $4400.00
86
Amount Brought Forward $4400.00
Dr.
Registrars:
Ralph A. Bailey
122.00
George H. Winslow
122.00
John W. Stark
90.00
Henry J. Dolan
72.00
Francis D. Hurley
41.50
John F. Hurley
9.50
Assistant Registrars
600.00
Election Officers
1492.00
Checkers at Town Meeting
80.00
Police Duty, Janitor Service, etc.
253.85
Posting Warrants
18.55
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
101.65
Printing and Advertising
1132.60
Meals
99.98
Carting Ballot Boxes
44.00
Use of Andover Square and Compass Club 45 . 00
Use of Andover Grange
60.00
Total Expenditures
$4384.63
Balance to Revenue
15.37
$4400.00
$4400.00
MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS
Cr.
Appropriation
$3500.00
Transfers from Reserve Fund
*
1700.00
Dr.
Salary, Janitor, William C. Brown
$1470.00
Janitor, Ballardvale
10.00
Trucking Rubbish
72.40
Fuel
434.26
Lawrence Gaa and Electric Company
614.38
Janitor's Supplies
149.41
Repairs
2215.72
Laundry
7.32
Amount Carried Forward
$4973.49
$5201) 00
87
Amount Brought Forward
$4973.49 $5200.00
Water Bills
All Other
Rent of rooms, Ballardvale Community
Ass'n.
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
48.81
64.95
100.00
$5187.25
12.75
$5200.00 $5200.00
Appropriation
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Cr.
Dr.
$30295.00
Salaries :
Chief
Patrolmen
Special Police
Matron, Men Painting Streets, etc.
Office Supplies, Printing, Stationery and
Postage
Office Repairs, and Miscellaneous Supplies
Telephone
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
Gasoline, Oil and Auto Maintenance
Equipment for Men
Other Equipment
Signs, Signals, etc.
Paint for Streets
Kerosene
Laundry
Physicians' Emergency Calls and
Treatments
Express and All Other
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
88
$ 2625.00
20224.00
4113
.32
555
.37
158
.22
>s 169
.61
244.97
432
.42
824
.57
184
.03
220
.29
215
.39
147
.09
21
.38
20
.40
23
00
104
.51
$30283.57
11.
43
$30295.00 $30295.00
ARTICLE 7— POLICE CAR
Cr.
Appropriation
S589 . 00
Dr.
Purchase Plymouth Sedan
Radio Transfer to new car
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$556.00
22.55
$578.55
10.45
$589.00 $589.00
ARTICLE 8— POLICE MOTORCYCLE
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
Purchase 1940 Harley-Davidson Motor-
cycle $442 . 50
Balance to Revenue 19.50
$462.00
$462 . 00
$462 . 00
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$29360.00
Salaries:
Chief
$ 2625.00
Firemen
18920.61
Call Men
3163.10
E. Burke Thornton,
assistance on
ambulance
266 00
Apparatus
865 . 1 8
Hose
51.17
Equipment for Men
91 .89
( > t In- r Equipment
372.17
( '..is, Oil and Truck M.
lintcn,
ance
697.35
Alarm Boxes, etc.
314 04
Amount Curried Forward
$27366 51 S2<M60 00
89
Amount Brought Forward
$27366.51
$29360.00
Fuel
543.16
Lawrence Gas and Electric Co.
394.40
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds :
Repairs
204.86
Furniture and Furnishings
66.08
Laundry
237.25
Miscellaneous Supplies
332.43
Water Bills
32.65
Trucking Rubbish
12.00
Office Supplies, Stationery, Printing and
Postage
4.75
Telephone
141.73
Express
7.47
Total Expenditures
$29343.29
Balance to Revenue
16.71
$29360.00
$29360.00
BUILDING INSPECTOR
Cr.
Appropriation
$525.00
Dr.
John J. Driscoll, Building Inspector
$501.00
Balance to Revenue
24.00
$525.00
$525.00
WIRE INSPECTOR
Cr.
Appropriation
$410.00
Dr.
William J. Young, Wire Inspector
$400.00
Printing
8.00
Total Expenditures
$408.00
Balance to Revenue
2.00
$410.00 $410.00
90
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Cr.
Appropriation
$450.00
Dr.
Lewis N. Mears, Sealer of Weights and
Measures
$400.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
6.11
Carfares
27.50
Seals, Dies, etc.
14.18
Total Expenditures
$447 . 79
Balance to Revenue
2.21
$450.00 $450.00
MOTH SUPPRESSION
Cr.
Appropriation $4500 . 00
Dr.
G. Richard Abbott, Moth Supt. $ 770.00
Labor 2422.10
Stationery, Printing and Postage 24.05
Telephone 18.60
Insecticides 602.85
Hardware, Tools and Equipment 122.32
Gas, Oil and Truck Maintenance 426.62
Laundry 9.00
Rent 90.00
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company 3 . 75
Express and All Other 10.50
Total Expenditures $4499 . 79
Balance to Revenue .21
$4500.00 $4500.00
TREE WARDEN
Cr.
Appropriation $5000.00
91
Dr.
G. Richard Abbott, Tree Warden
$1065.00
Labor
3215.20
Stationery, Printing and Postage
5.65
Telephone
20.65
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
3.88
Hardware and Tools
158.37
Trees
50.50
Gas, Oil and Truck Maintenance
338.78
Rent
90.00
Laundry
9.00
Insecticides
11.25
All Other
30.39
Total Expenditures
$4998.67
Balance to Revenue
1.33
$5000.00
$5000.00
FOREST FIRES
Cr..
Appropriation
S1000.00
Dr.
Wages, Fighting Fires
$310.50
Equipment:
Hose
595.15
Tanks, etc.
36.43
Total Expenditures
$942.08
Balance to Revenue
57.92
$1000.00 $1000.00
ARTICLE 9— BRUSH FIRE TRUCK
Cr.
Appropriation
92
$3000.00
Dr.
Purchase Federal Fire Truck
Purchase Fire Truck Equipment:
Ladders, axes, pumps, etc.
Hose, couplings, tanks, etc.
Radio Equipment
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$1177
.00
1275
.00
144
.62
402
.95
$2999.57
.43
$3000.00 $3000.00
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Cr.
Appropriation
$4708 . 00
Dr.
Salaries, Board of Health :
Percy J. Look, Chairman
$ 50.00
Franklin H. Stacey, Secretary
75.00
George G. Brown
50.00
Salary, Lotta Johnson, Agent
1500.00
Lotta Johnson, Use of Car
350.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
86.32
Printing and Advertising
59.01
Telephone
71.24
Laundry
7.25
Range Oil
12.00
Express and All Other
4.53
Quarantine and Contagious Diseases:
Medical Attendance
10.00
Drugs and Medicines
3.33
Schick Tests
17.59
Rabies Vaccine and Dog Vaccinations
273.50
Baby Clinic:
Philip \Y. Blake, M.D.
200.00
Supplies, Medicines, etc.
39 . 90
Rent, Andover Guild
50.00
Amount Carried Forward
$2859.67 14708 00
93
Amount Brought Forward $2859 . 67 $4708 . 00
Plumbing Inspections
516.00
Disposing of Dead Cats and Dogs
100.00
Vital Statistics:
Births
4.25
Deaths
21.00
Alfred C. Stacey, Milk Inspector
220.00
Expenses and Supplies for Milk Inspector
51.26
Total Expenditures
$3772.18
Balance to Revenue
935.82
$4708.00 $4708.00
CARE AND TREATMENT OF TUBERCULAR PATIENTS
Cr.
Appropriation $3500 . 00
Dr.
Essex Sanatorium $2596. 10
Balance to Revenue 903 . 90
$3500.00 $3500.00
ESSEX COUNTY TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITAL
Cr.
Appropriation $7228 . 13
Dr.
Essex County Tuberculosis Hospital $7228. 13
$7228.13 $7228.13
PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF OPERATING EXPENSE
FOR PURIFICATION PLANT
Cr.
Appropriation $120 . 00
94
Dr.
Share Operating Expense of Purification
Plant
Balance to Revenue
$ 97.97
22.03
$120.00
$120.00
PUBLIC DUMP
Ch.
Appropriation
$700.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
50.00
Dr.
Robert Cairnie, Keeper
$737.50
Tools, etc.
1.25
Total Expenditures
$738.75
Balance to Revenue
11.25
$750.00 $750.00
SEWERS MAINTENANCE
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
Salaries:
Superintendent, Charles T. Gilliard
Assistant Superintendent, Edward R.
Lawson
Clerk, Laura B. Juhlmann
Office Supplies, Stationery, Postage and
Printing
Labor
Tools and Equipment
Pipe and Fittings
Gasoline, Oil and Truck Maintenance
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
Manholes
Pump Repairs
Amount Carried Forward
$ 208.00
$5800.00
105
.00
52
.50
42
.19
2945
.59
224
.72
175
.58
37
10
1397
,42
82
97
194
63
$5465.70 $5800.00
H
Amount Brought Forward
$5465.70 $5800.00
Blasting
Wipers, Sewers Cloths, etc.
Brick
All Other
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
10.93
65.52
28.00
44.30
$5614.45
185.55
$5800.00 $5800.00
ARTICLE 29— NORTH MAIN STREET SEWER
Cr.
Appropriation
$1000.00
Dr.
Labor
$ 98.44
Frames and Grates
35.12
Brick
25.60
Pipe
232 . 00
Lumber
74.00
Manholes
35.00
All Other
11.27
Total Expenditures
$511.43
Balance to Revenue
488.57
$1000.00
$1000.00
HIGHWAYS MAINTENANCE
Cr.
Appropriation
$52900.00
Dr.
Salaries :
Superintendent, Charles T. Gilliard $ 1872.28
Assistant Superintendent, Edward R.
Lawson 1179.50
Amount Carried Forward
S3051.78 $52900.00
96
Amount Brought Forward
$3051.78 S52900.00
Clerks:
Laura B. Juhlmann
367.50
Robert W. Crosby
453 . 00
Secretary :
Frank A. Buttrick, 2 3^2 nios.
10.00
J. Harry Playdon, 9 J/2 nios.
40.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
98.70
Telephone
150.45
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
33.98
Labor
25229.49
Truck
6.00
Crushed Stone, Sand, Gravel, etc.
1598.28
Equipment and Repairs
1370.39
Gasoline, Oil and Truck Maintenance
2050.44
Asphalt, Tarvia and Road Oil
13107.11
Hardware, Tools, etc.
648.17
Curbing
151.31
Pipe and Fittings
547.11
Roadway Maintenance
2196.89
Coal
247.05
Culverts
457.70
Loam and Sod
8.52
Express
36.90
Blasting
40.17
Fuel Oil
165.20
Calcium Chloride
398.97
All Other
121.95
Total Expenditures
$52587.06
Balance to Revenue
312.94
$52900.00 $52900. 00
ARTICLE 10 -KEROSENE-HEATED ASPHALT
KETTLE
Appropriation
Ck.
"7
$300 00
Dr.
Kerosene-Heated Asphalt Kettle
Balance to Revenue
$219.52
80.48
$300.00 $300.00
ARTICLE 11— CENTRIFUGAL PUMP
Cr.
Appropriation $250 . 00
Dr.
Centrifugal Pump
Balance to Revenue
$249.50
.50
$250.00 $250.00
ARTICLE 12— COLD PATCH MIXER
Cr.
Appropriation $325 . 00
Dr.
Cold Patch Mixer
$254.80
Balance to Revenue
70.20
$325.00
$325.00
ARTICLE 13— NEW SIDEWALKS
Cr.
Appropriation
$2500.00
Dr.
Labor
Tarvia
$1329.24
1083.00
Tools and Equipment
11.75
Lumber and All Other
75.88
Total Expenditures
$2499.87
Balance to Revenue
.13
$2500.00 $2500.00
98
ARTICLE 14 -CHEVROLET TRUCK
(Board of Public Works)
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
Purchase Truck
S600.00
$600. 00
$600.00 $600.00
Appropriation
ARTICLE 15-ROAD HONE
Cr.
Dr.
$500.00
Road Hone
$490.00
Balance to Revenue
10.00
$500.00 $500.00
ARTICLE 16— HARD SURFACING GRAVEL ROADS
Cr.
Appropriation
85000.00
Dr.
Labor
$2615.20
Tarvia
1963.53
Sand and Gravel
304.22
Coal
40 . 00
Gasoline, Oil and Truck Maintenance
64.69
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$4987.64
12.36
$5000.00 $5000 00
ARTICLE 17 CHAPTER 90 WORK
CR,
Appropriation $1000.00
State and County Aid to Highways 1500.00
[mount Carried Forward
I (Ml
99
Amount Brought Forward
$2500.00
Dr.
Labor
$1426.35
Crushed Stone
240.19
Asphalt
427 . 70
/
Joint Filler
126.72
Concrete
155.68
Sand
13.30
Gasoline, Oil and Truck Maintenance
24.46
Hardware, Tools, etc.
12.19
Culverts
42.69
All Other
30.23
Total Expenditures
$2499.51
Balance to 1941
.49
$2500.00 $2500.00
ARTICLE 21— SHED
(Board of Public Works)
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
Labor
Lumber, etc.
Hardware and Tools
Tarvia
Wiring
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$750.00
$261.08
361
.05
15
.02
66
.00
41
.00
$744.15
5.
85
$750.00 $750.00
ARTICLE 22— SIDEWALK AND PARK ROLLER
Cr.
Appropriation
Sidewalk and Park Roller
Balance to Revenue
Dr.
100
$525.00
$470.40
54.60
$525.00 $525.00
ARTICLE 50— RETAINING WALL AND SIDEWALK-
WALNUT AVENUE
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
1
1950.00
Labor
$513.77
Lumber
101.15
Stone
27.32
Building Wall
275.00
Tarvia
30.00
All Other
tures
2.43
Total Expendii
$949.67
Balance to Revenue
.33
$950.00 $950.00
ARTICLE 52— WIDENING ARGILLA ROAD AND
ANDOVER STREET
Cr.
Appropriation $625 . 00
Dr.
Pipe $614.46
Balance to Revenue 10.54
$625.00 $625.00
ARTICLE 62— STRAIGHTENING OSGOOD STREET
Cr.
Appropriation
$150.00
Dr.
Purchase of land
$100.00
Survey Plan
10.00
Recording Deed
3 00
Total Expenditures
$113 .00
Balance to Revenue
37.00
$150.00 $150 00
101
ARTICLE 38— W.P.A. MATERIALS AND TRUCK HIRE
Cr.
Balance from 1939
$ 25.00
Appropriation, 1940
12000.00
Dr.
Salary, Clerk, May Shorten
$ 1030.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
298.22
Telephone
39.34
Blueprinting, Surveying, etc.
48.62
Labor
2479.48
Trucks
2851.88
Materials
642.31
Gasoline, Oil and Truck Maintenance
617.39
Tools, Equipment and Repairs
1412.13
Manholes, Frames, Grates, etc.
511.80
Culverts, Couplings, etc.
163.49
Sand and Gravel
739.03
Rental of Shovel
260.00
Blasting
53.74
Transportation
498.30
Fuel Oil
127.90
First Aid Supplies
14.49
Paper Cups
58.35
Express and All Other
77.81
Total Expenditures
$11924.28
Balance to 1941
100.72
$12025.00
$12025.00
ARTICLE 2-NORTH MAIN STREET PROJECT
(Special Town Meeting, October 3, 1938)
Cr.
Balance from 1939
$95 . 05
Dr.
Frame and Grate
$17.08
Balance to 1941
77.97
$95 . 05
$95.05
102
SNOW REMOVAL AND SANDING
Cr.
Appropriation
$16500.00
Refund
21.94
Transfer from Reserve Fund
2275.00
Dr.
Labor
$9497 . 65
Trucks — Hauling and Sanding
1042.98
Trucks — Road Plows
4143.00
Sidewalk Plows
513.63
Tools and Equipment
1389.93
Gasoline, Oil and Truck Maintenance
910.50
Highway Salt
39.00
Snow Fences and Posts
155.13
Sand
153.14
Chloride Flake
368.59
Express
18.03
All Other
63.00
Total Expenditures
$18294.58
Balance to Revenue
502.36
$18796.94
$18796.94
STREET LIGHTING
Cr.
Appropriation
$18513.72
Transfer from Reserve Fund
95.00
Dr.
Street Lighting
$18604.29
Postage
1.25
Total Expenditures
$18605.54
Balance to Revenue
3 18
$18608.72
$18608.72
PUBLIC WELFARE
Cr.
Appropriation
1000.00
Refunds
19.00
Amount Carried Forward
S019.00
103
Amount Brought Forward
$22019.00
Dr.
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
$ 23.62
Telephone
21.48
Cash to Individuals
2194.00
Men Working for Welfare
7559.75
Groceries and Provisions
2600.84
Fuel
469.25
Medicine and Medical Attention
1534.94
Rent
15.00
Clothing
37.75
Board and Care
1598.79
State Institutions
2672.63
Relief by Other Cities
2135.59
Relief by Other Towns
75.50
Trucking Federal Supplies
433.50
Town Physician, John J. Hartigan
225.00
Rental W.P.A. Commissary
270.00
Expense Federal Music Project
36.00
Transporting C.C.C. Boys
22.00
Paper Bags, etc., for Commodities Div.
91.98
Total Expenditures
$22017.62
Balance to Revenue
1.38
$22019.00 $22019.00
PUBLIC WELFARE SALARIES
Cr.
Appropriation
$1500.00
Dr.
Salaries, Board of Public Welfare:
Howell F. Shepard
$100.00
J. Everett Collins
100.00
Roy E. Hardy
100.00
Arthur W. Cole, Agent
544.89
Gladys Brainerd, Clerk
328.50
Edith P. Sellars, Clerk
206.25
Total Expenditures
$1379.64
Balance to Revenue
120.36
$1500.00 $1500.00
104
Appropriation
W.P.A. SEWING MATERIALS
Cr.
Dr.
SI 000. 00
Contribution for Purchase Sewing
Materials
$490 . 00
Surplus Commodities Division, Admin-
istration Expenses
168.75
Machine Repairs
20.08
Sewing Supplies
17.99
Supervisor's Expenses, etc.
12.05
Total Expenditures
$708.87
Balance to Revenue
291.13
$1000.00 $1000.00
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
(Town)
Cr.
Appropriation
$7700.00
Dr.
Aid to Dependent Children
$7583.35
Hospital Care
10.00
Funeral Expense
100.00
Total Expenditures
$7693.35
Balance to Revenue
6.65
$7700.00 S7700 .00
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN ADMINISTRATION
(Town)
Appropriation
Cr,
ios
$300 oo
Dr.
Salaries :
Arthur W. Cole, Agent
$156.13
Edith P. Sellars, Clerk
60.50
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
1.50
Telephone
1.00
Agent's Expenses
2.60
Total Expenditures
$221.73
Balance to Revenue
78.27
$300.00 $300.00
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
(Federal Grants)
Cr.
Federal Grants:
Balance from 1939
$ 4.07
Federal Grants received in 1940
3597.75
Dr.
Aid to Dependent Children
$3565.95
Balance to 1941
35.87
$3601.82
$3601.82
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
ADMINISTRATION
(Federal Grants)
Cr.
Federal Grants received in 1940
$128.79
Dr.
Salaries :
Arthur W. Cole, Agent
$78.99
Edith P. Sellars, Clerk
22.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
15.38
Telephone
3.25
Total Expenditures
$119.62
Balance to 1941
9.17
$128.79 $128.79
106
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
(Town)
Cr.
Appropriation
$28900. 00
Refunds
98.50
Dr.
Cash to Individuals
$27562.93
Paid to Other Cities
280.03
Paid to Other Towns
132.91
Town Physician, John J. Hartigan
225.00
Other Expenses
40.03
Total Expenditures
$28240.90
Balance to Revenue
757.60
$28998.50
$28998.50
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION
(Town)
Cr.
Appropriation
$1100.00
Dr.
Salary, Arthur W. Cole, Agent
$1056.62
Agent's Expenses
9.24
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
27.57
Telephone
6.25
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$1099.68
.32
$1100.00
$1100.00
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
(Federal Grants)
Cr.
Federal ( '.rants:
Balance lioin 1939
S 199 L3
Federal ( .ranis Received in 1() in
26704 IS
Old Age Assistance Recovery
71 .02
( )ld Age Assistance Refund
.50
Amount Curried Forward
$26974 Si)
in;
Amount Brought Forward
Cash to Individuals
Balance to 1941
Dr.
$26873.13
101.67
$26974.80
$26974.80 $26974.80
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION
(Federal Grants)
Cr.
Federal Grants:
Balance from 1939
$ 4.17
Federal Grants received in 1940
895.84
Dr.
Salary, Arthur W. Cole, Agent
$763.30
Expenses, Agent
21.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
83.87
Telephone
23.87
Total Expenditures
$892.04
Balance to 1941
7.97
$900.01
$900.01
INFIRMARY
Cr.
Appropriation
$9300.00
Refund
2.75
Dr.
Salary, Bertha W. Thornton, Matron
$1000.00
Wages, Other Employees
2269.50
Groceries and Provisions
3131.07
Dry Goods and Clothing
324.77
Building and Repairs
324.91
Lawrence Gas and Electric Co.
387.90
Fuel
475.96
Household Supplies and Utensils
395.17
Furniture and Furnishings
268.24
Amount Carried Forward
$8577.52 $9302.75
108
Amount Brought Forward
$8577.52 $9302.75
Telephone
61.83
Medicine and Medical Attention
173.05
Hospitalization of Inmate
123.00
Town Physician, Johi
i J. Hartigan
50.00
Water Bills
80.00
Periodicals, etc.
77.32
All Other
xpenditures
96.53
•
Total E
$9239.25
Balance
to Revenue
63.50
$9302.75
$9302.75
MILITARY AID
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$300.00
Military Aid
$ 75.00
Balance to Revenue
225.00
$300.00
$300.00
STATE AID
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$500.00
State Aid
$350.00
Balance to Revenue
150.00
$500.00
$500.00
SOLDIERS' RELIEF
Cr.
Appropriation
$3500.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
700.00
Refunds
9] ,50
Amount Carried Forward
10')
$4291 50
Amount Brought Forward
$4291.50
Dr.
Cash to Individuals
$3185.25
Groceries and Provisions
382.05
Fuel
241.15
Medicine and Medical Attention
141.31
Clothing
10.98
Funeral Expenses
100.00
Graves Registration Project
52.45
Paid to Other Cities and Towns
97.92
Total Expenditures
$4211.11
Balance to Revenue
80.39
$4291.50
$4291.50
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Cr.
Appropriation
$184847.87
Refund
.50
Dr.
Salary, Supt., Kenneth L. Sherman
$ 3868.14
Salaries, Clerks:
Mary Winkley
856.35
Evelyn A. Rutter
785.00
Frances McTernen
162.50
Gladys Downs
670.00
Truant Officer
100.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
396.73
Telephone
329.33
School Census
60.00
Supt.'s Travel Expenses
41.80
Teachers' Salaries:
High
38908.83
Junior High
37521.96
Elementary
46222.58
Text Books and Supplies:
High
1170.66
Amount Carried Forward
$131093.88 $184848.37
110
Amount Brought Forward
$131093.88 $184848.37
Junior High
749.08
Elementary
1248.41
Other Expenses of Instruction:
High
1788.40
Junior High
1513.83
Elementary
880.25
Tuition:
High
796.15
Transportation :
High
4193.38
Junior High
4154.73
Elementary
4682.63
Janitors' Services:
High
3251.72
Junior High
4432.73
Elementary
5380.58
Health:
High
616.48
Junior High
808.53
Elementary
1609.73
Adult Education
396.00
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company:
High
703.67
Junior High
1600.34
Elementary
1748.16
Euel:
High
1288.54
Junior High
1344.09
Elementary
4559.90
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds:
High:
Repairs
771 ,05
Janitors' Supplies
272.36
Junior 1 [igh and Elementary ;
Repairs
2917.75
Janitors' Supplies
777.3(5
Amount Carried Forward
$183579 73 $184848 37
in
Amount Brought Forward
$183579.73 $184848.37
School Reports
Express
Water Bills
All Other
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
212
.00
35.
,32
716.55
73.
95
$184617,
,55
230,
.82
$184848.37 $184848.37
ARTICLE 43— RE-OPENING NORTH SCHOOL
Cr.
Balance from 1939
$500.00
Appropriation, 1940
425.00
Dr.
Salary, Teacher
$513.15
Janitor's Services
43.00
Repairs
182.83
Janitor's Supplies, etc.
47.56
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
15.63
Fuel
89.81
Books
7.88
Other Supplies
21.93
Total Expenditures
$921.79
Balance to Revenue
3.21
$925.00
$925.00
MEMORIAL HALL LIBRARY
Cr.
Appropriation
$12984.00
Dog Account Refund
1374.36
Income, P. A. Gift
200.00
Income from Investments
3541.82
Amount Carried Forward
$18100.18
112
Amount Brought Forward
Salaries:
Librarian, Miriam Putnam
$18100.18
Dr.
$2200.00
Assistants:
Evelyn R. Robinson
1560.00
Margaret D. Manning
1380.00
Dorothy H. Ruhl
1140.00
Nancy E. Babcock
1080.00
Sarah H. Ballard
1005.00
Eleanore G. Bliss
486.91
Dorothy Paine
154.26
Martha D. Byington (B.Vale)
214.00
Extra Page Help
37.63
Janitors:
Archibald D. Maclaren
1500.00
Elizabeth Donaldson
516.40
Clester E. Matthews (B.Vale)
150.00
George F. Sawyer, Treasurer
100.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
373.12
Telephone
61.08
Books
3842.70
Periodicals
291.25
Binding Books and Periodicals
362.74
Fuel
627.34
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
347.26
Repairs
246.52
Janitors' Supplies
62.12
Water Bills
7.89
Trucking Rubbish
17.40
( Parting Books
84.00
Treasurer's Bond
25.00
Bookmobile Expenses
174.65
All Other
37.03
Total Expenditures
$18084.30
Balance to Revenue
15.88
$18100.18 $18100 is
ns
PARK DEPARTMENT
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
Salaries :
Superintendent, Charles T.
Gilliard
$ 208.00
Assistant Superintendent, Edward R.
Lawson
105.00
Clerk, Laura B. Juhlmann
52.50
Labor
3341.12
Equipment
116.12
Hardware, Tools, etc.
120.03
Loam and Lawn Seed
241.05
Use of land at Playstead
100.00
Lumber, Cement, etc.
74.38
Lime
51.93
Fertilizer
63.52
All Other
ares
73.28
Total Expenditi
$4546.93
Balance to Revenue
53.07
ARTICLE 18— LAWN MOWER
Cr.
Appropriation
Power Lawn Mower
Dr.
$430.00
Appropriation
Salaries, Instructors
Amount Carried Forward
$4600.00
$4600.00 $4600.00
$430.00
$430.00
$430.00
PLAYGROUND COMMITTEE
Cr.
$2470.00
Dr.
ctors $1720.00
creational Supplies 180 . 08
$1900.08 $2470.00
114
Amount Brought Forward
First Aid Supplies
Repairs
All Other
$1900.08
8.67
556.01
5 . 20
$2470.00
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$2469.96
.04
$2470.00
$2470.00
ARTICLE 44-SKATING AREA
Cr.
Balance from 1939
$203.33
Appropriation, 1940
250.00
Df.
Labor
$223.56
Tools, Equipment, etc.
44.20
All Other
8.00
Total Expenditures
$275.76
Balance to 1941
177.57
$453.33 $453.33
POMPS POND BATHING BEACH
Appropriation
Cr.
Dr.
Life Guards
$1430.00
Matron
150.00
Supplies
107.54
Repairs
62.73
Rent — Hussey's Pond Beach
100.00
Rent - Romps Rond Beach
100.00
All Other
41.15
Total Expenditures
$1991 .42
Balance t<> Revenue
208.58
SJJOO DO
S2200.00
$2200 oo
115
DAMAGES TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Cr.
Appropriation $500 . 00
Dr.
Damages to Persons and Property $ 77.00
Balance to Revenue 423 . 00
$500.00 $500.00
AMERICAN LEGION QUARTERS
Cr.
Appropriation $600 . 00
Dr.
Rent, American Legion Quarters $600 . 00
$600.00 $600.00
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS QUARTERS
Cr.
Appropriation $600 . 00
Dr.
Rent, Veterans of Foreign Wars Quarters $600.00
$600.00
$600.00
JRANC
Cr.
:e
$10700.00
Dr.
$10148.94
551.06
Appropriation
Insurance
Balance to Revenue
$10700.00 $10700.00
ARMISTICE DAY
Cr.
Appropriation $150.00
116
Dr.
Prizes for Speaking Contest
$50.00
Services, P. H. S. Girls' Band
10.00
Services, Am. Legion Post 8, Junior
Drum Corps
50.00
Night Fireman and Janitor Services
4.50
Police Duty
5.00
Wreaths
20.00
Printing Contest Cards
5.50
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$145.00
5.00
Appropriation
MEMORIAL DAY
Cr.
Dr.
$150.00 $150.00
$925.00
Andover Brass Band
$120.00
Clan McPherson Pipe Band
60.00
American Legion Drum Corps
100.00
Services of Singer
5.00
Buses
72.00
Flags
38.22
Plants, Wreaths, etc.
418.10
Grave Markers
34.50
Cartridges
51.75
Total Expenditures
$899.57
Balance to Revenue
25.43
$925.00 $925 00
Appropriation
TOWN REPORTS
Cr.
117
$709.50
Dr.
Printing Town Reports
$709.50
$709.50 $709.50
TOWN SCALES
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
Salary, William C. Brown, Public
Weigher
Repairs to Scales
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$125.00
$100.00
3.90
$103.90
21.10
$125.00
$125.00
WATER MAINTENANCE
Cr.
Appropriation
$27800.00
Petty Cash Refund
50.00
Dr.
Salaries :
Superintendent, Charles T. Gilliard
$1040.00
Assistant Superintendent, Edward R.
Lawson
812.00
Clerk, Laura B. Juhlmann
735.00
Clerk, Robert W. Crosby
453.00
Secretary :
Frank A. Buttrick, 2x/i months
10.00
J. Harry Playdon, 9^ months
40.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
436.89
Petty Cash Account
50.00
Printing and Advertising
82.00
Telephone
593.47
Labor
6655.58
Amount Carried Forward
$10907.94 $27850.00
118
Amount Brought Forward
$10907.94 $27850.00
Pipe and Fittings
205.59
Gasoline, Oil and Truck Maintenance
1108.98
Hardware, Tools, etc.
349.04
Fuel Oil
102.53
Chlorine
157.89
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
3381.58
FYeight
8.92
Pumping Station :
Engineers
5406.18
Oil, Waste and Packing
94.19
( oal
5035.26
Building Repairs
164.36
Maintenance Pumping Equipment
744.27
All Other
132.45
Total Expenditures
$27799.18
Balance to Revenue
50.82
$27850.00 $27850.00
WATER CONSTRUCTION
Cr.
Appropriation
$10500.00
Dr.
Salaries:
Superintendent, Charles T. Gilliard
$ 421.72
Assistant Superintendent, Edward R.
Lawson
157.50
Clerk, Laura B. Juhlmann
210.00
Labor
4441.46
Pipe and Fittings
2353.07
Meters and Parts
1287.94
Hydrants and Valves
1142.03
Equipment and Repairs
_><)<;. 69
Gasoline, Oil and Truck Maintenance
7.27
Blasting
33.2*
Amount Curried Forward
$10353 <><> $10500 on
119
Amount Brought Forward $10353 . 96 S10500 . 00
Express
63.75
All Other
12.09
Total Expenditures
$10429.80
Balance to Revenue
70.20
$10500.00 $10500.00
ARTICLE 19— CHLORINATOR-
-PUMPING STATION
Cr.
Appropriation
$820.00
Dr.
Chlorinator
$783.40
Labor
20.23
Pipe
3.81
Express
8.76
Total Expenditures
$816.20
Balance to Revenue
3.80
$820.00 $820.00
ARTICLE 24— WATER MAIN
CHEEVER CIRCLE AND CABOT ROAD
Cr.
Appropriation $3241 . 06
Dr.
Fred E. Cheever $3241 . 06
(Purchase Water Mains)
$3241.06 $3241.06
ARTICLE 26— WATER MAIN
APPLETREE LANE
Cr.
Appropriation $2377 . 50
120
Dr.
Ruth E. Dunn $2377.50
(Purchase Water Mains)
$2377.50 $2377.50
ARTICLE 28— WATER MAIN
DARTMOUTH ROAD EXTENSION
Cr.
Appropriation $600 . 50
Dr.
George and Frank Cairns $600.50
(Purchase Water Mains)
$600.50 $600.50
ARTICLES 30-37, INC.— NEW WATER CONSTRUCTION
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$10000.00
Labor
$ 314.44
Pipe and Fittings
4676.30
Hydrants and Valves
1195.94
Range Oil
56.64
Blasting
70.53
Plank
74.40
Express and All Other
nditures
31.18
Total Expe
$6419.43
Balance to
1941
3580.57
$10000.00 $10000.00
WATER MAIN CHANDLER ROAD
ARTICLE I, SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, NOV. 9, 1939
CR.
Balance from 1939 >M4 ;()
(21
Dr.
Labor
$484.27
Equipment and Repairs
56.97
Gasoline, Oil and Truck Maintenance
64.47
Blasting
13.58
Range Oil
16.00
Express
.69
Total Expenditures
$635.98
Balance to Revenue
8.78
$644.76 $644.76
SPRING GROVE CEMETERY
Cr.
Appropriation
$9730.00
Petty Cash Refund
10.00
Dr.
Salaries :
Superintendent, Jesse E. West
$1500.00
Clerk, Edith P. Sellars
200.00
Elizabeth Curtis, Extra Clerical Hire
100.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
55.63
Telephone
33.48
Petty Cash Account
10.00
Labor
4942.72
Fertilizer, Loam, etc.
248.16
Shrubs
31.60
Cement, Curbing, etc.
930.23
Tools and Equipment
591.16
Gasoline, Oil and Truck Maintenance
128.08
Concrete Containers
325.30
Sand and Gravel
45.62
Veterans' Markers
25.00
Care of Soldiers' and Sailors' Graves
40.00
Water Bills
13.37
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
9.00
Amount Carried Forward $9229.35 $9740.00
122
Amount Brought Forward
$9229.35 $9740.00
Express
All Other
12.04
103.61
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$9345.00
395.00
$9740.00
$9740.00
INTEREST
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$11350.00
Interest:
Temporary Loans
$ 97.79
Junior High School
6372.50
Shawsheen School
1870.00
Sewer
100.00
Outfall Sewer
2868.75
Water
mditures
20.00
Total Expe
$11329.04
Balance to Revenue
20.96
$11350.00 $11350.00
MATURING DEBT
Cr.
Appropriation
( leneral Loans:
Junior 1 Hgh School
Shawsheen School
Sewer
Omfall Sewer
Water
$41000.00
Dr.
S22000.00
11 000. 00
2000.00
5000 00
1000.00
141000.00 141000 oo
123
Temporary Loans Repaid
$205000.00
(Anticipation of Revenue)
Town Clerk's Dog License Money
1439.20
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds:
West Church
$ 57.19
St. Augustine's
13.04
Christ Church
253.82
South Church
466.00
Spring Grove
1780.50
2570.55
103.72
Private Trust Funds
Retirement Fund
12044.00
Essex County Tax
24968.00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
State Tax
$42080.00
Auditing Municipal Accounts
591.56
Veterans' Exemptions
96.42
Care of Civil War Veterans
87.50
State Parks and Reservations
507.85
4:3363.33
10.00
Grants and Gifts (paid out for Hospital Care)
Refunds :
On Taxes
$ 53.50
On Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
1040.35
On Water Rates
3.51
On Sewer Connections
69.40
Town Clerk's Overpayments to
Treasurer
24.50
State's Share of Old Age Assistance
Recovery
51.21
1242.47
Total Expenditures, 1940
$981148.66
RESERVE FUND
Cr.
Transferred from Overlay Reserve
Transferred from Excess and Deficiency
Amount Carried Forward
$ 7500.00
7500.00
$15000.00
124
Amount Brought Forward
Transferred to:
Municipal Buildings
Election and Registration
Public Dump
Snow Removal and Sanding
Street Lighting
Soldiers' Relief
SI 5000. 00
Dr.
$1700.00
900.00
50.00
2275.00
95 . 00
700.00
Total Transferred
$5720.00
To Revenue
1780.00
To Ovei
-lay Reserve
7500.00
$15000.00
$15000.00
TAXES
1935
Balance from 1939
$167.90
Collected in 1940
$ 30.00
Abated
45.85
Balance to 1941
92.05
$167.90
$167.90
TAXES
1936
Balance from 1939
$1804.78
Collected in 1940
$1100.49
Abated
112.09
Tax Titles
305.39
Balance to 1941
286.81
$1804.78
$1804.78
TAXES
1937
Balance from 1939
$6945.37
Collected in 1940
$4195.41
Abated
613.79
Tax Titles
276.71
Balance to 1941
1859 l<>
$6945 37 $6945 37
125
TAXES
1938
Balance from 1939
$32336.86
Collected in 1940
$23231.21
Abated
957.20
Tax Titles
299.43
Balance to 1941
7849.02
$32336.86
$32336.86
TAXES 1939
Balance from 1939
$114345.66
Commitment, 1940
2.00
Collected in 1940
$80017.47
Abated
859.80
Tax Titles
343.50
Balance to 1941
33126.89
$114347.66 $114347.66
TAXES
1940
Commitments, 1940
$480221.31
Refunds
53.50
Collected in 1940
$375007.34
Abated
1245.55
Tax Titles
22.50
Balance to 1941
103999.42
$480274.81 $480274.81
TAX TITLE ACCOUNT
Balance from 1939 $ 296.73
Tax Titles Taken 1371.52
Redemptions, 1940
Tax Title Possessions
Balance to 1941
i 208.81
146.30
1313.14
$1668.25 $1668.25
TAX TITLE POSSESSIONS
Tax Title Foreclosed $146 . 30
Balance to 1941
126
$146.30
$146.30 $146.30
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1934
Balance from 1939 $70.01
Collected in 1940 S 2.25
Balance to 1941 67.76
$70.01 $70.01
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1935
Balance from 1939 $80.70
Collected in 1940 $16.88
Balance to 1941 63.82
$80.70 S80.70
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1936
Balance from 1939 $697. 13
Collected in 1940 $ 35.46
Abated 502 . 72
Balance to 1941 158.95
$697.13 $697.13
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1937
Balance from 1939 $1191.17
Collected in 1940 S 75.37
Abated 878.09
Balance to 1941 237.71
$1191.17 $n<H i:
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1938
Balance from 1939 v,(>i 55
Collected in 1940 S 7; 7o
Abated I l<>
Balance to 1941 170 69
$291.55 S20i 55
127
94.47
38.33
$593.01
129.18
12.00
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1939
Balance from 1939 $601 . 39
Commitments, 1940
Refunds
Collected in 1940
Abated
Balance to 1941
$734.19 $734.19
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1940
Commitments, 1940 $32898.04
Refunds 1002.02
Collected in 1940 $30743 . 88
Abated 1979.99
Balance to 1941 1176.19
$33900.06 $33900.06
MOTH ASSESSMENTS 1936
Balance from 1939
Collected in 1940
$.60
$.60
$.60
$.60
Balance from 1939
MOTH ASSESSMENTS 1937
$8.63
Collected in 1940
$6.59
Balance to 1941
2.04
$8.63
$8.63
MOTH ASSESSMENTS 1938
Balance from 1939 $98 . 77
Collected in 1940
$81.31
Balance in 1941
17.46
$98.77
$98.77
128
MOTH ASSESSMENTS 1939
Balance from 1939 $337.98
Collected in 1940 S268.ll
Abated .78
Balance to 1941 69.09
$337.98 $337.98
MOTH ASSESSMENTS 1940
Commitment, 1940 $1017.47
Collected in 1940
Abated
Balance to 1941
$822
.32
1
.33
193
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$1017.47 $1017.47
UNAPPORTIONED SIDEWALK ASSESSMENTS
Balance from 1939 $242 . 99
Balance to 1941 $242.99
$242.99 $242.99
UNAPPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1926 AND
PRIOR
Balance from 1939 $2547 . 78
Balance to 1941 $2547.78
$2547.78 $2547.78
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1933
Balance from 1939 $5.22
Balance to 1941 $5.22
s^.22 $5 22
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1934
Balance from 1939 $24.85
Balance to 1941 - M 85
$24.85 S2I S5
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1935
Balance from 1939 $17.12
Balance from 1941 $17.12
$17.12 $17.12
SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO -TAXES 1936
Balance from 1939 $153.62
Collected in 1940 $ 48.72
Balance to 1941 104.90
$153.62 $153.62
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1937
Balance from 1939 $21 . 54
Balance to 1941 $21.54
$21.54 $21.54
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1938
Balance from 1939 $105 . 74
Collected in 1940 $105.74
$105.74 $105.74
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1939
Balance from 1939 $138.08
Collected in 1940 $ 48.15
Balance to 1941 89.93
$138.08 $138.08
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS PAID IN
ADVANCE
Commitments, 1940 $48.90
Apportioned Sewer Assessments Paid in
Advance $48 . 90
$48.90 $48.90
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APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1940
Commitment, 1940 SI 83. 30
Collected in 1940 S 97.73
Balance to 1941 85.57
$183.30 $183.30
UNAPPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1940
Commitment, 1940 $494.38
Collected in 1940 $ 84.98
Balance to 1941 409.40
$494.38 S494.38
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1933
Balance from 1939 $2.47
Balance to 1941 S2.47
$2.47 $2.47
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1934
Balance from 1939 $14.96
Balance to 1941 S14.96
$14.96 S14.96
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1935
Balance from 1939 $10.64
Balance to 1941 $10.64
sin ()l Sio 64
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1936
Balance from L939 $16 94
Collected in 1940 S 5 01
Balance to 1941 1 1 l>3
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COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1937
Balance from 1939 $5.14
Balance to 1941 $5.14
$5.14 $5.14
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1938
Balance from 1939 $32 . 00
Collected in 1940 $32.00
$32.00 $32.00
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1939
Balance from 1939 $31.71
Collected in 1940 $10.40
Balance to 1941 21.31
$31.71 $31.71
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1940
Commitment, 1940 $38.01
Collected in 1940 $22.72
Balance to 1941 15.29
$38.01 $38.01
INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS PAID IN
ADVANCE
Commitment, 1940 $.42
Collected in 1940 $.42
$.42
$.42
OVERLAY 1935
Balance from 1939
$99.21
(to be raised in 1940)
Abatements, 1940
45.85
Revenue, 1940 (raised to cover deficit)
$119.65
Balance to 1941 (to be raised in 1941)
25.41
$145.06 $145.06
132
OVERLAY 1936
Balance from 1939
Abatements, 1940
Balance to 1941
$346.09
OVERLAY 1937
Balance from 1939
Abatements, 1940
Transferred to Overlay Reserve
Balance to 1941
OVERLAY 1938
OVERLAY 1939
Balance from 1939
Abatements, 1940
Balance to 1941
Balance from 1939
Abatements, 1940
Balance to 1941
Overlay 1940
Abatements, 1940
Balance to 1941
OVERLAY RESERVE
Balance from 1939
Transferred to Reserve Fund
Transferred from Overlay 1937
Unexpended Balance Reserve Fund
Balance to 1941
OVERLAY 1940
$112.09
234
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$346.09
$346.09
$6031
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$ 613
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1859
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$6031
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$6031
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$4784.80
$ 957
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3827
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$4784.80
$4784.80
$3750
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$ 859.80
2890
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$3750.56
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$12083
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DEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Balance from 1939 $ 4831.05
Charges, Accounts Receivable, in 1940 38774.00
Refunded 69 . 40
Collected in 1940
$38083 . 89
Abatements
4.36
Balance to 1941
5586.20
$43674.45
$43674.45
WATER RATES
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Balance from 1939 $ 5955 . 1 1
Charges, Commitments, 1940 52552.21
Refund 3.51
Collected in 1940
$52245.64
Abatements
290.71
Balance to 1941
5974.48
$58510.83
$58510.83
WATER SERVICES AND MISCELLANEOUS
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Balance from 1939
Charges, Commitments,
Collected in 1940
Abatements
Balance to 1941
1940
$1572.48
2034.52
$1814.69
22.20
1770.11
$3607.00 $3607.00
134
EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY ACCOUNT
Balance from 1939
$159112.54
Unexpended 1939 Balance
295.18
Taxes 1939 (Additional Commitment)
2.00
Tax Title Revenue (redemptions)
208.81
Grants and Gifts
1.01
1938 and 1939 Refunds
1117.64
Old Age Assistance Agency Accounts
50.17
Revenue 1940
23930.00
To Reserve Fund
$ 7500
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To Revenue (Free Cash to reduce the
1940 Tax Rate)
15000
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Tax Title Revenue
1247
53
Balance to 1941
160969
82
$184717.35 $184717.35
JOHN CORNELL FUND
Principal Fund
Andover Savings Bank
Essex Savings Bank
Broadway Savings Bank
City Inst, for Savings, Lowell
Central Savings Bank, Lowell
Receipts
Balance on hand January 1, 1940
Interest received on bank accounts
$5000.00
1000.00
1000.00
1000.00
1000.00
1000.00
S 98.75
100.00
$198.75
Expenditure
Cross Coal Co.
$43 50
Andover Coal Co.
43.40
Benjamin Jacjucs Coal Co.
28 25
$115 15
Balance on hand January 1, 1941
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TRUSTEES OF PUNGHARD FREE SCHOOL
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1940
Rev. ALBERT C. MORRIS
MYRON E. GUTTERSON
CHARLES C. KIMBALL
EDMOND E. HAMMOND
Rev. DONALD H. SAVAGE
HENRY G. TYER
Rev. FREDERICK B. NOSS
WILLIAM A. TROW
REPORT OF THE
TRUSTEES OF PUNCHARD FREE SCHOOL
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1940
PRINCIPAL FUND
January 1, 1940
Cash in Banks $ 9822.40
Real Estate Mortgages 46345 . 18
Bonds at book value 20832 . 42
$77000.00
December 31, 1940
Cash in Banks
$12466.27
Real Estate Mortgages
43701.31
Bonds at book value
20832.42
$77000.00
INCOME ACCOUNT
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January 1, 1940 — Cash on hand
$4716.04
Interest and dividends received
3424.15
$8140.19
Expenditures
M. E. Stevens, Instructor
$2600.00
N. C. Hamblin, Principal
500.00
E. E. Hammond — Salary
200.00
Treasurer's Bond
25.00
Safe Deposit box
11.00
Goldsmith prizes
10.00
Postage
1.00
December 31, 1940 — Cash on hand
4793.19
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GOLDSMITH FUND
January 1, 1940 — Cash in savings bank $303.96
Interest received 6.09
December 31, 1940— Cash in savings bank $310.05
DRAPER FUND
January 1, 1940 — Cash in savings bank $1505.90
Interest received 29.95
$1535.85
Scholarship awarded 30 . 00
December 31, 1940 — Cash in savings bank $1505.85
BARNARD FUND
January 1, 1940 — Cash in savings bank $26.58
Dividends received 40.00
Interest received .12
66 . 70
Prizes awarded
First $20
Second 12
Third 8
40.00
December 31, 1940— Cash in savings bank S26. 70
CHAPIN FUND
January 1, 1940 Cash in savings bank $1886.35
Interest received 38. 18
Received on note 67 03
$199] 56
Scholarship awarded 40 00
December 31, 1940— Cash in savings bank Sll>5l 5<>
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RESERVE FUND
January 1, 1940 — Cash in savings bank $2734.67
Interest received 53 . 02
December 31, 1940— Cash in savings bank $2787.69
HENRY WARREN BARNARD AND
MABEL PARADISE BARNARD FUND
January 1, 1940— Cash in savings bank $1000.00
Interest received 16.73
December 31, 1940— Cash in savings bank $1016. 73
Respectfully submitted,
EDMOND E. HAMMOND, Treasurer
This is to certify that the securities belonging to the Trustees of
Punchard Free School and the income accruing therefrom have
been checked and found to be correct.
The remaining items in the above account are examined by the
Town Accountant.
C. C. KIMBALL
WILLIAM A. TROW
140
Town Debt
DETAIL OF PAYMENT BY YEARS
Junior High
Shawsheen
Sewer
School
School
Totals
Year
Rate 4}4%
2 & iy±%
4^%
Av. 2.73%
1941
5000.
22000.
11000.
38000.
1942
5000.
22000.
11000.
38000.
1943
5000.
21000.
11000.
37000.
1944
5000.
21000.
26000.
1945
5000 .
21000.
26000.
1946
5000.
21000.
26000.
1947
5000.
21000.
26000.
1948
5000.
21000.
26000.
1949
5000.
19000.
24000.
1950
5000.
19000.
24000.
1951
5000.
19000.
24000.
1952
5000.
19000.
24000.
1953
5000.
19000.
24000.
1954
4000.
4000.
1955
4000.
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4000.
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Treasurer's Report
Receipts and payments for the year were as follows
Balance, January 1, 1940 $ 31935.78
Receipts 1010543.39
SI 042479. 17
Payments 981148.66
Balance, December 31, 1940 $61330.51
Included in these figures is $205000., borrowed in anticipation
of taxes and repaid in the fall. This was S50000. less than last
year. The discount rate was again the lowest on record, ranging
from .06% to .10%.
Disbursements, in accordance with 108 selectmen's warrants
were 1^% more than in 1939. The number of checks issued was
15390 — an increase of some 500.
Summarized statements of the 782 cemetery perpetual care
funds and 14 other trust funds in the custody of the treasurer,
amounting to SI 13618.45, will be found elsewhere in the town
report.
Three tax title accounts amount to $1317.90. In addition to
I hose redeemed, one was taken through the Land Court and
turned over to the selectmen.
As the Retirement Board makes a detailed report, such an
accounting as has previously been made in this connection has
been omitted, although all these funds continue to pass through
this office.
THAXTER EATON, Treasurer
1 IT
Report of Tax Collector
1933
Balance of Sewer (apportioned) Added -to-Taxes $ 5.22
Balance of Committed Interest on apportioned Sewer 2 . 47
Sewer Uncollected (apportioned) $ 5.22
Committed Interest on apportioned
Sewer Uncollected 2 . 47
$ 7.69 $ 7.69
1934
Balance of Sewer (apportioned) Added-to-Taxes $24 . 85
Balance of Committed Interest on apportioned Sewer 14 . 96
Balance of Excise 70.01
Interest on Excise . 80
Excise Collected $2.25
Interest on Excise Collected . 80
Sewer Uncollected (apportioned) 24 . 85
Committed Interest on apportioned Sewer
Uncollected 14.96
Excise Uncollected 67 . 76
$110.62 $110.62
1935
Uncollected Balance, January 1, 1940 $167.90
Balance of Sewer (apportioned) Added-to-Taxes 17.12
Balance of Committed Interest on apportioned Sewer 10.64
Balance of Excise 80 . 70
Interest on Taxes 7.25
Interest on Excise 4 . 35
Costs on Polls 4.90
Taxes Collected $30.00
Excise Collected 16 . 88
Interest on Taxes Collected 7.25
Interest on Excise Collected 4.35
Amount Carried Forward $58 . 48 $292 . 86
148
Amount Brought Forward
S 58.48
S292.
86
Costs on Polls Collected
4.90
Taxes Abated :
Polls
2.00
Personal
43 . 85
Taxes I Uncollected
92.05
Sewer Uncollected (apportioned)
17.12
Committed Interest on apportioned Sewer
I fncollected
10.64
Excise Uncollected
63 . 82
SS292 . 86
sl<)2
.86
1936
Uncollected Balance January 1, 1940
$1804
.78
Balance of Moth
.60
Balance of Sewer (apportioned) Added-to-Taxes
11
.90
Balance of Sewer (unapportioned) Added-tc
•-Taxes
141
.72
Balance of Committed Interest on apportioned Sewer
2
.38
Balance of Committed Interest on unapportioned Sewer
14
.56
Balance of Excise
697
.13
Interest on Taxes
262
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Interest on Sewer
10
.05
Interest on Excise
6
.17
Costs on Polls
18
55
Taxes Collected
$1100.49
Moth Collected
.60
Sewer Collected (Unapportioned) Added-to
Taxes
48.72
Committed Interest Collected on l'n-
apportioned Sewer
5.01
Excise Collected
35 46
Interest on Taxes Collected
262 33
Interest on Excise Collected
6. 17
Interest <>n Sewer ( \>llected
10 05
( losts on Polls ( Collected
is 55
Taxes Abated :
Polls
J on
Personal
lit) 09
Amount Carried Forward S15(><> 17 $2970 17
149
Amount Brought Forward $1599.47
Excise Abated
502.72
Taxes Credited:
Tax Titles taken over by Town
305 . 39
Taxes Uncollected
286.81
Sewer Uncollected (apportioned)
11.90
Sewer Uncollected (unapportioned)
93.00
Committed Interest on apportioned Sewer
Uncollected
2.38
Committed Interest on unapportioned Sewer
Uncollected
9.55
Excise Uncollected
158.95
$2970.17
$2970.17 $2970.17
1937
Uncollected Balance, January 1,
, 1940
$6945.37
Balance of Moth
8.63
Balance of Sewer (apportioned) Added-to-Taxes
21.54
Balance of Committed Interest
on apportioned Sewer
5.14
Balance of Excise
1191.17
Interest on Taxes
567.36
Interest on Excise
8.97
Costs on Polls
35.00
Taxes Collected
$4195.41
Moth Collected
6.59
Excise Collected
75.37
Interest on Taxes Collected
567.36
Interest on Excise Collected
8.97
Costs on Polls Collected
35.00
Taxes Abated :
Poll
418.00
Personal
195.79
Excise Abated
878.09
Taxes Credited:
Tax Titles taken over by Town
276.71
Taxes Uncollected
1859.46
Moth Uncollected
2.04
Amount Carried Forward
$8518.79 $8783.18
150
Amount Brought Forward
$8518.79
S8783
.18
Sewer Uncollected (apportioned)
21.54
Committed Interest on apportioned
Sewer Uncollected
5.14
Excise Uncollected
237.71
S8783.18
S8783
.18
1938
Uncollected Balance, January 1, 1940
S32336
.86
Balance of Moth
98
.77
Balance of Sewer (apportioned) Added-
to-Taxes
105
74
Balance of Committed Interest on ap
portioned Sewer
32
00
Balance of Excise
291
55
Interest on Taxes
1541
93
Interest on Sewer
11.
55
Interest on Excise
5.
39
Costs on Polls
64.
75
Taxes Collected
$23231.21
Moth Collected
81.31
Sewer Collected (apportioned) Added-to-
Taxes
105.74
Committed Interest Collected on ap-
portioned Sewer
32.00
Excise Collected
77.70
Interest on Taxes Collected
1541.93
Interest on Sewer Collected
11.55
Interest on Excise Collected
5 . 39
Costs on Polls Collected
64.75
Taxes Abated :
Polls
354.00
Personal
207.55
Real
395 55
Excise Abated
43 . 1 6
Taxes ( 'redited:
Tan Titles taken over l>y Town
2<)<> 43
Taxes I Uncollected
7849.02
Amount Curried Forward
151
S3431M) M) S<W^ -
Amount Brought Forward
Moth Uncollected
Excise Uncollected
1939
Uncollected Balance, January 1, 1940
Amount Additional Poll
Amount Additional Excise
Balance of Moth
Balance of Sewer (apportioned) Added-
to-Taxes
Balance of Committed Interest on appor-
tioned Sewer
Balance of Excise
Interest on Taxes
Interest on Sewer
Interest on Excise
Costs on Polls
Refunds on Excise
Taxes Collected
Moth Collected
Sewer Collected (apportioned) Added-to-
Taxes
Committed Interest Collected on ap-
portioned Sewer
Excise Collected
Interest on Taxes Collected
Interest on Sewer Collected
Interest on Excise Collected
Costs on Polls Collected
Taxes Abated :
Polls
Personal
Real
Moth Abated
Excise Abated
$34300.39
17.46
170.69
$34488.54
$34488.54 $34488.54
$114345.66
2.00
94.47
337.98
138.08
31.71
601.39
2116.42
2.11
4.61
134.75
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$80017.47
268.11
48.15
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268
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129
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Amount Carried Forward
$84184.79 $117847.51
152
Amount Brought Forward
$84184.79 SI 17847. 51
Taxes Credited :
Tax Titles taken over by Town
Taxes Uncollected
Moth Uncollected
Sewer Uncollected (apportioned)
Committed Interest on apportioned
Sewer Uncollected
Excise Uncollected
1940
Amount of Warrant
Amount of December Warrant
Amount of Moth Warrant
Amount of Sewer Assessments (appor-
tioned) Added-to-Taxes
Amount of Committed Interest on ap-
portioned Sewer
Amount of Sewer Assessments (unap-
portioned)
Amount of Excise Warrants
Interest on Taxes
Interest on Excise
Refunds on Taxes
Refunds on Excise
Costs on Polls
Taxes Collected $375007
Moth Collected 822
Sewer Collected (apportioned) Added-
to-Taxes 97.73
Committed Interest Collected on ap-
portioned Sewer
Sewer ( Collected I unapportioned
Excise ( 'ollected
Interest on Taxes ( 'ollected
Interest on Excise ( Collected
( !o6tS On Tolls Collected
343.50
33126.89
69.09
89 . 93
21 .31
12.00
117847.51 $117847
.51
S480043
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177
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1017
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183.30
38.01
494.38
32898.04
122.30
5.86
53.50
1002.02
74.55
34
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71
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Amount Carried Forward
►981 68 (516110 71
153
Amount Brought Forward $406981 . 68 $516110. 74
Taxes Abated :
Polls
Personal
Real
Moth Abated
Excise Abated
Taxes Credited:
Tax Titles taken over by Town
Taxes Uncollected
Moth Uncollected
Sewer Uncollected (apportioned)
Sewer Uncollected (unapportioned)
Committed Interest on apportioned
Sewer Uncollected
Excise Uncollected
$516110.74 $516110.74
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1979
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193
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85
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409
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15
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1176
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Amount of Apportioned Sewer Paid in
Advance $48.90
Amount of Interest on Apportioned
Sewer — Paid in Advance .42
Sewer Collected (apportioned) Paid in
Advance $48.90
Interest Collected on Apportioned Sewer
Paid in Advance . 42
$49.32 $49.32
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Assessors' Report
We herewith submit our annual
report :
Number of assessed polls 3670
Valuation of personal estate
$ 1,899,904.00
Valuation of real estate
13,856,878.00
$15,756,782.00
Tax on polls
$ 7,340.00
Tax on personal estate
56,997.12
Tax on real estate
415,706.34
$480,043.46
Abatements :
Poll taxes
$306.00
Personal estate
15.00
Real estate
924.55
Moth work
.59
Rate of Taxation on $1000.
30.00
Number of assessed
Horses
118
Cows
630
Neat cattle
219
Swine
152
Sheep
4
Fowl
28,322
All other
230
Dwellings
2,552
Acres of land
17,070
Moth Warrant
$1,017.47
Apportioned Sewer
183.30
Committed interest
38.01
Sewer — North Main Street
494.38
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAX
Number of vehicles assessed 4268
Assessed valuation
$1,141,355.00
Excise
Abatements
32,898.04
1,979.99
Rate on $1000.
36.40
Excise for 1939 in 1940
94.47
Vehicles 38
Valuation $20,620.00
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DEC KM BER ASSESSMENTS
Number of assessed polls 23
Valuation of real estate S4395.00
Tax on polls 46 . 00
Tax on real estate 131 .85
HOWELL SHEPARD, Chairman
J. EVERETT COLLINS *
ROY E. HARDY
Board of Assessors
Municipal Properties and Public Improvements
Land and
Equip, and
Total
Buildings
other property
Town Hall
$ 95,980
$ 5,150
$101,130
Fire Department
62,280
33,964
96,244
Police Department
275
1,500
1,775
Schools
1,093,115
51,179
1,144,294
Library
129.650
39,170
168,820
Water Department
100,638
587.242
687
Sewer Department
2,500
419,078
121,578
Highway Department
11,750
15,507
2 7.25 7
Parks and Playgrounds
56,825
S6,^2r>
Tree Warden and Moth Department
3,600
3,600
Infirmary
44,125
2,538
46,663
Spring Grove Cemetery
28,000
1,125
29,125
YVeights and Measures
350
350
Town Scales
500
Old Schoolhouse, Ballardvale
11,810
11,810
Punchard School Fund
77,000
77,000
Memorial Hall Investment Funds
- \000
Burnhara Road Land
2,500
2,500
Pomps Pond Beach
2,000
2.000
Carmel Woods I .and
12.300
12.500
Indian Ridge Land
1,000
1.001)
Woodland Weal 1 tistrid
275
2 75
Totals
11,655,023
$1,320,903
5,926
157
Report of Planning Board
Various matters concerning Town planning have been con-
sidered by this Board during the year. We investigated various
proposed sites for waste disposal and in conjunction with the
Selectmen we have approved a location, the acquisition of which
is now in progress.
The question of automobile parking in the business area is one
that presents many difficulties. It is hoped that with the coopera-
tion of other Town officials and the merchants, some betterment
can be effected during the coming year.
The Board further conducted a public hearing on a petition to
extend the business area as defined by the Zoning By-Law north-
erly along the easterly side of North Main Street. A separate
report as to the action of this Board on this petition has been
made to the Town Meeting.
Plans showing new private developments have been carefully
considered by this Board from the viewpoint of future benefit
to the Town.
Respectfully yours,
WALTER M. LAMONT, Chairman
WALTER C. TOMLINSON, Secretary
EDWARD P. HALL
SIDNEY P. WHITE
HERBERT LEWIS
Final report of Planning Board upon proposed amendment to
Zoning By-Law as requested by Foster C. Barnard and others
A public hearing, after due notice given, was held upon the
proposed amendment at the Town Hall Friday, February 7,
1941, at 7 P.M., and after said hearing at a meeting of this Board,
at which a quorum was present and voting, it was
VOTED : That the Board approves and recommends the adop-
tion of the article filed by Foster C. Barnard and others which
would amend the Zoning By-Law by extending northerly the
business district on the easterly side of North Main Street from
the present termination thereof, about opposite the southerly
line of Lewis Street, so as to include in said business district the
158
following land with the buildings thereon owned by the Trustees
under the will of Jacob W. Barnard, to wit:
A certain tract of land, with the buildings thereon, >itu-
ated on the easterly side of North Main Street and bounded
southerly ninety two feet more or less by the present busi-
ness district; easterly two hundred seventy one- feet more
or less by an embankment wall at the westerly bound
of land now or formerly of Henry VY. Barnard, of land
now or formerly of Daniel and Mary Hart, of land now
or formerly of one McCarthy, and of land now or formerly
of one Barrett; northerly seventy feet more or less by
land now or formerly of one Kydd, and ninety-eight feet
more or less by land now or formerly of one Crowley;
westerly two hundred ninety nine feet more or less by
North Main Street.
The Board reports therefore that it has considered all factors
pertaining to such proposed change and approves and recom-
mends the adoption of said article.
Planning Board
By WALTER M. LAMONT, Chairman
Final report of the Planning Board upon proposed amendment to
the Zoning By-Law as presented by the Planning Board
A public hearing, after due notice given, was held upon a pro-
posed amendment to the Zoning By-Law at the Town Hall, Fri-
day, February 28, 1941, at 7 P.M., and after said hearing at a
meeting of this Board, at which a quorum was present and voting,
it was
V()TFI):That the Board recommends the adoption of tin- arti-
cle tiled by the Planning Board which would amend the Zoning
By-Law Section XII paragraph 4 to read: "Permit conversion of
a one-family or a two-family house existing at tin- time thi- By-
Law is adopted into a two-family or apartment house."
The Board reports therefore that it has Considered all factors
pertaining to Mich proposed change and rcommends adoption
of this article
Planning Board
By WALTER M. I \M<)\ r. Chairman
15')
Board of Appeals Report
To the Board of Selectmen:
The Board of Appeals under the Zoning By-Law of the Town
of Andover has the following members: James S. Eastham, Chair-
man, term expiring May 1, 1943; Roy E. Hardy, Secretary, term
expiring May 1, 1941; Walter M. Lamont, term expiring May 1,
1942.
Pursuant to the amendment to the Zoning By-Law adopted by
the 1940 Town Meeting, the selectmen have appointed the follow-
ing associate members of the Board of Appeals, Edward P. Hall
and Walter C. Tomlinson. Mr. Hall sat at one hearing of the
Board as such an associate member.
During the year 1940, the fifth year of the Zoning Law, the
Board heard and decided fourteen cases as follows:
Petition of William V. Emmons, decided on February
24, 1940, for a permit to convert a single family house
at 121 Main Street into a four apartment house. Granted
Petition of M and W. Auto Sales, decided on February
24, 1940, to permit the operaton and maintenance of sales
rooms for motor vehicles in the rear of the Musgrove
Building on Post Office Avenue. Granted
Petition of Jerome W. Cross, decided on March 11,
1940, for a permit to convert his residence at 53 School
Street into an eight apartment house. Granted
Petition of Robert B. Hatton, decided on April 22, 1940,
for a permit to build a single family residence on a narrow
lot on Stratford Road, ten feet from the south side lot line
and twelve and one-half feet from the north side lot line.
Granted
Petition of Edward C. Emslie, decided on May 23, 1940,
for a permit to convert a one-family house at 58 High
Street into a three apartment house. Granted
Petition of Jerome W. Cross and Herman H. Petzold,
decided on July 15, 1940, for permission to make a slight
change in the location of the boundary line between two
lots on School Street. Granted
Petition of Susan Keery, decided on August 22, 1940,
for a permit to convert a one-family house at 49 Elm Street
into a three apartment house. Granted
160
Petition of Evelyn R. Marr, decided on August 22, 1940.
for a permit to convert a residence at 11 Locke Street into
a four apartment house. Granted
Petition of James D. Dailey, decided on August 23,
1940, for a permit to add a lubritorium to his gasoline
filling station at the corner of Salem Street and (he by-
pass which was existing at the time the zoning by-law
was adopted. Granted
Petition of the Lucy Hayward Shaw Estate, decided on
September 17, 1940, for a permit to erect and maintain
a gasoline filling station at 85 Main Street and for a vari-
ance to permit the erection and maintenance of three
apartment houses on said property. Denied
Petition of Herbert P. Onasch, et al, decided on Sep-
tember 30, 1940, for a permit to erect and maintain a
gasoline filling station at 30 North Main Street. Denied
Petition of Robert J. Jordan, decided on October 15,
1940, for a permit to build a single family residence on a
narrow lot at 9 Stratford Road, twelve feet from either
side lot line. Granted
Petition of Curtis J. Davideit and Ethel J. Davideit,
decided on November 5, 1940, for a permit to erect a single
family residence on a lot unusual in shape and topography
on the easterly side of South Main Street near the by-
pass. Granted
Petition of William Simeone, decided on November 25.
1940, for a permit to erect a single family residence en a
narrow lot at No. 19 Stratford Road, twelve feel from
either side lot line. Granted
It will be noted that only one of the above cases was under the
extraordinary proceeding provided by statute for a variance or
amendment of the Zoning By-Law in it> application to a particu-
lar situation. All of the other petitions sought the exercise of the
Board's discretion under the pn>\ isions of the Zoning liy-l.nw .
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES S, l \STll AM. Chairman
ROY 1.. 11 \kl>\ . v, reiary
WALTER M. LAMON l
January 16, 1941
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Report of Playground Committee
The committee of supervised play covering activities in Ando-
ver's playgrounds at Central, Shawsheen and Ballardvale here-
with submit its report;
The registration at the three playgrounds was 1868 while the
total attendance records show that 29,197 for a period of eight
weeks brought an average daily attendance of approximately
730 children.
The personnel, headed by general supervisor, Miss Margaret
Davis, was practically the same as the previous year with nine
old instructors and one cadet instructor.
The routine of tournaments covered generally the prescribed
course of former years with many special contests. Every week
on each playground there was one special program night such as
Prof. Quiz, Doll, Pet, Puppet Shows, Field Day, etc. The usual
trips to Canobie Lake and Berry's Pond were enjoyed. The com-
mittee expresses its appreciation at this time to the Pomp's
Pond Committee for sending life guards to the outing at Berry's
Pond to safeguard the youngsters.
Groups of interested parents in different sections of the town
again made the carnivals on the playgrounds successful and their
cooperation is deeply appreciated as it is only through funds
raised in this manner that various pieces of apparatus may be
purchased.
The committee expresses thanks to the voters for the $500.00
appropriated for rest rooms at the Ballardvale playground. The
building has proven a decided benefit, not only to the beautifying
of the grounds but in filling a most needed sanitary requirement.
It is a pleasure to again report that genuine cooperation and
willing spirit shown through-out the season by our supervisor
and her co-workers have had no small part in making the season
a most successful and enjoyable one for all.
Respectfully submitted,
STAFFORD A. LINDSAY, Chairman
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Report of Selective Service Board
LOCAL BOARD NO. 3... Town Hall, Andover, Mass.
Representing Andover, Boxford and North Andover
On registration day, October 16, 1940, all men between the
ages of 21 and 36 were recorded, 1182 from Andover, 851 from
North Andover and 72 from Boxford — a total of 2105 — later
increased by additions and transfers to 2186.
Our District number three, as its share of the first 800,000 to
be called by June 1941, must furnish approximately 89 men in
addition to the 179 men from this district already serving in the
various branches of the armed forces. Since registration day ap-
proximately 24 men have enlisted of their own accord, and in-
cluding the fourth draft call of February 18th, the selective
service has sent 35 men, eleven of whom were volunteers. This
leaves about thirty more that will be required to make up our
quota of 89 men.
The Board classifies its men in accordance with their order
number and by February 18th will have classified between 600
and 700 men, which may perhaps be enough to fill its quota of 89.
All men sent are from Class 1A, who have been judged available
and have passed the physical examination.
The Board takes this opportunity to thank the Town of Ando-
ver for its patriotic generosity in providing a comfortable and
attractive orifice in the second story of the Andover Town Hall.
There all the citizens of Andover, Boxford and North Andover
will be welcome and may obtain BUCh information and help as 19
at our disposal.
Respectfully submitted,
SAMUEL F. ROCKWELL, Chairman
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Report of Recreational Activities
Committee
To the Board of Selectmen:
Last year you voted to appropriate $250 to maintain skating
areas during the cold weather under the direction of the Commit-
tee for Coordinated Recreation. After careful deliberation the
Committee decided to confine its activities to an artificial area on
the Paddle Tennis Court. This location was selected because it is
small and easily controlled and because the appropriation was in-
adequate to allow for snow removal on the ponds.
The Tennis Court was inclosed with a board retaining wall and
was well banked with soil. Flooding was done only after the frost
had reached a depth of fifteen inches and when the temperature
was below twenty degrees. Naturally we were dependent upon the
weather. Frequent rains and warm days have prevented continu-
ous skating but the Committee is satisfied with the results.
The Committee sincerely believes that the Town of Andover
wants skating facilities for the young people.
The Committee believes that an appropriation of, at least $800
is needed to give satisfactory results. An artificial area could be
maintained and ponds could be scraped after snow storms.
The Committee believes that the Board of Public Works is the
only agency equipped to supervise this project.
Therefore this Committee recommends that the town appropri-
ate the sum of $800 and authorize the Board of Public Works to
supervise and maintain skating areas in cold weather and that
this be a permanent part of the regular budget under Parks and
Playgrounds.
Respectfully submitted,
BLANCHE B. WALEN,
Chairman
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Board of Retirement Report
To the Board of Selectmen
Andover, Mass.
Gentlemen:
The Town of Andover Board of Retirement herewith submit
the following report for the year 1940:
Balance, Jan. 1, 1940:
Receipts, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1940:
Deductions, Group I $5700.71
Deductions, Group II 2167.69
Interest, 1940, on bonds
Interest, 1940, Savings Banks
Appropriation, 1940
Redemption of Bonds
Transfer of deductions from
other city
Total Receipts :
Expenditures, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1940:
Pension Payments:
S 3569.10
$ 7868.40
1439.50
64.83
12044.00
4259.50
576.66
26252.89
$29821 .99
( '.roup I
( '.roup II
Investments
$6073.77
107 1
$ 7147
20767
.65
.30
( Office Expenses:
Salary, ( 'Ink, Mary
1 toosigiaii
Stationery, Postage and
$350.00
Printing
107.50
50
1. 1<)!i>:
Total Expenditures:
(72 L5
Balance, 1 teceml iej 3
s\ 149 5 1
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A schedule of membership for the year 1940 follows:
January 1, 1940: Active Members 98
Enrolled during 1940 9
— 107
Retirements during 1940 1
Total Active Members, December 31, 1940 106
January 1, 1940: Pensioners 10
Retirements during 1940 1
— 11
Deaths of Pensioners 2
Total Pensioners, December 31, 1940 9
Total Membership, December 31, 1940, including
Beneficiaries 115
The cost of the securities held as of December 31, 1940 was
$47297.50 and the market value as of the same date was
$48257.50.
The amortized or investment value of the securities as set up
by true actuarial practices was $45178.61.
The average yield to maturity on the securities held as of
December 31, 1940 was 4.02%. Under the Act the members of
the System are entitled to 3% interest on their deposits.
The securities were bought after due deliberation and each
investment was considered carefully.
$13200.00 is the amount required to add to the fund by town
appropriation for the year 1941.
Respectfully submitted,
MARY COLLINS, Chairman
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Secretary
EDMOND E. HAMMOND
Board of Retirement
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Board of Public Welfare
The Board of Public Welfare submits the following report for
the year 1940:
Although business conditions were much improved during the
year 1940, there was a great deal of hospitalization, which kept our
welfare expenses on a level with the previous year.
Old Age Assistance has remained at practically the same figure
for 1940 as for 1939, but a slight increase is expected during the
year to come. On January 1, 1940, there were 177 cases receiving
Old Age Assistance and the year ended with 170 cases — the aver-
age for the year being 175. We received 52 applications for assi-t -
ance, of wrhich 33 were approved and 19 rejected. Forty of our
cases were closed by death or other reasons, and we ended tin-
year with 95 women and 75 men on the Old Age Assistance rolls.
The amount of aid to veterans under Soldiers' Relief showed
an upward trend, and will probably continue to rise as our veter-
ans grow older. We have aided 21 veterans and their families
during the year at a cost of $4211.1 1.
Each year there has been an increase in Aid to Dependent
Children, 18 families or a total of 50 children having been aided
during the year 1940.
Twenty boys from needy families have been sent to C.C.C.
camps this year.
The W.P.A. Sewing Project is still in operation at the Town
House and a new project has just been drawn up for it s continua-
tion.
At the present time there are about 75 persons actively engaged
in W.P.A. work within the town.
During 1940. the value of commodities distributed in Andover
Was $1 1 .548.77. In addition to this allotment of food, there WBS a
distribution of clothing, sheets and blankets having a value of
$5,926.40. The combined value of both food and clothing for I he
war 1940 was $17,475.17.
The following W.P.A. projects were in progress during the j ear,
under the super\ ision of < ieorge R. Abbott, Moth Superintendent,
and were for Moth and [nsecl Control.
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The duration of the project was from January 2nd to May 7th
and employed an average of nineteen men.
The work was done in woodlands, one hundred to two hundred
feet from the town roadways and included the following ways :
Off Andover Street, Dascomb Road, Osgood Street, Blanchard
Street, Bellevue Road, Brown Street, Lovejoy Road, Greenwood
Road, High Plain Road, Beacon Street, North Street, Chandler
Road, Brundrett Avenue, River Road, Haggetts Pond Road,
Woodhill Road, Bailey Road, Pleasant Street, Rocky Hill Road.
Under the supervision of the Board of Public Works, the follow-
ing W.P.A. projects wTere undertaken:
Work Project
No. Location
Ave. No. of
Description Men Employed
17812
*16600
f20966
{21408
21708
Farm to
Town
Town
Town
Town
Market
Gravelling and Widening 40
Cutting Back corners 50
Wrater Main Installation 45
Sewer Installation 30
Engineering Survey 6
*Fluctuates
f Completed
ISuspended
We wish at this time to thank all organizations and private
citizens, who have cooperated with our board, especially at
Thanksgiving and during the Christmas season, to bring cheer to
needy families.
Respectfully submitted,
HOWELL F. SHEPARD, Chairman
J. EVERETT COLLINS
ROY E. HARDY
Board of Public Welfare
ARTHUR W. COLE, Agent
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ANDOVER TOWN INFIRMARY
Number of inmates January 1, 1940 10
Number admitted during the year 5
Number discharged 4
Number of deaths 1
Number between one and ten years of age 0
Number between ten and twenty years of age 0
Number between twenty and thirty years of age 2
Number between thirty and forty years of age 1
Number between forty and fifty years of age 1
Number between fifty and sixty years of age 1
Number between sixty and seventy years of age 3
Number between seventy and eighty years of age 5
Number between eighty and ninety years of age 2
Number of inmates January 1, 1941 10
The Town Infirmary has carried on the work of caring for our
townspeople who are in need of a home, as usual, there having
been fifteen provided for during 1940.
One of the rooms from the convalescent home has been added
to the infirmary section for use of a lady who needs constant
nursing care.
The other three rooms of the Convalescent Home are occupied
and have been enjoyed by patients and doctors alike.
The sum of seventeen hundred and seventy-eight (SI 7 78.00)
dollars has been turned over to the town from these three rooms
as well as four hundred and ten ($410.00) dollars from infirmary
patients who are able to pay.
Respectfully submitted,
BERTHA W. THORNTON, Matron
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Fire Department
January 1, 1941
To the Board of Selectmen,
Town of Andover
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit the report of the Fire Department from
January 1, 1940 to January 1, 1941.
During this time the department has answered 95 bell, 104
still and 3 false alarms.
Value of buildings where fires have occurred $74,850.00; loss on
same $15,830.00 mostly covered by insurance.
We have laid 6450 feet iy2 inch, 1400 feet \y2 inch and 4550
feet 1 inch hose.
The equipment consists of one pump, hose and chemical, year
1914, one pump, hose, and booster, year 1928, one pump, hose
and booster, year 1937, one ladder truck, year 1923, one forest
fire truck, year 1923, one forest fire truck, year 1940, one ambu-
lance year, 1926, one ambulance, year 1937.
We have 7500 feet 2^2 inch, 2700 feet \y2 inch and 4050 feet
inch hose.
During this time the ambulance has answered 489 calls to take
sick or injured persons to hospitals or homes.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES F. EMERSON, Chief Fire Department
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Police Department
To the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Andover:
( rENTLEMEN :
I herewith submit the report of the Police Department for the
year ending December 31, 1940.
Miscellaneous complaints received and investigated 345
Ambulance calls covered by Police 6
Summons served for out of town Police 27
Automobiles stolen in Andover 6
Automobiles recovered in Andover 4
Automobiles recovered out of town 1
Automobiles reported stolen by out of town police 15
Bicycles stolen 7
Bicycles recovered 10
Breaks in camps and dwellings 19
Doors found open and secured 24
Lost children returned to parents 2
Dogs killed by automobiles 22
Live wires down and guarded 3
Streets lights reported out 242
Fires covered by Police 27
Dogs lost and returned to owners 32
Persons notified for out of town Police 5
Suicides reported and investigated 1
Cattle lost and returned to owners 6
Dead bodies eared for by Police 1
Lights i > 1 1 1 in dangerous places 4
False alarm of fire 2
Tramps put up for the night ()
Runaway boys returned to parents 2
Dwelling houses inspected while owners awaj 15
Persons bit ten by dogs I
1 [ens Btolen 1 6
Animal inspector and Board of Health notified regarding
dog bites \
Articles found and returned to owners 1 1
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Ducks killed by dogs
6
Stolen property reported valued at
$3,013.95
Stolen property recovered valued at
$1,422.50
Number of arrests
212
Manslaughter
Assault
6
Breaking and entering
9
Larceny
2
Operating motor vehicle to endanger life
22
Larceny of automobiles
3
Delinquency
8
Operating motor vehicle while intoxicated
29
Drunkenness
63
Motor vehicle law violation (minor)
48
Neglect of family (non support)
5
Vagrants
3
Receiving stolen property
1
Default warrant
1
Non payment of wages
1
Burning without a permit
2
Unlicensed dogs
2
Exposing person
1
Concealing leased property
1
Evading train fares
3
Peddling without a license
1
Running away from training school
1
Insane
1
Sentenced to Bridgewater
Committed to County Jail
16
Committed to State Hospital for insane
1
Held for Grand Jury
2
Released by probation officer
52
Placed on probation
15
Dismissed
3
Suspended sentences to House of Correction
4
Appealed to Superior Court
13
Placed on file
7
Fines paid in District Court
$3,025.00
Fines paid in Superior Court
$320.00
Not guilty Superior Court
2
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Appealed to Superior Court 13
Suspended Sentence 4
Sentenced to Concord 1
Police Department Equipment
1 1939 Plymouth Sedan
1 1940 Plymouth Sedan
3 Police Radios
2 Bullet Proof Vests
1 Camera
2 Gas Guns
2 Gas Clubs
12 Gas Shells
14 Revolvers
2 22-Cal. Target Pistols
2 Riot Guns
12 Riot Clubs
3 Harley-Davidson Motorcycles
Safety Signs Installed on the Following Streets
2 signs installed on Dascomb Road
4 signs installed on Lowell Street
1 sign installed on Andover Street
2 signs installed on Jenkins Road
1 sign installed on Shawsheen Road
2 signs installed on Main Street
1 sign installed on Essex Street
8 signs repaired and reset
2,305 feet of crosswalks and safety traffic lines painted.
The year of 1940 has showed an improvement in the number
of accidents that has occurred in Andover over \(1>MK We had
two fatal accidents, and 106 property damage, and minor in-
juries.
The reason for this, I believe, is the way the motorcycle officers
have patrolled the roads, booking all operators that were travel-
ing at a dangerous Bpeed.
436 cards were Bent into the registrar of motor vehicl<
Boston for action l>v him. Some persons received warnings, others
received suspension of their licenses. All this has \\a(\ its effect
in making tin- town Bafer t<» live in.
At this time I would like to bring to tin- attention of the b
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the need of more light at night, in both the Shawsheen and Ando-
ver Squares. Both these squares are poorly lighted and we have
nearly had several accidents due to this poor lighting condition.
I recommend that some new lights be added in both squares
for safety sake, both the the pedestrians and motorists.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE A. DANE, Chief
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Board of Health Nurse
and Agent
To the Board of Health:
A> Board of Health Nurse and Agent it is again my pleasure to
submit the following annual report to the Board of Health and
townspeople of Andover.
10!/}
1939
1938
Septic Sore Throat
Dog Bite
Tuberculosis
1
50
7
0
49
3
0
58
3
Scarlet Fever
Chicken Pox
Whooping Cough
Diphtheria
Measles
9
15
81
1
52
15
47
39
1
306
60
28
4
0
6
Mumps
Antei'io Poliomyelitis
Epidemic Cerebro Spinal Meningitis
( Gonorrhea
51
0
0
2
45
0
0
7
22
0
0
10
Syphilis
Cerman Measles
10
2
14
1
1
1
Lobar Pneumonia
3
2
!
1 )\ sentery Bacillary
Fndulant Fever
1
o
0
1
o
0
Typhoid Fever
Forms of Eye Infections Reportable
0
0
0
0
0
1
285 55<) l<r
I >l \ I ll> IRON! ( "<>\ I U.IOl - 1 )1M \-l -
Scarlet Fever
I diphtheria
Measles
1 .nbar Pneumonia
Tuberculosis
1940
1939
193&
0
0
0
0
1
t)
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
0
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Again Andover is fortunate in connection with Diphtheria cases
and it would seem that Andover is being benefited by the work in
past years by the Board of Health along lines of prevention.
In accordance with the National Defense Program under the
Selective Service Act, many men, including volunteers, draftees,
and National Guardsmen are entering the service of their country
for one year. X-rays, among other things, are being taken of the
lungs of these men. It is expected that the Board of Health will be
informed of all those rejected and sent home because of Tubercu-
losis and the Health Board will take all necessary precautions and
pains to contact, examine and supervise such reported cases.
Along this line may I say that a reclassification of reported
Tuberculosis cases was held this year, with the following results.
Reported cases listed were 69. The number of cases removed was
28. The number of cases to be reclassified was 41. The number at
Sanatoria or other Hospitals was 7. The number of local X-rays
available for review was 34. The number on the active list was 19;
the inactive list, 14; and under contact observation, 1. On the
strength of this record the State Department of Health deemed it
unnecessary to hold a clinic in Andover for reported cases of
Tuberculosis during the past year. The members of the Board of
Health were gratified to receive this information in a letter which
thanked them for their cooperation after this checkup by the
State Board of Health.
It is mandatory that all dogs known to have bitten persons
shall be quarantined for a period of at least fourteen days for
observation. It is incumbent upon all persons as well as physicians
to report cases of dog-bite to the Board of Health no matter how
slight the lesion may be. Do not allow any dog to be disposed of
until it has been under observation by the proper authorities for
at least fourteen days. Fifty cases of dog bite were reported to the
Board of Health this year. As a dog clinic was held at which many
dogs were inoculated with Anti-Rabic Vaccine, there was much
less cause to worry when it was reported that a dog had bitten a
person. The Board of Health is now considering the advisability
of holding another such clinic during this coming year. So, again
I repeat, please follow instructions on dog-bite cases to assist your
fellow townspeople as well as your Board of Health.
Measles was a common disease that was prevalent last year
throughout the State and Andover did not escape it. Over a course
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of experience in past years your Board of Health realizes that
Measles will return at more or less regular and frequent intervals
and that is why all cases must be properly isolated in an effort to
prevent the spread of this disease. Measles may be a very serious
disease in the case of young children and mothers who have chil-
dren sick with the Measles should see to it that their children have
the best of medical and nursing care. I am happy to report that
there were no deaths from Measles in Andover during the past
year although there were several cases where there were severe
complications.
Andover, like many other communities throughout the State
and Nation, was the victim of a swiftly descending Influenza
epidemic. It came very suddenly and seems to be going out in
quick manner also. The majority of the cases ran a temperature of
from 101 to 102 degrees for about forty-eight to seventy-two
hours. If the patient rested in bed for another like period of hours,
he suffered no ill effects in most cases. No deaths have resulted
from Influenza directly, up to the writing of this report.
Andover has had very few cases of Bacillary Dysentery for the
past number of years, but there was one case reported this year.
In compiling the history of this case, it was found that the patient
had been brought here for treatment and that no more cases
originated from this one.
Although many cases of Whooping Cough were reported, most
cases were mild in form. The public seems to be coming aware of
the fact that medical science can do much to relieve the intensity
ot this disease, although the spasmodic period of coughing is not
lowered to any great extent.
Again I call attention to the law relating to Wood Alcohol or
any substance containing such alcohol. Such liquid must be
properly labelled; there must be a license granted to sell and the
license fees must be paid promptly upon expiration date.
The Board of Health is prepared to rigidly enforce all laws,
rules and regulations pertaining to the health of Andover. With
the continued cooperation of the townspeople, Andover will be
able to maintain its high Btandard of health.
All communicable diseases must be reported by Physicians,
Parents or < ruardians.
Respect Fully Bubmil ted,
I < >i r\ M. JOHNS >v R.N,
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Milk Inspector's Report
To the Andover Board of Health:
As Inspector of Milk I hereby submit my annual report for
year 1940:
After inspection of all premises and dairy plants following
licenses were granted :
Milk and Cream (dealers, house-to-house, wholesalers) 24
Milk and Cream (retailers, stores, hotels and others) 42
Oleomargarine 5
Maintaining establishment for pasteurization of milk and
cream 6
Wholesale Ice Cream Manufacturer 1
Retail Ice Cream Manufacturer 5
This resulted in a revenue of $143.50 to the town.
While in process of distribution in distributor vehicles, chain
stores, and other establishments, following samples were taken
and analyzed :
Milk samples (stores) 51
Cream samples (stores) 28
Milk samples (dealers) 69
Cream samples (dealers) 17
Ice Cream Mix samples 12
Ice Cream samples 26
From above samples 5 milk, 9 cream and 1 ice cream sample
were below standard in butterfat but on second sample within a
week were up to standard.
214 bottles and 21 cans were condemned and destroyed.
One license was held up and then granted conditionally.
One local distributor was warned to cap bottles as required by
state and town regulations after being detected capping bottles
by hand.
In addition to inspection of premises granted licenses, there
were 79 pasteurization plant and 33 dairy farm inspections, also
29 ice cream cabinets were examined and inspected at unexpected
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intervals. Many conditions were found requiring correction which
were promptly carried out by those responsible. 20 inspections
were made of establishments holding licenses to manufacture
ice cream, at frequent intervals.
Eight distributors were warned during the year to have vehi-
cles properly marked and identified as required by law; all co-
operated promptly.
As usual summer months brought forth many complaints re-
garding milk and cream being off flavor. Many were corrected
by co-operation between dealer and consumer by having milk
left in a shady spot away from direct sunlight, and by consumer
removing dairy products to cooler or ice as soon as possible. It
is gratifying to report that all distributors with exception of one
and that 5 of Andover's six pasteurization plants are equipped
with automatic mechanical refrigeration, insuring all dairy pro-
ducts being kept at uniform temperature until delivery to con-
sumer. Keeping dairy products under mechanical refrigeration
has been a fine factor as these complaints are growing less each
year.
Construction of a modern cheese plant was undertaken in town
during latter part of 1940 and will be in operation during early
months of 1941.
A new test for pasteurized milk known as "phos-phase" test is
one of finest tests ever developed for testing quality of past-
eurized milk, since in a minimum of time and very low cost one is
able to determine at plant whether or not any fresh milk has been
mixed with pasteurized, if milk was properly pasteurized, and it
any old pasteurized milk was repasteurized with a fresh batch. A
positive reaction will result in milk and cream being rejected at
any plant from delivery. It is planned to perform this tot in all
plants dining 1()41 from time to time.
Many requests have been made for figures <>n amount of milk
sold iu Andover to it> consumers. This figure varies considerably
from time to time since there are tWO large pt ep.u.tt. u \ BChools in
town .md also due to two large proce»ing plants which pixx
and sell nearly 41,000 quarts daily with onl) V", sold in Andover.
Cream is not included which amounts t<> nearly 600 quarts daily.
From figures determined last June at time <>t renewing licenses,
and excluding th.it consumed by two preparatory Bchools, about
4050 quarts milk daily and 65 quarts cream are distributed
among Andover's population.
In conclusion all milk, cream, and oleomargarine licenses ex-
pire on first day of June 1941, and must be renewed on or before
that date. Before any sale of milk and cream is made premises
must be inspected and licenses issued for which a fee of fifty
cents is charged. This applies to all hotels, restaurants, stores and
any other person selling milk and cream in any form.
Respectfully submitted,
ALFRED C. STACEY, Inspector of Milk
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Report of Town Physician
February 10, 1941
Board of Selectmen
Andover, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I, herewith, submit the annual report of cases seen and treated
by the undersigned, in the capacity of Town Physician, for tin-
year ending December thirty-first, nineteen hundred forty.
House Calls 285
Office Calls 209
Maternity 1
Investigations 1
Respectfully yours,
JOHN J. HARTIGAN, M.I).
Report of Animal Inspector
Board of Selectmen
Andover, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I hereby submit my report for the year ending December 31
1940:
Number of Cattle Inspected
801
Number of Sheep Inspected
6
Number of < '.oats Inspected
3
Number of Swine Inspected
165
Number of Barns Inspected
M
Number of Interstate Cattle Identified
and Re
leased
57
Number of 1 togs Quarantined
71
Number of 1 togs Affected with Rabies
0
Respectfully submitted,
SIDNE
:y p.
\\ HI 11
Animal I
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Report of Building Inspector
December 31, 1940
Board of Selectmen, Andover, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my report as Building Inspector from Janu-
ary 1, 1940 to December 1, 1940:
Dwellings (new) 70
Garages (new) 16
Additions and Alterations 56
Poultry Houses 6
Workshop
Barn
Radio Tower
Store
Storage Sheds
Ice House
Filling Station
Boat House
Play House
Camp
161
Dormitories in town containing eight or more rooms above
the second floor were inspected to see that they complied with
the law relative to safety appliances and a report of each in-
spection was sent to the Commissioner of Public Safety.
The estimated cost of new construction in the Town of Andover
during the past year is $403,223.00, and of additions and altera-
tions is $77,413.00, thus making a total estimated cost of $480,-
636.00.
Fees for building permits, amounting to two hundred dollars
($200.00), were collected by me and turned over to the Town
Treasurer.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN J. DRISCOLL, Building Inspector
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Report of Tree Warden
January 1, 1941
To the Citizens of Andover:
During the past year the tree department has continued its
work of pruning trees, strengthening weakened and cracked
branches and split crotches caused by the hurricane of 1938. A
small amount of cavity work was done and scars repaired, h is
impossible to find and strengthen all these weakened branches in
time to save them, and several fell during the year, two blocking
the highway until cleaned up by this department. Fortunately
no one was passing at the moment the branches crashed to the
ground.
Again I call your attention to the need for additional experi-
enced tree workers, and funds to hasten repair and feeding weak-
ened trees. Every year of delay in the care of these trees means
added cost of repair work and the loss of many good trees. The
average amount spent for labor in the tree department is $3300 or
enough to employ but two experienced men for a year. Twenty-
five percent of this amount is spent on brush cutting on the road-
sides, thus reducing the time of work spent on trees.
Leading tree authorities and tree research laboratories of New
England find in their work many hidden injuries developing in
storm damaged trees. Wood rot fungus is starting in main
strained and cracked branches and scars on trees.
Many trees show root weakness and the need for feeding for
root development. Pruning and repair work aid in storm proofing
trees. Fungus diseases, borers and bark beetles increase greatly
in dead and broken branches and weak trees. The European bark
beetles are present in eastern Massachusetts and increase greatl}
in dead and weakened trees. These beetles are known carriers of
the Dutch Elm Disease. Fortunately no disease is known to exist
here but all dead and broken elm trees need to be removed, to
destroy the feeding places of these beetles and thereby reduce
their number as far as possible.
The tree warden placed an article in the annual town warrant
last March for an appropriation of >i\ hundred dollars for new
trees, loam and fertilizer. This article did not pass but fortunately
for the town, the .\nd<>\er Village Improvement Society proi ided
the town with forty-five Norway maple tree-, which were planted
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on Stratford road and on Shawsheen Heights while George Cairns
furnished all the loam for the trees in the latter location. The tree
warden was able to set out thirty-two trees, only by using money
from the labor item of his budget. This was accomplished by one
man being off the payroll a short time doing inspection work with
the New England Forestry Company.
Again I call your attention to the need for several hundred new
shade trees on new streets and to replace trees that were des-
troyed by the hurricane.
The Shawsheen Village Woman's Club furnished the town
with a Norway spruce tree to help beautify the town and to be
used for lighting during the Christmas season. The tree warden
cooperated with the club by planting the tree for them in the
William M. Wood Memorial Park.
During the winter and spring months of 1940 electric line
clearing in the trees was carried out over a large part of the town
by the Lawrence Gas and Electric Co. This work was done in a
very capable manner by men from the New England Forestry
Company, under the supervision of James Buss of this tree de-
partment.
Several miles of brush were cut on the roadsides and at danger-
ous corners and intersections this past summer with some assist-
ance from the men sent from the welfare department. About the
first of October these men obtained other employment and dur-
ing the fall it was necessary to stop work on the trees and place
the regular men of the tree department clearing brush, which had
grown unusually fast during last summer and hung out a foot or
more into .the highways. It would now be possible to cut the light
brush on many miles of roadside with a power mower, twice a
year if necessary and save time and expense as well as annoyance.
In many places this would make travel much safer on narrow
winding roads as it is a very long job when done by hand clippers
or brush hooks.
I recommend that the town purchase a power mower to cut
light brush next to the traveled way on country roadsides.
For the tree warden's department I recommend that $5,000.
be appropriated in 1941.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE R. ABBOTT, Tree Warden
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Report of Moth Superintendent
January 1, 1941
Board of Selectmen, Town of Andover:
Gentlemen:
From all indications there will be serious trouble in 1941
caused by two insects. 1. The Gypsy Moth. 2. The Elm Leaf
Beetle. The town and every owner of trees should be prepared to
check and control these insects by creosoting gypsy moth egg
clusters and by spraying at the proper time for each insect.
Last summer the gypsy moth caterpillars caused heavy strip-
ping of the woodlands in sections of West Andover, at Foster's
Pond, in the vicinity of South Main street and the By Pass and
off Jenkins road.
Because of infestation of the woodlands in the past few years
there has been a gradual build up of gypsy moth colonies causing
a more general infestation of the whole town.
Because of lack of funds only a small amount of creosoting
could be done this fall, which has left a great amount of work to
be carried out this winter. Several sprays will be necessary in
1941, to prevent stripping of our roadside trees.
In 1940 a crew of W.P.A. men under project No. 18446 creo-
soted gypsy moth egg clusters in the woodlands adjacent to the
town highways from January until the first week in May. This
was a great help in checking stripping of the trees near the high-
ways. It will ne necessary for the town to appropriate 25' '", of the
cosl to obtain any new projects from the federal government.
The elm leaf beetle while held in check last summer on street
trees in Andover, caused heavy damage to elm trees in main
sections of the state. ( '.reat numbers of elm leaf beetles came into
town in late summer. Many eiti/ens reported large numbers
beetles in their homes and in other buildings last fall and t hi>
winter. They do no harm in the home, simply seek shelter there
for the winter. As mam a> j)o^>il)le should be swept up and des-
troyedi In May when the leaves are three quarters grown the
beetles lly to the elm trees and for a short time chew small holes
in the leaves and then lay their eggs on the underside of the
leaves. The greatest damage to the trees is done by the larvae
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that hatch from the eggs in late May and during June. Spray-
ing with arsenate of lead in May against the beetles and again in
June against the larvae usually controls these insects, although
it may be necessary to add nicotine-sulphate when the larvae are
numerous and become full grown.
Tent caterpillars were numerous during the past year. Many
nests were cut off and destroyed because frequent rains inter-
fered with spraying last May.
A fungus disease of the leaves and twigs of the ash tree was
widespread and serious last year in the spring due to long wet
periods. Many leaves turned brown and fell off. This disease has
an alternate host plant in marsh grass. It spreads from the marsh
grass to the ash tree and after growth on the tree, must return to
the marsh grass to complete its life cycle. While this fungus dis-
ease is not usually serious, to control it, the ash trees would need
to be sprayed with a fungicide several times in the spring while
the leaves were growing and expanding, or if it were possible, it
would be necessary to destroy the infected marsh grass before the
fungus reached the trees.
Over five hundred brown-tail moth caterpillar nests were
found, cut off and destroyed last February. Fall web worm nests,
found in all sections of the town last August were cut off and
burned.
A new truck is needed for use in the moth and tree depart-
ments since an old 13^2 ton Chevrolet truck is in bad shape. It
has been a constant expense and trouble for the past two years.
Expense in repairs and delays make this old truck too expensive
to keep on the road. I recommend that $925 be appropriated for
a new 13^2 ton truck with a platform body.
Because of serious gypsy moth and elm leaf beetle infestation,
together with other insects, the need is greater for an extra
amount of creosote and spray and new high pressure spray hose
to replace old unreliable hose. I recommend that five thousand
($5000.) dollars be appropriated, for moth work in 1941.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE R. ABBOTT, Moth Superintendent
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Spring Grove Cemetery
The Trustees of Spring Grove Cemetery submit their annual
report for the year 1940:
The Trustees regret the resignation of Walter E. Curtis as
Chairman and wish at this time to express their gratitude for the
deep interest and time he has spent for the improvement of the
cemetery.
During the year there were sixty-three interments.
( )ver 2000 feet of water pipe was laid on the east side and about
345 feet on the west side of the cemetery.
Both ends of the Old Railroad have been graded and curbed.
50 new trees and shrubs have been set out.
1470 feet of new road have been built and filled with crushed
stone and dust and 1500 feet of old roads resurfaced with dust.
A cement walk has been built from the main drive to the tomb.
The Legion Lot has been improved and a new flag pole erected.
The office has been remodeled and painted inside and a chimney
built on the tool house.
3275 feet of new curbing has been laid and several catch basins
and drains installed.
Six acres of undeveloped land have been ploughed.
Perpetual Care
Attention is called to the inadequacy of the Perpetual Care
Funds to care for the lots.
The approximate cost for care of the average let amounts t<>
$4.00 per year, while the interest on the Perpetual Care principal
of $100.00 amounts to only $2.00.
As provided by the statutes the trustees and selectmen have
met to decide the advisabilit y of changing the type ^i investment
with a view of increasing the Interest return. The best advice "t
state officials and others has been Bought. Experience <>t other
cemetery officials has been considered.
It i- appreciated that a slightly higher rate of interest might
be obtainable elsew here but it IS nevertheless speculat i\ e and at
some risk. This risk they are unwilling to take especially bo with
the world financial situation as it is. We have unanimously de
cided to continue the investments in the Sa\ in^s r>ank.
The trustees have no other alternative than to request a larger
principal from the lot owner that will yield a sufficient return, or
to require the payment yearly of the difference between the inter-
est received and the cost of the care.
Plate Section
A new section has been developed in which monuments and
grave stones will be eliminated. As a marker a granite plate set
flush with the ground is used. A flower holder which sets below
the ground when not in use is associated with the marker.
Because of the absence of monuments, the beauty of the
grounds which lends itself to landscape treatment is enhanced.
The arranging of this section is in keeping with the latest
modern practice in the laying out of cemetery grounds.
Lots in other sections of the cemetery will still be available
for those who prefer to place monuments.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK R. PETTY, Chairman
FREDERICK E. CHEEVER, Secretary
FRED G. CHENEY
WALTER E. CURTIS
SAMUEL P. HULME
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Sealer of Weights and Measures
December 31, 1940
To the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Andover:
Gentlemen:
I hereby submit my annual report for the year 1940:
Scales
Adjusted
Sealed
Condem.
Platform over 10,000 lbs.
2
6
0
Platform under 5000 lbs.
16
48
0
Counter 100 lbs. or over
1
4
0
Counter under 100 lbs.
7
50
0
Beam over 100 lbs.
2
2
0
Spring 100 lbs. or over
0
2
0
Spring under 100 lbs.
17
55
0
Computing under 100 lbs.
3
28
0
Personal weighing (slot)
0
19
0
Prescription
0
5
0
Weights
and Measures
Avoirdupois
0
250
0
Apothecary
0
56
0
Metrics
0
37
0
Liquid Measures
0
45
0
Oil Jars
0
34
0
Meters over 1 inch
1
4
0
Gasoline Pumps
3
72
8N.S.
Oil Measuring Pumps
0
20
0
Grease Measuring Pumps
0
31
I)
Quantity Measures Oil Pum]
ps 0
(>()
I)
Yard Sticks
0
11
0
I have collected from December 1. 1939 to November 30, 1940
$133.19 (one hundred and thirty-three dollars and nineteen cents
Respectfully submitted,
LEWIS V MEARS, Sealer of Weights and Measures
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Report of Wire Inspector
January 18, 1941
Board of Selectmen,
Andover, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
I hereby submit my report for the year 1940:
Inspections 281
Turned over to Town Treasurer $140 . 50
Yours very truly,
WM. J. YOUNG, Inspector of Wires
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Town of Andover — Jury List
JUNE, 1940
Abbott, Burton D.
Allen, William A.
Anderson, John H.
Bailey, Ralph A.
Bancroft, William A.
Barnard, Foster C.
Barrett, Patrick J.
Barron, William F.
Beedie, Alexander
Beirne, Francis X.
Billington, Jesse S.
Borneman, Frank J.
Boutwell, Everett S.
Brierly, James
Buchan, Raymond L.
Burton, Everett D.
Buxton, Walter E.
Cairnie, Henry
Cannon, Gordon R.
( nadwick, Nathaniel
Cheever, William B.
Cheney, Fred G.
Coll >ath, Howard L.
Cook, Charles S.
Deyermond, Robert V.
Disbrow, George \Y.
Disbrow, Walter A.
1 )oherty, James I ).
Doherty, William J.
I )riscoll, John J .
Fairweather, James 1 ).
Flanagan, ( )harles J .
1 leming, Edward 1 1.
Flint, Edwin M.
Forbes, 1 >avid A.
Foster, William II.
Farmer
Retired
Retired
Salesman
Meat Business
Trustee
Ins. Collector
Gas Sta. Oper.
Janitor
Clerk
Retired
Carpenter
Farmer
Operator
Retired
Manager
Painter
Laborer
Odd Work
Unemployed
Retired
Retired
Laborer
Bookkeper
Janitor
Farmer
Farmer
Insurance
( Contractor
Carpenter
Odd Work
Brush Maker
( Chauffeur
I .11 lilt'!'
Rubber Worker
\i list
Dascomb Rd.
30 Chestnut St.
3 William St.
Porter Rd.
Rocky Hill Rd.
14 High St.
102 Chestnut St.
Haggetts Pd. Rd.
8 Elm St.
14 Bartlet St.
56 Highland Rd.
Prospect Rd.
High Plain Rd.
Tewksbury St.
Lincoln St.
20 Pasho St.
19 Summer St.
120 No. Main St.
54 Salem St.
4 Main St. Terr.
63 Chestnut St.
83 Maple Ave.
River St.
101 Elm St.
91 Elm St.
("handler Rd.
Chandler Rd.
21 1 larding St.
21 Harding St.
36 Summer St,
15 Abbot St.
49 Poor St.
5 Fleming Ave.
Pleasant St.
l Sweeney Ct.
71 Chestnut St
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Furness, Sam E.
Gordon, Walter N.
Greenwood, Ralph L.
Haggerty, Daniel J.
Hardy, Edward S.
Hardy, Philip L.
Houston, Robert S.
Humphreys, William H.
Johnson, Leonard P.
Kearn, Frederick J.
Keery, Samuel
Kyle, William F.
Lane, Stanley V.
Livingston, Harold S.
Loomer, Amos B.
Lord, John T.
Mahoney, Timothy J.
May, George M.
Mayo, Archibald J.
McDonald, William L.
McGhie, Gavin H.
Milne, David
Mitchell, William G.
Moore, William P.
Morrissey, William B.
Morse, Walter I.
Murphy, Michael M.
Nason, Harry C.
Noyes, John L.
O'Connor, Jeremiah J.
Petrie, George B.
Pike, Walter E.
Piatt, Henry W.
Poland, Burdette J.
Poland, John
Pomeroy, Llewellyn D.
Remington, J. Augustus
Remmes, Joseph T.
Robertson, Foster G.
Ronan, Leonard
Cloth Examiner
Clerk
Operative
Retired
2 Fletcher St.
47 Union St.
Tewksbury St.
74 Morton St.
Farmer
Contractor
Unemployed
Clerk
Engineer
Laborer
Flax Dresser
Clerk
Salesman
Florist
Retired
Retired
Clerk
Painter
Section Hand
Bookkeeper
Fireman
Laborer
Machinist
Retired
Electrician
Laborer
Unemployed
Carpenter
Farmer
Salesman
Laborer
Guard
Overseer
Photographer
Haggetts Pond Rd.
Ill Chestnut St.
354 No. Main St.
74 Lowell St.
22 York St.
Haggetts Pond Rd.
19 Elm Court
75 Elm St.
134 Main St.
107 Abbot St.
Andover St.
74 Poor St.
34 Florence St.
So. Main St.
95 Haverhill St.
Railroad St.
Clark Rd.
20 Cuba St.
79 Chestnut St.
10 Johnson Rd.
66 Poor St.
30 No. Main St.
94 Haverhill St.
River St.
Love joy Rd.
9 Barnard St.
6 Chickering Ct.
Lowell St.
Center St.
126 Main St.
Auto Mechanic 68 Whittier St.
Electrician Foster's Pond
Agent 354 No. Main St.
Electrician Woodland Rd.
Salesman 7 Canterbury St.
Laborer 55 High St.
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Ryley, James
Scholtz, Samuel H.
Shaw, Irving R.
Sherry, Frank R.
Smith, Arthur J.
Smith, Fred H.
Steinert, Arthur E.
Stevens, Clinton H.
Stott, Joseph E.
Sullivan, Augustine P.
Sutton, Osborne
Thompson, William
Trow, Henry J.
Trow, William A.
Waldie, James S.
Weeks, Eugene M.
West, Archibald L.
Wetterberg, Carl A.
White, George W.
White, Peter
Whiteway, Hayward G.
Clerk
Superintendent
Wool Sorter
Pattern Maker
Brick Mason Rat
Foreman
Contractor
Accountant
Accountant
Accountant
Rubber Worker
Clerk
Truck Driver
Retired
Unemployed
Salesman
Electrician
Operative
Bookkeeper
Farmer
Carpenter
50 Salem St.
Ballardvale Rd.
Andover St .
Andover St .
tlesnake Hill Rd.
95 Maple Ave.
1 Union St.
72 Morton St.
High St., B.V.
34 Essex St.
119 Chestnut St.
42 Walnut Ave.
River St.
31 Lowell St.
13 Bartlet St.
19 Wolcott Ave.
21 Pine St.
94 Maple Ave.
30 Chestnut St.
South Main St.
3 Ferndale Ave.
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Trustees of Memorial Hall
Library
NATHAN C. HAMBLIN BURTON S. FLAGG
GEORGE F. SAWYER PHILIP F. RIPLEY
HENRY G. TYER MARY BYERS SMITH
CLAUDE M. FUESS
Chairman
PHILIP F. RIPLEY
Secretary and Treasurer
GEORGE F. SAWYER
Librarian
MIRIAM PUTNAM
Assistants
MARGARET D. MANNING DOROTHY H. RUHL
NANCY E. BABCOCK
In Charge of Junior Room
EVELYN R. ROBINSON
Assistant
SARAH A. BALLARD
In Charge of Bailor dvale Branch
MARTHA D. BYINGTON
Janitor
ARCHIBALD MACLAREN
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Certificate of Auditors
February 1, 1941
We have this day inspected bonds and stocks, and confirmed
the cash in Savings and Commercial accounts belonging to the
Trustees of the Memorial Hall Library and in the control of the
Treasurer.
We have accounted for the income arising from these invest-
ments and we certify that these items are found in order and
correct and are in accord with the official records of the Trustees.
The voucher details are supervised by the Town Accountant.
BURTON S. FLAGG
NATHAN C. HAMBLIN
A ud i tors
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Report of Trustees of Memorial
Hall Library
The Trustees of Memorial Hall Library have voted to adopt
the annual report of the librarian as their report to the Town
for the year 1940.
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Report of the Memorial Hall Librarian
To the Trustees of the Memorial Hall Library:
I herewith present the report of the library for the twelve
months ending December 31, 1940.
In attempting any resume of the year's activities, it is very
difficult and almost impossible to do so without some preoccupa-
tion as to what the future holds in store. Not for some time has
that future been less certain. Never has it been more necessary
that our public libraries be given increased support commensur-
ate with their needs. Something of this thought is inherent in the
statement made by John W. Studebaker, United States Commis-
sioner of Education that "when people are burning books in
other parts of the world, we ought to be distributing them with
greater vigor for books are among the best allies in the fight to
make democracy work."
Our constantly growing circulation — the 1940 circulation
represents practically an 80% gain over 1930 — seems good proof
that Andover people have thought of their public library as one
of the best of distributing centers for in the last decade they have
borrowed a total of 960,414 books, many of which were read for
entertainment and inspiration, many also for that kind of in-
formation so essential to the formation of sound judgments.
The circulation gain for 1939 was 10%, for 1940 only 6%. No
doubl increased employment due to defense preparations, more
use of the radio due to growing tension in world affairs, the na-
tional election, the active participation of many people in Kvd
Cross and other relief work have taken time which might Other-
wise have been spent in reading. It is interesting thai the begin-
ning of a definite trend toward a loss of circulation in the adult
department coincided with such world-shattering events as the
fall of France, the evacuation of Dunkerque and the German
bombing of England. Circulation figures often react very sensi-
tively to economic, social and political upheavals. oS' ; iA the
year's gain was in books loaned to boys and girls which 9eems a
very good omen tor the future welfare of the library.
Adult fiction represented 68^5 of the total adult books circu-
lated compared with 709! in IM9. ,l is significant that 98(
to:
the gain in circulation of adult books was in the issue of books of
non-fiction which may be an indication that people are turning to
the more serious type of book. Biography led the field of non-
fiction with Fine Arts a close second and Applied Arts and Litera-
ture not far behind. The increased use of books in the field of
Useful Arts and Applied Science may well be a trend of the times
showing increased employment in the mechanical trades and
defense industries. One might have expected greater use of books
in the field of the social sciences. A slight increase in the circula-
tion of books in this field is not sufficient to show any particular
trend.
Last year the report called attention to the need for more ade-
quate service to our outlying districts and for more specialized
work with young people of high school age. We can report some
progress in both directions.
On November 8, the library undertook a four months' demon-
stration of bookmobile service to parts of Andover more than a
mile distant from the Main Library. Since the new service has
been in operation only two months, it is too soon to make any
definite decision as to its success. Statistically the Book Bus can
show a circulation of 1515 books divided very equally between
books for adults and those for boys and girls and there has re-
sulted an addition to the library of 84 new borrowers. That we
have been able to undertake this experiment at this time has been
in large part made possible because of the very generous gift of
$200 from the Andover Evening Study Groups of Phillips Acade-
my. We have also been extremely fortunate to have had the
volunteer services of Miss Margaret Lane of Boxford, a trained
librarian with long experience in work with boys and girls, who
has given very generously of her time and effort each week on the
Book Bus. It has been a thrilling experience to have gone out on
the Book Bus and there are certain impressions and recollections
that will remain with us always. For instance, we especially re-
member the young radio enthusiast who, when shown copies of
the Radio News, straight- way wanted to buy them; the little girl
who so enjoyed "How It All Began" by Smalley that she wanted
to keep it forever; the small black dog, our faithful visitor, who
dashes excitedly from one end of the bus to the other and who
seems quite competent to charge out books particularly when his
small black paws are firmly planted on the bus charging desk;
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the girl who didn't really believe the Book Bus would come al-
though she had read that it would; the busy mother, who in spite
of limited time, wants to read thebetterbooks;ateeminKschool bus
load of children which disgorges its young passengers so quickly
that the transfer from school bus to the Book Bus is made in a
twinkling. Such statements as "At last something for the country
people," or "If you'll only keep coming," are more eloquent than
any other statement of fact as to how much the Book Bus has
already meant to some communities.
This year the library has extended its services in a limited way
to the high school library where, since last April in response to a
request from both Mr. Hamblin and Mr. Sherman, the librarian
has given two hours daily in a reader's advisory capacity. Since
November Miss Ruhl has given this service at the school library
each Friday. During the summer all the circulating books in
the school library were reclassified and reaccessioned. A careful
record of the circulation of books since September shows a total
of 1262 issued. Approximately 305 boys and girls out of a total
enrollment of 354 have made use in some degree of the Goldsmith
Library this fall. Any measure of success which the library has
had in this undertaking has been in large part due to the interest
and cooperation of the high school. As was brought out in last
year's report, the value of this service to boys and girls who live
at a distance from the Main Library and who therefore do not
have the equal freedom of its use, constitutes an important argu-
ment for the extension of the library facilities to both schools.
For some time we have felt that in some instances boys and
girls going on to high school have been lost to the library during
the very time when it could be of great service to them. Last
June in an effort to make the transition from the Boys' and ( ".iris*
Room to the Adult Department easier, boys and girls in the ninth
grade visited the library where they were given an orientation
tour, books talks and a vacation reading li>t. About 1 20 boys and
^irls Bigned for adult cards. An analysis of tin- books which they
borrowed at th.it time was indicative <>t the diversity of inter
among the same age groups. One group in particular of mechani-
cally-minded boys must have si<>ar awaj from the library with a
very good idea of its resources in the Gelds ol aeronautics, engin-
eering, radio, shop mathematics and machinery. In addition a
small section <»f the shelves has been set aside as a young people's
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collection which we hope may serve as a spring board to the
larger collection.
The use of the Henry C. Sanborn Library at the Junior High
School has grown by leaps and bounds as is shown by the circula-
tion figures for the year. 5,905 books were loaned to boys and
girls and teachers, an average of 595 books a month and an in-
crease of 1633 over 1939. It would seem evident that most junior
high school boys and girls would agree with the last statement of
the boy who said, "You know, I never have been in a library be-
fore. It's fun!" Since January Miss Robinson has been devoting
five and one-half hours daily at the junior high school library
and the increase in the use may well be traced to that fact.
On October 31, the Andover Junior High School and the Me-
morial Hall Library shared in presenting to the Junior High
School assembly Mr. John J. Cronan, story-teller for many years
at the Boston Public Library, who has done much to introduce
boys and girls throughout New England to fine books. Evidence
of the enthusiasm with which Andover boys and girls received
Mr. Cronan was shown in the requests for the books which he
introduced — one book in particular being asked for by more than
fifty boys and girls.
Instruction in the use of the library, the catalog and selected
reference books was given by the staff of the Boys' and Girls'
Room to 425 boys and girls in the seventh, eighth, ninth grades
at the Junior High School, the seventh and eighth grades at St.
Augustine's and the sixth, seventh and eighth grades at the
Briggs-Allen School.
This has been a busy year in our Boys' and Girls' Room with
many interesting activities carried on. Among them were a
Spring Book Festival, Saturday morning reading and story
hours, a vacation reading project and the annual Book Week
celebration. The Book Week celebration this year took the form
of a book fair. Mother Goose characters, dressed and loaned by
Mrs. Mark Surette, vied with one another for the boys' and girls'
interest. As befitting a book fair, the different days were given
over to celebrations and A. A. Milne, Robert Louis Stevenson
and John Newbery were among those honored. The week came to
an end with a special book week story hour attended by about
fifty children.
An increase in the circulation of books in the Fine Arts attests
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the interest of Andover people in this subject and may in part be
due to the number of books on art and music which have been
added to the library during the past year. A check-up on circula-
tion reveals the great popularity of Peyton Boswell's "Modern
Painting in America," Thomas Craven's "Treasury of American
Prints," Rockwell Kent's "World Famous Paintings" and last
year's favorite the "Treasury of Art Masterpieces." We have
made a beginning in building up our collection of musical scores.
Several opera scores, librettos, the Scribner Radio Music Library,
collections of songs, five volumes of the Pianist's Music Shelf
have been added during the past year. No one need doubt that
there is a borrowing public for these books for they have been in
constant circulation since their addition to the library. As a case
in point the eight volumes of the Scribner Radio Music Library
have circulated more than fifty times since mid-September.
Today we hear much about the need for vocational guidance
and the library can perform an important function by providing
up-to-date books and pamphlets on this subject and can and
should aid all groups in the community which are concerned with
guidance and placement. The several services to which the library
has subscribed have been in constant demand and promise to
continue to be.
We have attempted this year to build up a collection of pamph-
lets and the circulation of 1307 this year compared with 24 last
seems to indicate that there is a need for this type of material. In
these days of constantly shifting opinion, swiftly moving world
events, the most attractive, up-to-the-minute, concise and au-
thentic information is to be found in such publications as Head-
line Books, World Affairs Pamphlets, Town Meeting of the Air
Bulletins and Propaganda Analysis. Together with pamphlets,
magazines constitute the best source of timely well-written ma-
terial on current issues and often make it unnecessary for the
library to purchase each new book which makes its appearance on
contemporary questions.
More and more the library should become the local point for
educational and cultural activities in the community. A first Btep
in that direction was taken when a League of Women Voters'
study group on the Development of American Democracy was
held this fall in the library. Another innovation but our which
deserves to become a custom was the meeting of the Parent-
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Teachers Association which was held in the library hall on Novem-
ber 20. More than two hundred parents, teachers and friends attend-
ed this meeting which was in celebration of Book Week. The pro-
gram consisted of a panel discussion on the theme "Good Books —
Good Friends" put on by the ninth graders of the Andover Junior
High School, a book character parade and quiz sponsored by the
Goldsmith Library Club of Punchard High School and brief
book reviews by the Librarian and Children's Librarian. The
Andover Book Store and the Corner Book Store generously
loaned some of the attractive fall books which, with the book
week posters and lovely flower prints, made the hall a very gay
place. It was a cooperative affair from beginning to end and we
are grateful to all who helped to make the evening a success. Such
use of the hall seems a far more living memorial to the Civil War
Veterans than a Memorial Hall which comes to half-life but once
a year.
The library of today serves not only within its walls but recog-
nizes a need of going out beyond the physical limitations of its
building to serve wherever it can. In cooperation with the Ando-
ver Evening Study Groups last winter, the library arranged a
series of exhibits of pertinent books, magazines and pamphlets
which were available for consultation and loan at practically
every meeting of the course "Backgrounds of War." In tangible
results the book exhibits may not have been a spectacular success
since few books were circulated and few new borrowers registered.
However the effort seems tremendously worth-while because it
focused attention on the public library and the kind of books
that one might reasonably expect to find there.
"What is America Reading?", a feature of one of the Sunday
book review supplements lists each week the books in greatest
demand the country over. Taken by and large these are the books
in most demand at the Memorial Hall Library. We have had to buy
several copies of "For Whom the Bell Tolls," " Oliver Wiswell,"
"The Family," "I Married Adventure," "You Can't Go Home
Again," "Mrs. Miniver," "How Green Was My Valley," "Tre-
lawny" in order to meet the demand. Possibly posterity will be as
interested in what we as a nation read in 1940 as we are in the
books which were widely read thirty or forty years ago — the pro-
totype of today's best sellers. Much social history can be written
around the trend in books over a period of years.
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However the books of the past have not been entirely neglected
for although they do not circulate so freely, there are always
readers for them. Perhaps if, as it has been suggested, circulation
were counted on some basis with relationship to real worth, the
books of the past would not come off so badly.
In these days when many familiar and usual services are being
reappraised, there has been within the ranks of the library pro-
fession much discussion concerning the library's obligation to
cater to the individual taste of every tax payer. With limited
budgets and great demands upon them, some librarians contend
that the purchase of trivial books is an unjustifiable use of public
funds. By trivial books they mean no doubt so-called books of
escape, books for casual reading. It is interesting that a member
of the faculty of no less place than the University of Chicago
argues that "escape reading has an important function in our
present society" for he maintains that we need this type of read-
ing the better to cope with the exigencies of present-day living.
Be that as it may, we have always felt that it was important that
people read even though what they read be not the highest type
of literature and that entertainment is a legitimate by-product
of reading. Let the library buy its books for escape reading and
entertainment but let it also buy those books without which it
can lay no claim to being an educational institution.
The interest which was shown in the exhibit of books purchased
with the two hundred dollars given by the Andover Evening
Study Groups last year should go far toward restoring one's
faith that there are many people who appreciate books of perma-
nent worth. Seventy people reserved fifty of the books in the ex-
hibit. The variety of interests was shown in the books which
they reserved: "Candide," "YYinesburg, Ohio," "Collected Poems
of Robinson JolYois." "Abraham Lincoln: tin* War Years"- to
mention but a few. It also proved what we have long known that
tine editions with excellent print and illustrations do much to
revive interest in good books. One boy a>kinvi it he could take
home one of the books in the exhibit and being told that there was
a copy on the shelf which he might have said, "\U\\ 1 don't want
that COpy. I want this one." It happened tO be a OOp) ol "Drums"
with the Wyeth illustrations.
A library must be liberal in its policy of book selection or how
else can it meet the needs of present-da) Bociety. We have heard
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of instances where libraries have been hampered by a too strict
censorship. Many books of current fiction and non-fiction arouse
differences of opinion and acerbated discussion, especially those
which would advocate any change of things as they are. In the
preface to one of her books Vera Brittain makes a very wise and
penetrating observation. "Truth, I suppose, is at last achieved
through the intermingling of contemporary impressions and
judgments with the long distance view of those who look upon
the panorama of the past from the citadel of time." The library
must be the clearing house of diametrically opposed points of
view, of the great ideas of the past, of the ideas of the present not
perfectly formed, if it is to be a vital force in the community.
Where else but in a library could one expect to find in such peace-
able juxtaposition the books of men and women of violently op-
posing opinion and yet all with some contribution to make to the
search for truth?
We have been fortunate in the exhibits which have been loaned
to the library during the year. Among them were : a printing ex-
hibit loaned by Betty Bliss, a collection of early American coins,
a collection of blue-opalescent hob-nail glass, both loaned by
Everett Granville, two series of first day cover airmail stamps
loaned by Fred Morrison Jr., and the almost complete issue of
Tuberculosis seals loaned by Fonnie E. Davis.
The library purchased during the year the Smithsonian flower
prints, the work of Mary Vaux Wolcott, wife of a former director
of the Institute. These portfolios will not circulate but may be
consulted at the library.
Through a service arrangement with Hale, Cushman and
Flint, the library had a series of twelve Medici prints for exhibit
during the year representing the old masters and the moderns.
The library is grateful to the many people who have given
books and magazines and suggests that more people think of the
library when they are disposing of books and magazines for
which they no longer have a need. Gifts of several opera scores
and librettos made a welcome addition to our music collection.
We have already mentioned the Andover Evening Study Groups'
generous gift. We thank the Adventurers for the gift of a two
years' subscription to the Theatre Arts Monthly and for the
book, "Masters of the Drama," and the Andover Historical
Society for some useful additions of Andoveriana. Gifts such as
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these from individuals and organizations prove their interest in
the library's well-being.
The Librarian has spoken before the following groups: the Bal-
lardvale Parent-Teachers Association, the Ladies' Aid of the Bal-
lardvale Congregational Church, the Woman's Alliance of the Free
Church, the Town Affairs Study Group of the League of Women
Voters, the Thimble Club, the Sunday School Teachers of the
Baptist Church and the Tuesday Club. She has also served as a
judge at the Barnard Prize Essay Contest, the Prize Essay Con-
test of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and together with the
Children's Librarian as a judge at the Central Schools' Prize
Speaking Contest.
The library was represented at the following professional
meetings: the mid-winter meeting of the Massachusetts Library
Association, the American Library Association Meeting at Cin-
cinnati, the Northfield Meeting of the Massachusetts Library
Association and the New England School Librarians' Meetings
at Simmons and Durham. One member of the staff, Miss Robin-
son, attended the summer session of the Columbia University
School of Library Service. Professional meetings, continued train-
ing and education are all of the utmost importance in building up
and maintaining a professional staff spirit.
For the first time the library was closed three evenings a week
during the months of July and August. The Boys' and Curls'
Room was open weekdays during the same months from 9-12 and
2-5; Saturday, 9-12; an increase of approximately twelve hours a
week more than in any previous summer. The library was also
closed Christmas Eve.
Chief among the physical improvements carried out during the
year were the additional changes in the lighting which included
the installation of a four-tube miralume fluorescent unit over the
charging desk, fluorescent units in the work room and office,
five table lamps in the reading room and six hollophane Btack
lights in the fiction alcoves. Through the Cooperation of the man-
ual training department, tin- library now has a bulletin board in
the vestibule where notices <>\ educational opportunities and
community activities are posted. Other improvements include
the whitening of the ceiling in the Boys' and < '.irU' Room and the
regluing and repairing of several tables and chairs.
Someone has -aid that the public library in the day> ahead will
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assume an importance it has never held before and that it will in
some measure determine the kind of thinking which is being done
in the community. This is a grave responsibility and requires
much of the library, its trustees, its librarian and its staff. It was
far easier to be a librarian in the days long past when a librarian
felt that her best work was being done when every book was in its
appointed place on the shelf. Far easier perhaps but far less inter-
esting and challenging. I think Archibald MacLeish has caught
the vision of true librarianship when he says, "Keepers of books,
keepers of print and paper on the shelves, librarians are keepers
also of the record of the human spirit — the record of men's watch
upon the world and on themselves. In such a time as ours when
wars are made again the spirit and its works, the keepers, whether
they wish it or not cannot be neutral." This is a high goal which
we will not entirely reach but if we are aware of our role as keep-
ers not merely of the book that is "cloth and paper" but its
"intellectual image" also, we shall have gone a little way toward
measuring up to it.
If a record of the year just past has been marked by progress,
it is due in large part to the clear-sighted judgment of the Board
of Trustees, to an interested and loyal staff, to all who have had
the library's best interests in their keeping.
Respectfully submitted,
MIRIAM PUTNAM, Librarian
STATISTICS OF LIBRARY USE
BOOK STOCK
*Vols. at beginning of the year
Vols, added by purchase
Vols, added by gift
Vols, added by binding
Total volumes added
Volumes lost or withdrawn
Total volumes at end of year
Periodicals currently received (Titles, Copies) 63, 77
♦Verified July 1940
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Adult
Juvenile
Total
28,341
5,698
34,039
1,365
774
2,139
91
14
105
42
2
44
1,498
790
2,288
274
214
488
29,565
6,274
35,839
USE
Volumes % of tot. circ.
Vols, of adult fiction loaned 52,274 44.6
Vols, of adult non-fiction loaned 23,368 19.9
No. of books for children loaned 41,425 35.3
Total number of volumes loaned 117,067
REGISTRATION
Adult
Borrowers registered during year 510
Total number of registered borrowers 5,012
*Percent of population registered as borrowers
Circulation per capita
Circulation per registered borrower
*Based on 1940 census
Juvenile
Total
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714
1,367
6,379
57%
10.5
18.3
TOWN OF ANDOVER
Thirty- ninth Annual Report
of the
Board of Public Works
EMBRACING THE FIFTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT
of WATER COMMISSIONERS and FORTY-
FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT of SEWER
COMMISSIONERS
For the Year Ending
DECEMBER 31, 1940
1941
*John H. Flint
WATER COMMISSIONERS
*James P.
1889-1899
Butterfield
♦Felix G. Haynes
♦Wm. S. Jenkins
*Wm. S. Jenkins
SEWER COMMISSIONERS
1893-1894
♦John L. Smith
1894-1899
♦John L. Smith
♦Charles E. Abbott
♦John E. Smith
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
1899-1902
*John H. Flint
*Wm. S. Jenkins
♦John L. Smith
♦James P. Butterfield
♦Felix G. Haynes
1903-1906
*John L. Smith
*Felix G. Haynes
♦John W. Bell
♦Lewis T. Hardy
James C. Sawyer
1906-1907
♦Felix G. Haynes
*John W, Bell, Treas.
James C. Sawyer, Sec'y.
♦Lewis T. Hardy
♦Harry M. Eames
1907-1908
♦Felix G. Haynes
*John W. Bell, Treas.
James C. Sawyer, Sec'y.
♦Lewis T. Hardy
* Andrew McTernen
1908-1912
♦Lewis T. Hardy
♦John W. Bell, Treas.
James C. Sawyer, Sec'y.
* Andrew McTernen
•Willis B. Hodgkins
1913-1914
*Lewis T. Hardy ('16)
♦Barnett Rogers ('16)
♦Andrew McTernen ('15)
♦Thos. E. Rhodes, Sec'y. ('14)
*Willis B. Hodgkins, Treas. ('15)
1914-1916
♦Thos. E. Rhodes (*19)
♦Barnett Rogers ('16)
♦Lewis T. Hardy ('16)
*Andrew McTernen, Sec'y. ('18)
*WUUs B. Hodgkins, Treas. ('18)
1916-1917
♦Barnett Rogers ('19)
*Thos. E. Rhodes ('17)
*Andrew McTernen ('18)
Chas. B. Baldwin, Sec'y. ('19)
♦Willis B. Hodgkins, Treas. ('18)
1917-1918
*Barnett Rogers ('19)
♦Thos. E. Rhodes ('20)
*Andrew McTernen ('18)
Chas. B. Baldwin, Sec'y. ('19)
*Willis B. Hodgkins, Treas. ('18)
•Deceased
1918-1919
*Barnett Rogers ('22)
♦Andrew McTernen ('21)
Philip L. Hardy ('21)
Chas. B. Baldwin, Sec'y. ('22)
♦Thos. E. Rhodes, Treas. ('20)
1919-1920-1921
*Barnett Rogers ('22)
William D. Mclntyre ('21)
♦Arthur T. Boutwell ("22)
Philip L. Hardy, Sec'y. ('21)
*Thos. E. Rhodes, Treas. ('23)
1922-1923
♦Thos. E. Rhodes ('23)
Philip L. Hardv ('24)
Wm. D. Mclntyre, Treas. ('24)
♦Arthur T. Boutwell ('25)
Edward Shattuck ('25)
1923-1924
Philip L. Hardy ('27)
William D. Mclntyre, Sec'y. ('27)
♦Arthur T. Boutwell, Treas. ('25)
Edward Shattuck ('25)
Walter I. Morse ('26)
1924-1925-1926
Philip L. Hardy ('27)
Wm. D. Mclntyre, Sec'y. ('27)
♦Arthur T. Boutwell, Treas. ('28)
♦Thos. E. Rhodes ('28)
Walter I. Morse ('29)
1927
♦Arthur T. Boutwell ('28)
♦Thos. E. Rhodes ('28)
Walter I. Morse, Treas. ('29)
Wm. D. Mclntyre, Sec'y. ('30)
George H. Winslow ('30)
1928-1929
♦Arthur T. Boutwell ('31)
W. I. Morse Treas. ('32)
Wm. D. Mclntyre, Sec'y. ('30)
George H. Winslow ('30)
Thos. P. Dea (31)
1929-1930
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('33)
W. I. Morse, Treas. ('32)
George H. Winslow, Sec'y. ('33)
♦Arthur T. Boutwell ('31)
Thos. P. Dea ('31)
SUPERINTENDENT
CHARLES T. GILLIARD
1930-1931
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('33)
W. I. Morse, Treas. ('32)
George H. Winslow, Sec'y. ('33)
Thos. P. Dea ('34)
Frank A. Buttrick ('34)
1931-1932
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('33)
W. I. Morse ('35)
Thos. P. Dea ('34)
Frank A. Buttrick ('34)
John H. Playdon ('33)
1932-1933
Wm. D. Mclntyre C36)
W. I. Morse ('35)
John H. Playdon ('36)
Frank A. Buttrick ('34)
Henry A. Bodwell ('34)
1933-1934-1935
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('36)
W. I. Morse ('38)
John H. Playdon ('36)
Frank A. Buttrick ('37)
Henry A. Bodwell ('37)
1934-1935-1936
Wm. D. Mclntvre ('39)
W. I. Morse ('38)
John H. Playdon ('39)
Frank A. Buttrick ('37)
Henry A. Bodwell ('37)
1935-1936-1937
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('39)
W. I. Morse ('38)
John H. Playdon ('39)
Frank A. Buttrick ('40)
Henry A. Bodwell ("40)
1938-1939
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('39)
John H. Playdon ('39)
Frank A. Buttrick ('40)
Henry A. Bodwell ('40)
Sidney P. White ('41)
1939-1940
Sidney P. White ('41)
Henrv A. Bodwell ('40)
Frank A. Buttrick ('40)
John H. Playdon (42)
Edward P. Hall ('42)
1940-1941
Sidney P. White ('41)
John H. Playdon (*42)
Edward P. Hall ('42)
William F. Barron ('43)
John B. White ('43)
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Board of Public Works
Andover, Mass.
January 27, 1941
The Board of Public Works voted to adopt the following report
of the Superintendent as its report for 1940 with recommenda-
tions for 1941.
SIDNEY P. WHITE, Chairman
JOHN H. PLAYDON, Secretary
EDWARD P. HALL
WILLIAM F. BARRON
JOHN B. WHITE
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Superintendent's Report
To the Board of Public Works
Gentlemen:
The major activities and developments in the Water, Highway,
Sewer and Park Departments during the year which ended De-
cember 31, 1940 are as follows:
WATER DEPARTMENT
Under Articles 30-37 of the 1940 Warrant, four hundred and
twenty feet of six-inch water main were installed on Dascomb
Road from the corner of Andover Street; eighteen hundred and
six feet of eight-inch main on Boutwell Road from the corner of
River Road to Pleasant Street, and one hundred and eleven feet
of six-inch main on a section of Pleasant Street westerly from
Boutwell Road, and eight hundred and forty feet of eight-inch
main on another section of Pleasant Street easterly from Bout-
well Road; one hundred and thirty-six feet of six-inch main on
South Main Street to the By-Pass, two hundred and eighty-eight
feet on the north side of By-Pass from Main Street to a point
where seventy-six feet of six-inch pipe crosses the By- Pass to the
south side, and two hundred and fourteen feet of six-inch on the
south side of the By-Pass running in a westerly direction.
The materials and blasting for the above installations were paid
for by the Town while the labor, with the exception of supervision
and caulking, was supplied by the Work Projects Administration.
Six hundred and seventy-six feet of six-inch water main were
installed on Cheever Circle from one end of Cabot Street to the
other. This was done under the supervision of the Town, but at
the expense of Mr. Frederick E. Cheever.
Four hundred and ten feet of six-inch water main were installed
on Green Street and two hundred and thirty-five feet of six-
inch on Lincoln Circle. This also was done under the supervision
of the Town, but at the expense of Mr. George Cairns.
Three hundred and seventy-six feet of six-inch water main were
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installed on private property off School Street to the property of
Mr. Jerome Cross. This work was done by Louis Cyr, Contractor,
under the supervision of the Town at the expense of Mr. Cross.
Two hundred and sixty feet of six-inch water main were in-
stalled on Bradley Avenue near the Lawrence Line. This work
was done and paid for by Mr. Walter Walker under the supervi-
sion of the Town.
Yellow marks have been painted on posts nearest to hydrants
with the number of feet distant painted thereon. This makes the
finding of hydrants easier when the ground is covered with deep
snow.
Bleeders have been installed at the dead ends on Dascomb
Road in the vicinity of Mr. Walter Curtis' house and on River
Road at the dead end near the property of Mr. Charles Newton.
A new drinking fountain was installed at the Ballardvale play-
grounds.
Two hydrants on Andover Street, one near the corner of Hall
Avenue and another near the property of Mr. Irving Moss, one
on River Street near the property of Miss Rose T. Riley, one on
Corbett Street near the driveway of Mr. Joseph Misenti and
another on Poor Street near the corner of Kenilworth Street
were relocated in a position clear of auto traffic.
One hydrant on Andover Street near the old Abbot Homestead
and another on Argilla Road near the property of Mr. Alexander
Henderson were relocated in order to conform to the new layout
of these streets.
At the request of the State Board of Health, a new chlorinator
was purchased under Article 19 from the Wallace & Tiernan
Company. Since it practically duplicates the one already in use, it
doubles the safety factor, for it now makes possible uninterrupted
chlorinatdon.
Under Article 14 of the 1940 Warrant, a new Dodge truck.
equipped with a </()" body ideal lor the work th.it il IS now doing,
w.is purchased tor the Water Department.
Both the electric motor at the Bancroft Road Pumping Station
and the centrifugal pump which it operates have been recondi-
tioned. It was discovered that the momentary excessive pressure
created when the Bteam turbine was Btarted was due to a slightly
bent valve on the control. Tbia was immediately repaired by a
machinist from the General Electric Company.
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Due to the new State rules relative to air tanks, it was necessary
to renew the tank at the Bancroft Road Pumping Station. The
new tank, purchased from the Ingersoll-Rand Company, was in-
stalled by Town labor.
The Venturi Meter at the Haggetts Pond Pumping Station was
reconditioned by the Builders Iron Foundry, the manufacturers.
Additional ground wires have been connected to the Town
water mains by the New England Telephone and Telegraph Com-
pany, approval having been given by the Board of Public Works
with stipulations.
Those completed in 1940 and others contemplated in 1941 are
as follows :
Completed during the year 1940
High Street, Pole 3/14
Highland Road, Pole 6/20
Salem Street at Prospect Street, Pole 39/32
Bancroft Road, Pole 37/11
Argilla Road, Pole 68
Dascomb Road at Clark Road, Pole 19/26
Sunset Rock Road at Ballardvale Road, Pole 22
Salem Street at Holt Road, Pole 39/26
Andover Street at Argilla Road, Pole 14/75
Holt Road, Pole 21
Tewksbury Street, Pole 20/9
Highland Road, Pole 6/49
To be Completed during 1941
Concord Road at George Street, Pole 13
Main Street at Rocky Hill Road, Pole 117
River Road, Pole 11
South Main Street, Pole 144
Lowell Street, Pole 164
At the request of the State Board of Health, Haggetts Pond
was closed to fishing, boating, skating, etc., on August 7th, 1939.
Since many were of the opinion that such action was unnecessary
and uncalled for, the following letter from the Commissioner of
Public Health which is self-explanatory will perhaps end the con-
troversy :
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December 23, 1940
To the Board of Public Works
Andover, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
The Department of Public Health at its meeting of the Public
Health Council held on Tuesday, December 10, 1940, took t In-
following action relative to granting of permits on direct souk es
of water supply:
"Voted that, acting under the authority of Section 160 of
Chapter 111 of the General Laws, for the purpose of further
preventing the pollution and securing the sanitary protection
of waters used as sources of water supply, the Department ol
Public Health hereby revokes any delegation heretofore made
by it of the authority to grant and withhold permits for fish-
ing in, or sending, driving, or putting, any bird, fowl or ani-
mal into, or for entering or going in any boat, skiff, raft, sea-
plane or other contrivance on or upon, or entering or going
upon or driving any animal upon, the ice of, or for entering
upon for the purpose of cutting ice, or for cutting or taking
ice from, any lake, pond, reservoir, aqueduct, stream, ditch,
water course or other open water which is taken directly by
any city, town, water supply or fire district or public institu-
tion for domestic use. "
Respectfully,
PAUL J. JAKMAUH, M.D.
Commissioner of Public Health
P.S. In regard to the water supply of Andover the above com-
munication refers to Haggetts Pond.
A new electric service was installed to the Water Works Shop,
and the garage and blacksmith shop were connected with three
No. 6 wires terminating in a combination service-switch and cut-
out to care for present lighting. The compressor motor was con-
nected to the 220-voll service, leaving >i\i\ ampere circuit for a
future electric welder. From the Water Works Shop, the present
lighting system and also the one H. P. motor were connected to the
220-voll circuit, with a wire circuit Installed for the Btorage Bhed.
I >uring 1() lo, n 1,653,000 gallons of water were pumped at the
Haggetts Pond Pumping Station, a daily average of 1,132,932
215
gallons. The steam turbine was in operation 5129 hours and 50
minutes and the electric pump 801 hours and 45 minutes, making
a daily average run of 16 hours and 12 minutes.
On August 18th, the greatest amount of water was pumped,
namely, 2,054,000 gallons and the maximum weekly consumption
was that from August 12th to August 18th inclusive, during
which time 12,839,000 gallons were pumped. The water rate col-
lections for 1940 amounted to $52,241.14.
To provide for adequate Water Maintenance during 1941, we
recommend an appropriation of $27,800.00, to be divided sub-
stantially as follows :
WATER MAINTENANCE
Salaries and Labor
Coal and Power,
Engine Oil, Chlorine, Etc.
Auto Maintenance
Repairs, Boilers, Pump and Property
Office Supplies
Reservoirs and Telemeters
Supplies, Miscellaneous, Tools and Equipment
Secretarial Services
Total
Services in use January 1, 1941
Meters in use January 1, 1941
$15300.00
9000
.00
500.00
200
.00
1000
.00
800
.00
300
.00
650
.00
50
.00
$27800.00
2653
2587
We recommend $10,500.00 for Water Construction in 1941 to
be divided substantially as follows :
WATER CONSTRUCTION
Labor, Renewing Services, Etc.
Meters and Meter Parts
Pipe of all kind
Brass Goods, Hydrants, Etc.
$5500.00
1400.00
1900.00
1700.00
$10500.00
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EXPENDITURES 1940
WATER MAINTENANCE
Appropriation
Refund for Petty Cash Advance
Approved Bills
Balance
WATER CONSTRUCTION
Appropriation
Approved Bills
Balance
$27800.00
50.00
27850.00
27799.18
$ 50.82
$10500.00
10429.80
$ 70.20
SUMMARY COST OF CONSTRUCTION
WATER DEPARTMENT
Classification
Approved
Bills
Credits
Net Cost
Totals
Office Fixtures
$ 916.36
Telemeters
2892.19
Telephones
184.77
Teams
583.65
Pipe Distribution
$ 8746.10
502641.91
Service Pipe
Water and Land
10429.80
$1814.69
$8615.11
1905 SI .27
6687.23
Suction Pipe
1309.46
Reservoirs
16985.82
Coal Shed
806.97
Grading Land
2739.12
Workshop
1271.88
Building Pumping Station
9610.14
Pumping Plant
74907.51
Construction Expenses
10182 64
Tools
4715.34
Totals
$827016.26
SEWER DEPARTMENT
Sewer M.iins
( 'ost tO Alnil I eis
Cost to Town
V)\2S ft.
Jan. 1. 1941
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RECEIPTS
Water Rates
Water Construction
Paid to Town Treasurer :
Water Rates
Water Construction
$52241.14
1814.69
$52241.14
1814.69
$54055.83 $54055.83
SPECIAL ARTICLES
Article 14 (Dodge Truck)
Appropriation
Approved Bills
Balance
Article 19 (Chlorinator)
Appropriation
Approved Bills'
Balance
Articles 30-37 (Water Extensions)
Appropriation
Approved Bills
Balance
$600.00
600.00
None
$820.00
816.20
$ 3.80
$10000.00
6419.43
$ 3580.57
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
The following table shows the snowfall for the year 1940:
January 6.50 Inches
February 26.75 Inches
March 2 . 50 Inches
April 2 . 75 Inches
November 13.00 Inches
December 4.00 Inches
Total
55.50 Inches
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The six Town trucks equipped with plows saved the Town con-
siderable money in caring for all small storms. Two storms in
February, those of the 14th and 15th and the 19th, 20th and 21st
were accompanied by wind which made plowing difficult.
The sand for sanding roads and sidewalks was purchased the
latter part of the year from the Andover Sand & Gravel Company.
Prior to this time, it was screened by Town labor.
After the spring cleaning, the following roads were treated with
"Tarvia Retread": Lovejoy Road, Osgood Street, Juliette Street,
Topping Road, Shepley Street, Binney Street, Magnolia Avenue,
Stevens Street, Holt Road, Bancroft Road, Lupine Road, Yale
Street, George Street, Dartmouth Road, Princeton Road, Carmel
Road, Walnut Avenue, Bartlet Street, Essex Street, Punchard
Avenue, Brook Street, Johnson Road, Cedar Road, Coolidge
Road, Washington Avenue, Lewis Street, Buxton Court, Shaw-
sheen Road, Park Street, North Street, Jenkins Road, York
Street, Florence Street, Pasho Street, Avon Street, Stratford
Road, and sections of Haggetts Pond Road, Belle vue Road,
Dascomb Road, Canterbury Street, Corbett Street, Beacon
Street, High Street, Burnham Road, Salem Street, Wildwood
Road, Stinson Road, Cuba Street, Red Spring Road, Tewksbury
Street, Reservation Street, Chestnut Street, Cheever Circle, Elm
Street, Andover Street, Kenilworth Street, Poor Street, Summer
Street and Flint Circle.
The following gravel roads were shaped up, rolled and given an
application of "Tarvia B" and then an application of "Tarvia
Retread," and honed: Brown Street, Cabot Street; and sections
of Bellevue Road, High Plain Road, Cheever Circle, Rocky Hill
Road and William Street. Gray Road, Boston Road, sections of
Rattlesnake Hill Road and Stinson Road were shaped up, rolled,
and given an application of "Tarvia B" only.
Under Article 16, five thousand ($5,000.00) dollars were ap-
propriated to hard-surf ace gravel roads built with Federal Funds.
This work comprised the hard-surfacing of Chandler Road from
North Street to the River Road. A number of drains were also
installed on the above newly-constructed roads.
The sides of Summer Street from W'hittier Street to the top of
the hill were shaped up with gravel, lolled, and given an applica-
tion of "Tarvia B " and then the entire road area \\ .is treated \\ ith
an application of "Tarvia Retread. " The grass plot- in the way of
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this section which were widened were shaped up, seeded, and
rolled.
The following work was accomplished under Article 17 of the
1940 Warrant relative to the maintaining of roads built under
Chapter 90. (State, County and Town paying equal shares) : A
section of River Road was given an application of R.C.-3 asphalt
and pea stone; all catch basins on Lowell Street, Haverhill Street,
and Union Street and those on Main Street and River Road (sec-
tions built under Chapter 90) were cleaned out, and the streets
themselves cleaned; a catch basin was installed on Lowell Street
near the property of Mr. Harry Playdon ; the side of the road near
the property of Mr. Sidney P. White on Lowell Street was re-
graded and the catch basin grate lowered to care for bad drainage
condition; the sides of Union Street near Main Street were also
regraded and the catch basin grates there lowered to care for a bad
drainage condition; the joints of the cement roads on Haverhill
Street, Union Street and Main Street from the Square to the
River Bridge were filled with "Genasco" joint filler; the sides of
Haverhill Street from the Andover Line to Enmore Street were
given an application of Asphalt "65"; a section of the gravel
shoulders on Union Street were hard surfaced with Type "I"
material; the State also allowed the filling of the cracks on Main
Street from the Square to the top of the hill and also the filling of
the tracks with Type "I" material where the cement had worked
out.
The following equipment purchased this year has proved a
great asset : Toro sidewalk roller, Jaeger mixer, and Hauck asphalt
heater; also a three-inch self-priming centrifugal Jaeger pump, a
greasing machine and a battery charger.
A lean-to shed, built at the Town yard by Town labor under
Article 21 of the 1940 Warrant, has proved its worth for housing
equipment and especially as a shelter while attaching plows to
trucks when it is snowing.
Sections of the following streets were gravelled with Town
labor: Bailey Road, Gray Road and Tucker Road.
The following street corners where the angle of vision was poor,
have or are now being, corrected: Osgood Street, near the old
Harrington property ; Osgood Street, near the corner of Blanchard
Street; Argilla Road near the corner of Andover Street; Argilla
Road across from Mr. Frank Ward's property and Dascomb
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Road near the property of Mr. Walter Curtis. The above with the
exception of the Dascomb Road job is being done by W.P.A.
labor.
In addition to the above, the W.P.A. (during 1940) has worked
on the following streets: Beacon Street, Chandler Road, Cutler
Road, Greenwood Road and North Street.
Many new street signs were erected and three warning signs
stolen from the Abbot and Stevens' bridges were replaced. The
benches at Shawsheen Village and in front of the Barnard prop-
erty at the corner of Main and Kim Streets were repaired.
The following old tar sidewalks were repaired with "Tarvia
Lithic": School Street (north side) from Central Street to Ridge
Street, Chestnut Street (north side) from Bartlet Street to a point
between Avon Street and Stratford Road; Central Street (east
side) from a point in front of Mr. Arthur Sweeney's house to a
point around the corner of Phillips Street, Red Spring Road
(south side) from the corner of Kssex Street to a point in front of
the property of Mr. John Henderson; Andover Street (south side)
from railroad tracks to River Street; River Street (west side) in
the way of Mr. Charles Nason's property; High Street (west side)
from the Square to Harding Street; School Street (east side) from
Locke Street to Morton Street, (Abbot Academy paid for the ma-
terial used between Locke and Morton Streets on School Street),
Kim Street from Whittier Street to the cement sidewalk in front
of Smith's property, Kim Street from Post Office Avenue to a
point in front of Free Church, Summer Street near the property
of Mrs. Cecelia Derrah and Summer Street between the property
of Mr. Fred Swanton and Mr. Allison Morse.
A new cement sidewalk in front of the new meat market on
Riverina Road was built by George Cairns, low bidder, and. ac-
cording to an agreement, the Board of Public Works paid fifty
per cent of the cost.
New "Tarvia Lithic" sidewalks were constructed as follows:
Red Spring Road from the end of the old tar Bidewalk to a point
in Front of the Guthrie property; Chestnut Street (north Bide)
from a point between Avon Street and Stratford Road to the side-
walk in front of Mr. Chester Holland's property; Abbot Street
(wesl side) from School Street to a point beyond Mr. Samuel
Cromie's property; Abbot Street (west side) from Phillips Street
to ,i point in front of the property of Mrs, Elizabeth Shorten;
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Tewksbury Street (south side) from the corner of Center Street to
the Railroad tracks; Tewksbury Street (north side) from the cor-
ner of Center Street to the existing tar sidewalk; Center Street
(west side) from the O'Donnell Sanitarium to Tewksbury Street;
Center Street (east side) from the corner of Church Street to
Tewksbury Street ; Clark Road (south side) from Andover Street
to Chester Street; Andover Street between Center Street and
Clark Road ; a short stretch on Chester Street near Clark Road ;
Canterbury Street from the existing cement sidewalk to point be-
yond No. 20; Elm Street from Washington Avenue to Whittier
Street; Pearson Street (both sides) with exception of a short
stretch on the south side from Resnik property to Main Street;
Elm Street from Wolcott Avenue to Walnut Avenue; Avon
Street (both sides) ; Whittier Street (east side) from Elm Street to
Summer Street ; School Street in the way of the Kimball property ;
Phillips Street from the corner of Abbot Street to the driveway of
Mr. James Toohey 's property ; Washington Avenue in the way of
the new Dole property; Whittier Street (west side) from Elm
Street to Summer Street ; Canterbury Street (west side) from the
existing cement sidewalk to a point beyond the Wilkinson prop-
erty ; and Walnut Avenue near the new wall.
Expansion joints and cracks on Balmoral Street were treated
with joint filler by the Town.
The steam roller was inspected and it was necessary to renew
six stay bolts and also renew the pressure gauge. The roller was
out on the roads April 29th. According to the new ruling by the
State, it is necessary to equip all air compressors with 2-1 J^"
plugs for inspection purposes, also 1-H" drain and an improved
safety device. The above work on the steam roller and air com-
pressor at the garage was done by the Merrimac Boiler Works of
Lawrence.
The scraping of gravel roads started April 3rd, and the snow
fence was taken down and stored away shortly afterwards.
A triangular grass plot located at the corner of Porter Road and
Spring Grove Road was dug up, filled with gravel and tarred so as
to make it easier for trucks to maneuver at this point. A plot at
the corner of Beacon Street and High Plain Road was similarly
treated.
The sidewalks on both sides of Johnson Road near Elm Street
were filled with loam, seeded, and rolled. A strip of sod was placed
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in front of the corner house and also along Walnut Avenue. The
materials for the above were supplied by the property owners and
the labor by the Board of Public Works.
A section of the old shed which formerly housed the steam
roller in the winter time was made over into an automobile repair
shop. A pit was installed and also an " I " beam to lift trucks for
certain repairs. The forge was relocated in a small room adjoining
the work shop and the position of the steps changed and a new
door installed.
Stone bounds have been set on Chestnut Street where definite
lines have been established.
Two catch basins were installed on Bancroft Road in the way
of a drain so that it can be cleaned more easily than heretofore.
The cement curbing on Clark Road across from the Fire Station
was straightened up.
The stone wall on Rattlesnake Hill Road at the outlet of Fos-
ter's Pond was pointed with cement so that the stones cannot be
removed.
The lower section of Dartmouth Road was tarred and field
stones and cobble stones were used to make a gutter to prevent
the water washing out the sidewalks and flowing onto private
property. The sides of the road for a width of 3'-0" were given an
application of "Tarvia Lithic."
A drain pipe was installed across Apple Tree Lane at a low sec-
tion and an open ditch through a right-of-way given the Town
by Mr. Dunn at the time of the acceptance of the road was dug
from the end of the pipe to a brook at the end of Mr. Harold
Dunn's property.
A new grate has been installed on the end of the culvert opening
near the Fire Station at Ballardvale.
To prevent the washing out of Mr. Howard Sawyer's lawn, one
hundred and forty-six feet of curbing were set on the north side of
Morton Street from the corner of Bartlet Street, running in an
easterly direction. This made necessary the raising <>i the side^ .ilk
in the way of the curbing.
The poles on Clark Road were relocated preparatory to widen-
ing this load. A gas shovel was hired to dig OUl tin1 material on the
north side ol" the road and also to lo.id the gr.isel used to till s.une.
A new wall built under Article 50 of the 1940 Warrant was
raised on the .south side of Walnut Avenue between Maple A\enue
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and High Street. This wall made it possible to build a much
needed sidewalk between Maple Avenue and High Street.
The River Bridge at Ballardvale was replanked with treated
long-leaf hard pine, and the sidewalk of the Abbot Bridge was
also replanked. This work was done by Town labor.
The existing heater in the garage was extended to the repair
shop. The materials were purchased from the Brown-Wales Com-
pany and the work done by our mechanic.
A catch basin was installed on Abbot Street on the north side of
the driveway to Livingston's Greenhouse, and throat-curb pieces
were installed on two catch basins, one on Clark Road and another
on Andover Street.
Painted pipe markers have been erected near a number of catch
basins difficult to locate after heavy snow storms.
The roof of the blacksmith shop and repair shop has been re-
paired by George W. Home Company, the low bidder.
To provide for adequate Highway Maintenance for 1941, we
recommend an appropriation of $49,500.00 to be divided sub-
stantially as follows :
HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE
Salaries, Labor and Trucks
$26100.00
Tarvia, Oil and Asphalt
12000.00
Gravel, Sand and Stone
1500.00
Road Scraping
800.00
Auto Maintenance
300.00
Catch Basins and Drains
1000.00
Signs, Fences and Stone Bounds
250.00
Bridges
500.00
Sidewalks
5000.00
Tools, Supplies, Equipment and Miscellaneous
2000.00
Secretarial Services
50.00
Total
$49500.00
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EXPENDHTRES 1940
Appropriation
52900.00
Sidewalks
$ 5024.25
Bridges
1157.86
Signs, Frences and Bounds
30 . 64
Catch Basins and Drains
1162.92
Tools, Supplies and Equipment
3860.96
General Maintenance
41350.43
Total Expenditures
$52587.06
Balance
312.94
$52900.00 S52900.00
SANDING and SNOW REMOVAL
Appropriation
Transfer
Approved Bills
Balance
$16500.00
2275.00
18775.00
18294.58
$ 480.42
EXPENDITURES 1940
Article 10 (Tar Kettle)
Appropriation
Approved Bills
Balance
Article 1 1 (( Centrifugal ( »as Pump)
Appropi i.ition
Approved Bills
Balance
$
300 00
219 52
s
80 is
$
250 00
249 50
50
Article 12 (Patch Mixer)
Appropriation
Approved Bills
Balance
$ 325.00
254.80
$ 70.20
Article 13 (Sidewalks — New Construction)
Appropriation
Approved Bills
Balance
$2500.00
2499.87
S
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Article 15 (Road Hone)
Appropriation
Approved Bills
Balance
$ 500.00
490.00
$ 10.00
rticle 16 (Hard-Surfacing Roads)
Appropriation
Labor
$2494.58
Auto Maintenance
64.69
Tarvia
1963.53
Sand and Gravel
304.22
Supplies, Tools, Etc.
160.62
Total Expenditures
$4987.64
Balance
12.36
$5000 . 00
$5000.00 $5000.00
Article 17 (Chapter 90 Maintenance)
Appropriation by Town
State and County Account
Approved Bills
Balance
$1000.00
1500.00
2500.00
2491.51
$ 8.49
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Article 21 ("Lean-To" Shed)
Appropriation f 750.00
Approved Bills 744.15
Balance I 5 . 85
Article 22 (Sidewalk Roller)
Appropriation S 525.00
Approved Bills 470.40
Balance f 54.60
Article 38 (Money to be used in conjunction with W.P.A. and
Town Welfare)
Appropriation SI 2000. 00
Approved Bills 11924.28
Balance S 75.72
Article 50 (Wall and Sidewalk — Walnut Avenue)
Appropriation S 950.00
Approved Bills 949.67
Balance % . 33
Article 52 (Argilla Road Culvert)
Appropriation f 625.00
Approved Bills 614.46
Balance I 10.54
SEWER DEPARTMENT
A damp condition formerly existing In the sewer pump house on
Riverina Road has been eliminated by the installation of two
ventilators.
Two hundred and iii't> feel of six-inch sewer main were installed
on Carmel Road from the Corner of Walnut Avenue. Hiis work,
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with the exception of supervision and supplying of materials by
abutters, was done by the Work Projects Administration.
Five hundred feet of eight-inch sewer main were installed on
Shawsheen Road near Lincoln Heights. This work, with the excep-
tion of supervision and supplying of materials, was done by the
Work Projects Administration. The materials were supplied by
Mr. George Cairns.
Eight hundred and seventy feet of eight-inch sewer pipe were
installed on North Main Street from a point near Riding Academy
Avenue to the Lawrence Line by the Work Projects Administra-
tion. Material for this work was purchased by the Town and
according to a vote at the Town Meeting, betterments were
assessed upon the estates benefited by the above extensions.
Two hundred feet of six-inch sewer main were installed on Pine
Street from the corner of Summer Street to a point in the vicinity
of the property of Mr. John F. Casey. This work, other than sup-
ervision, was done by the Work Projects Administration and the
materials wrere supplied by Mr. John F. Casey.
Approximately two hundred and fifty feet of eight-inch sewer
main were installed on Lincoln Circle. This work was supervised
by the Town and the entire cost was paid for by Mr. George
Cairns.
Two hundred and seventy feet of eight-inch sewer main were
installed on Bradley Avenue, a private way near the Lawrence
Line. The laying of this pipe was supervised by the Town and
paid for by Mr. Walter Walker.
Six hundred and seventy-six feet of sewer main were installed
on Cheever Circle. This work, supervised by the Town, was done
by Lewis Construction Company with materials supplied by Mr.
Frederick E. Cheever.
One of the sewer pumps at the pump house and a check valve
nearby were repaired.
A sewer manhole on the main sewer trunk line in Lawrence at
the end of Bailey Road was rebuilt.
One corner of the sewer pump house where the brick showed
signs of loosening was repaired.
To provide for adequate Sewer Maintenance and Construction,
we recommend an appropriation of $5,800.00, to be divided sub-
stantially as follows :
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SEWER MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION
Labor, Salaries and Trucks $3100.00
Light and Power 1800.00
Sewer Pipe, Tools, Etc. 700 00
Maintenance of Buildings, Equipment and Cleaning
Pipe 200.00
S5800.00
EXPENDITl'RES 1940
Sewer
Appropriation
S5800.00
Labor, Salaries
$3311.09
Light and Power
1397.42
Sewer Pipe, Tools, Etc.
654. IS
Maintenance of Buildings
Equipment and Cleaning Pipe
251.76
Total Expenditures
5614.45
Balance
185.55
S5800.00 S5800.00
Article 29 (North Main Street Sewer with W'.P.A. Labor)
Appropriation S 1 000 . 00
Approved Bills 511 13
Balance
t |vs 57
PARK DEPARTMENT
The snow was cleared from the following Bleating rink- during
the winter: Shawsheen River al Ballardvale, rlusaey's Pond,
Rabbits Pond and the football field that had been sprayed.
The new Toro roller proved i i > worth in rolling the Park and
Playstead.
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A maple tree that had been blown over and an old pine (dis-
eased) were removed from the Park.
The football field was given an application of loam and lime.
It was then graded, seeded, and rolled. Later, both the football
and baseball fields were treated with cow manure.
New benches built by Town labor during the winter were in-
stalled at the Central Park.
The skinned area of the Ballardvale baseball field was filled
with marl, wetted, and rolled.
The Lawrence Gas and Electric Company set up three poles for
back-stop supports at the Central Playstead. The wire was
stretched by Town labor.
A ' ' Locke ' ' grass mower was purchased from the Power Lawn
Mower Company.
The playground equipment was set up after the fourth of July
and taken down after Labor Day.
To provide for adequate Park Maintenance for 1941, we recom-
mend an appropriation of $4,300.00, to be divided substantially as
follows :
PARK MAINTENANCE -
Labor
Lawn Mowers, Repairs, Etc.
Seed, Fertilizer, Loam and Tools
Basso Agreement
$3600.00
50.00
550.00
100.00
$4300.00
EXPENDITURES 1940
Appropriation
General Maintenance
$3677.86
Lawn Mowers, Repair, Etc.
110.99
Seed, Fertilizer, Loam and Tools
658.08
Basso Agreement
100.00
Total Expenditures
$4546.93
Balance
53.07
$4600.00
$4600.00 $4600.00
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Article 18 (Lawn Mower)
Appropriation $430 . 00
Approved Bills 430.00
Balance None
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES T. GILLIARD,
Superintendent
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1941 Town Warrant
and
Recommendations of the
Finance Committee
to either of the constables of the town of andover,
Greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to
notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified to
vote in Elections and Town Affairs to meet and assemble at the
designated polling places in Precincts One, Two, Three, Four,
Five, and Six, viz: The Town Hall in Precinct One; the Square
and Compass Hall in Precinct Two; the Administration Building,
Shawsheen Village, in Precinct Three; the Andover Grange Hall
in Precinct Four; the Old School House, Ballardvale, in Precinct
Five; and the Peabody House, Phillips Street, in Precinct Six, in
said Andover, on Monday, the third day of March, 1941 at 7.00
o'clock A.M., to act upon the following articles :
Article 1. To elect a Moderator for one year, Treasurer for
three years, Collector of Taxes for two years, one member of the
Board of Selectmen for three years, one member of the Board of
Assessors for three years, three members of the School Committee
for three years, one member of the Board of Public Works for
three years, one member of the Board of Health for three years,
three Constables for one year, one Trustee of Memorial Hall
Library for seven years, one Tree Warden for one year, one mem-
ber of the Planning Board for five years, and all town officers
required by law to be elected by ballot.
All the above candidates to be voted for Oil one ballot. The
polls will be open from 7.00 o'clock A.M. to 7.00 o'clock P.M.
After final action on the preceding Article ( me, the said meeting
Bhall stand adjourned by virtue of Section 20, Chapter MK of the
( '.eneral Laws, to Mmnlax . Match 10, at 7.00 o'clock P.M. at the
Memorial Auditorium, then and there to act upon the following
articles, namely :
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Article 2. To elect all other officers not required by law to be
elected by ballot.
Article 3. To establish the salary of elected Town Officers for
the ensuing year.
Article 4. To determine what sums of money shall be ap-
propriated for the following purposes :
Appropriation for the Assessors, Board of Selectmen, and all De-
partments under their control:
Recommendations for Year 1941
American Legion
$ 600.00
Veterans Foreign Wars
600.00
Armistice Day
150.00
Memorial Day
950.00
Aid to Dependent Children
8700.00
Soldiers Relief
4200.00
Military Aid
300.00
State Aid
450.00
Old Age Assistance
30000.00
Public Welfare
22000.00
Retirement Fund
13200.00
W.P.A. Material
1000.00
Damages to Persons and Property
500.00
Elections and Registrations
2530.00
Insurance
11000.00
Essex Tuberculosis Hospital
7282.64
Purification Clam Plant Portion
100.00
Pomps Pond
2200.00
Public Dump
825.00
Printing Town Report
710.00
Selectmen
2250.00
Treasurer
3145.00
Provided that the Town votes the sum
of $45 . 00 of the said
amount to be used for the purchase of
a new check protector.
Collector
4917.00
Accountant
2750.00
Assessors
4800.00
Town Clerk
3175.00
Moderator
10.00
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Town Counsel
750.00
Finance Committee
20 . 00
Planning Board and Survey
200 . 00
Dog Officer
225.00
Animal Inspector
250.00
Building Inspector
525.00
Town Scales
175.00
Inspector of Wires
425.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
450.00
Municipal Buildings
4100.00
Infirmary
9300.00
Moth Suppression
4500.00
Police Department
30607 . 00
Fire Department
30617.00
Brush Fires
1000.00
Interest
10150.00
Retirement of Bonds
38000.00
Tree Warden
5000.00
Board of Health
4500.00
Care of Tubercular Patients
3000.00
Trustees Memorial Hall Library
13704.00
Spring Grove Cemetery
9530.40
Provided that the Town votes the sum of $271.00 of the
said
amount to be used for the purchase of a motor mower.
Street Lighting Committee
19211.72
School Committee
187979.00
Playground Committee
2000 . 00
Appropriation for all Departments under the control of
the Board of
Public Works:
Highway Maintenance
49500 00
Water Maintenance
27800.00
Water Construction
10500 00
Parks and Playgrounds
4300.00
Sewer Maintenance
5800.00
Sn<ru Removal and Sanding
15000.00
Trucks, Garage and Repair Shop Maintenance
5200.00
1 J663 76
Article 5. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Town
Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money
from time to time after January 1, 1942, in anticipation of the
revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1942, in ac-
cordance with Section 4, Chapter 44, General Laws, and to issue
a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew
any note so issued for a period of less than one year, in accordance
with Section 17 of said Chapter 44.
Article 6. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
$13,500.00 for the purchase of a ladder truck for use in the Fire
Department.
(Approved)
Article 7. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
$1035.00 for the purchase of an automobile for use in the Fire De-
partment.
(Approved)
Article 8. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
$2750.00 for the purchase of a two-way radio system for installa-
tion in the Police Department.
(Approved)
Article 9. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
the sum of $500.00 and authorize the Board of Selectmen to pur-
chase a hard coal burning stoker for use at the Town Infirmary.
(Disapproved)
Article 10. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum
of nine hundred and thirty-five ($935.00) dollars to be used with
the turn-in value of an old \}/2 ton Chevrolet truck, for use in the
Tree and Moth Departments, on petition of George R. Abbott
and others.
(Disapproved)
Article 11. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum
of two hundred and seventy-five ($275.00) dollars for the purchase
of a power mower to be used by the Tree Department in cutting
along the roadsides, on petition of George R. Abbott and others.
(Disapproved)
236
Article 12. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to purchase two new telemeters (one for the high-service
and another for the low-service reservoirs) and appropriate the
sum of twelve hundred ($1200.00) dollars therefor, on petition of
the Board of Public Works.
(Approved)
Article 13. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
the sum of one thousand ($1000.00) dollars to be used for main-
taining, repairing and improving Town Highways under the pro-
vision of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, on petition of the
Board of Public Works.
(Approved)
Article 14. To see if the town will vote to establish a Road
Machinery Fund, to which shall be credited all receipts received
for the use or rental of road machinery, the proceeds to be ap-
propriated as voted by the town for road machinery purposes, or
take any action in relation thereto, on petition of the Board of
Public Works.
Article 15. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to build new sidewalks and appropriate the sum of
twenty-five hundred ($2500.00) dollars therefor, at the discretion
of and on petition of the Board of Public Works.
(Approved)
Article 16. To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to purchase a lawn mower and also the wings tor
another and appropriate the sum of seven hundred ($700.00) dol-
lars therefor, and that the price allowed for three old mowers be
used as part payment for the new mower, on petition of the Board
of Public Works.
(Approved)
Article 17. To see ii the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to purchase sewer cleaning de> ices and appropriate
the Mini of five hundred ($500.00) dollars therefor, on petition of
the Board of Public Works.
I Approved I
Article 18. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropri-
ate the sum of five thousand (S5000.00) dollars to be used to
hard-surface gravel roads which have been built with Federal
Funds under the direction of and on petition of the Board of Pub-
lic Works.
(Approved)
Article 19. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
the sum of eight thousand (S8000.00) dollars to be used for ma-
terial, supervision and truck hire, etc., in conjunction with Fed-
eral and Town Welfare labor which may be allotted, and to be
spent in any Department at the discretion of and on petition of
the Board of Public Works.
(Approved)
Article 20. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropri-
ate a sum of thirty-seven hundred and fifty (S3 750.00) dollars for
the improvement of River Road; said money to be used in con-
junction with any money which may be allotted by the State or
County, or both, for this purpose, at the discretion of and on peti-
tion of the Board of Public Works.
(Approved)
Article 21. To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to purchase a lead melting furnace and appropriate
the sum of one hundred and forty ($140.00) dollars therefor, on
petition of the Board of Public Works.
(Approved)
Article 22. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropri-
ate the sum of fifteen hundred ($1500.00) dollars to re-condition
the sewer pumps at the Sewer Pump House on Riverina Road, on
petition of the Board of Public Works.
(Approved)
Article 23. To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to purchase a sidewalk mechanical plow and ap-
propriate the sum of twenty-three hundred (S2300.00) dollars
therefor, on petition of the Board of Public Works.
(Approved)
238
Article 24. To see if the town will vote to acquire by purchase
or by eminent domain, the property, comprising approximately 33
acres of land and the buildings thereon, at or near the junction of
Chandler Road and Greenwood Road in the West Parish, which
the late Frederick Sander owned at his death, to be used for the
disposal of refuse and rubbish, and will appropriate the sum of
$4000.00 to be used in payment therefor.
(Approved)
Article 25. To see if the town will vote to accept as a Public
Way, and name Cheever Circle as approved by the Board of Sur-
vey, laid out by the Board of Selectmen, and shown on plan en-
titled "Acceptance Plan for a portion of Cheever Circle, Johnson
Acres," made June, 1940, by Morse, Dickinson and Goodwin,
Engineers, Haverhill, Mass.
Article 26. To see if the town will vote to purchase of Fred E.
Cheever the water mains, with appurtenances thereto belonging,
now laid in balance or completion of Cheever Circle, provided the
town votes to accept said road as Public Way, and to appropriate
the sum of two thousand three hundred twenty-six dollars and
sixty-seven cents (S2326.67) for said purpose, on petition of Fred
E. Cheever and others.
(Approved)
Article 27. To see if the town will vote to accept as a Public
Way, and name Foster Circle as approved by the Board of Sur-
vey, laid out by the Board of Selectmen, and shown on plan en-
titled "Acceptance Plan for Foster Acres," made June, 1940, by
Morse, Dickinson and Goodwin, Engineers, Haverhill, Mass.
Article 28. To see if the town will vote to purchase of How an h
J. Peters the water mains with appurtenances thereto belonging,
now laid in Foster Circle, provided the town votes to accept said
road as a public way, and to appropriate the sum oi two thousand
six hundred eighty ($2680.00) dollars, for said purpose, oil petition
of Howarth J. Peters and others.
(Approved)
Article 2°. To see if the town will vote to accept as a Public
Way and name Elm Conn as approved by the Board of Survey,
laid out by the Board of Selectmen, and shown <»n plan entitled
"Acceptance Plan for Elm Court," made January 1941, by
Morse, Dickinson and Goodwin, Engineers, Haverhill, Mass.
Article 30. To see if the town will vote to accept the lay-out of
the Board of Selectmen on Burnham Road, westerly of Boston
and Maine Railroad, according to a plan entitled "Resurvey of
portions of Burnham Road and York Street," drawn August,
1940 by Morse, Dickinson and Goodwin, Engineers, Haverhill,
Mass.
Article 31. To see if the town will vote to accept as a Public
Way and name Highland Avenue as laid out by the Board of Sur-
vey as shown on plan and profile entitled " Plan of Highland Ave-
nue owned by Peter S. Myatt dated, January, 1941 drawn by
Dana W. Clark, C.E., " on petition of Peter S. Myatt and others.
Article 32. To see if the Town of Andover will vote to accept
as a public way and name Iceland Road, as approved by the
Board of Survey and laid out by the Board of Selectmen as shown
on plan entitled "Plan and Profile of Iceland Road," dated
August, 1940, and drawn by John Franklin, C.E.
Article 33. To see if the town will accept additional part of
Princeton Avenue, Shawsheen Heights for the length of 520 feet
running south from Corbett Street to a point or stone bound as a
public way and shown on a plan on file with the Board of Survey,
dated January, 1941, drawn by John Franklin, C.E., on petition
of George R. Cairns and others.
Article 34. To see if the town will vote to purchase of George
and Frank Cairns the water mains with appurtenances thereto
belonging, now laid in said street known as Princeton Avenue,
running southerly off Corbett Street, provided the town votes to
accept said road as a public way and to appropriate the sum of
one thousand, one hundred and eighty-two dollars and fifty cents,
($1182.50) for said purpose, on petition of George and Frank
Cairns and others.
(Disapproved). Preliminary requirements of Board of Survey
and Selectmen incomplete.
Article 35. To see if the town will accept as a public way and
name, Lincoln Circle, one hundred eighty feet running northerly
from Shawsheen Road, plan on file with the Board of Survey,
240
dated May, 1940, drawn by Morse, Dickinson & Goodwin, C.E.,
on petition of George R. Cairns and others.
Article 36. To see if the town will vote to purchase of George
and Frank Cairns the water mains with appurtenances thereto
belonging, now laid in said street known as Lincoln Circle, run-
ning northerly from Shawsheen Road, provided the town votes to
accept said road as a public way and to appropriate the sum of six
hundred and thirty-two dollars and fifty cents (S632.50) for said
purpose, on petition of George and Frank Cairns and others.
(Disapproved). Preliminary requirements of Board of Survey
and Selectmen incomplete.
Article 37. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to eliminate a dangerous bend on Highland Road near
the Phillips Academy property and appropriate the sum of fifteen
hundred ($1500.00) dollars therefor, on petition of Joseph Myatt
and others.
(Disapproved). No one appeared before committee to explain
article.
Article 38. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to widen Dascomb Road from Clark Road to a point
beyond the house of Mr. W'alter E. Curtis and appropriate the
sum of sixteen hundred ($1600.00) dollars therefor, on petition of
William J. Riley and others.
(Disapproved). No one appeared before committee to explain
article.
Article 39. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to extend the water main from the corner of High
Plain Road and Beacon Street along Beacon Street, a distance of
approximately fifteen hundred feet and appropriate the sum of
two thousand five hundred and sixty ($2560.00) dollars therefor,
providing W.P.A. labor is available, on petition of Carl Stevens
and others.
(Approved). $1280.00 (Provided distance to be 750 ft. and
that 2 houses are built this year.)
Article 40. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lie Works tO extend the water main from the corner of River Road
and Brundrett Avenue along Brundretl Avenue a distance o\ tif-
241
teen hundred feet to the property of Jacob Shlakis and appropriate
the sum of two thousand three hundred and fifty ($2350.00) dol-
lars therefor, providing W.P.A. labor is available, on petition of
Alghi Shlakis and others.
(Disapproved)
Article 41. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to extend the water main from the corner of Brundrett
Avenue and River Road along Brundrett Avenue to the property
of Mr. Henry Robidoux and appropriate the sum of twenty-one
hundred ($2100.00) dollars therefor, on petition of Henry Robi-
doux and others.
(Disapproved)
Article 42. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to extend the water main from the corner of Sunset
Rock Road and Spring Grove Road along Spring Grove Road a
distance of approximately two hundred and seventy feet and ap-
propriate the sum of nine hundred and eighty ($980.00) dollars
therefor, on petition of George B. Home and others.
(Approved)
Article 43. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to extend the water main from the dead end on Vine
Street along Vine Street a distance of eight hundred and thirty-
two feet and appropriate the sum of eighteen hundred ($1800.00)
dollars therefor, providing W.P.A. labor is available, on petition
of Edward A. Doyle and others.
(Disapproved). No one appeared before committee to explain
article.
Article 44. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to provide and maintain Andover Skating Areas during
the cold weather until the Town Meeting in 1942, and appropriate
the sum of eight hundred ($800.00) dollars therefor and establish
this item as part of the regular budget, on petition of the Com-
mittee for Co-ordinated Recreation.
(Disapproved)
Article 45. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropri-
ate the sum of twenty-five hundred ($2500.00) dollars to be used
242
for the improvement of the grounds surrounding the Shawsheen
School under the supervision of the School Committee, on petition
of the Planning Board.
(Disapproved)
Article 46. To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen, the
Board of Health and the Committee appointed at the Town Meet-
ing in 1940 to survey the matter of disposal of garbage, rubbish
and ashes, or all or any of them, to contract on behalf of the town,
for a term of not more than three (3) years, for the collection and
disposal of its garbage, refuse and offal, and will appropriate the
sum of $12000.00 for the cost of such collection and disposal for
the current year, on petition of John M. MacKenzie and others.
(Disapproved)
Article 47. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the
sum of $1000.00 to begin the writing of a town history under the
supervision of the Andover Historical Society, for publication in
1946, on petition of William A. Trow and others.
(Disapproved). Sufficient data not presented for entire cost
of project.
Article 48. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to cut back the corner so as to give a better angle of
vision on Salem Street near the property of Mr. John Schemer
and appropriate the sum of six hundred and twenty-five ($625.00)
dollars therefor, on petition of John Schemer and others.
(Disapproved). Recommend same to be done by Board of
Public Works.
Article 49. To see if the town will vote to accept from Smith
P. and Lilla Burton on agreement to furnish the Town oi Andover
an easement allowing the laying and maintaining of a drainage
system across their land from Elm Street to High Street and raise
and appropriate the sum of $1200.00 to be spent under the direc-
tion of the Board of Public Works in making a Burvey, plans and
studies including a report with a view of providing suitable sani-
tary and surface drainage Mructures to adequately sen e that area
of the town, bounded on the west 1>\ High Street, Cheever Circle
and Pine Street, on the north by Haverhill Street, on the east by
North Andover Town Line and on the south by Summer Street.
243
All the above in accordance with local and State Board of
Health requirements, on petition of Frederick E. Cheever and
others.
(Disapproved). Believe cost should be borne by others.
Article 50. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to construct a sidewalk on the southerly side of Haver-
hill Street from Enmore Street to High Street and appropriate the
sum of twelve hundred and fifty ($1250.00) dollars therefor, on
petition of Philip F. Leslie and others.
(Disapproved)
Article 51. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to repair cement sidewalks and line up curbing on
streets in Shawsheen Village and appropriate the sum of fifteen
hundred ($1500.00) dollars therefor, on petition of A. Norman
Warhurst and others.
(Disapproved). Recommend matter be taken up with Board of
Public Works.
Article 52. To see if the town will amend the Zoning By-Law
by the adoption of the following :
Amend Section XII paragraph No. 4 to read
4. Permit conversion of a one-family or a two-family house
existing at the time this By-Law is adopted into a two-family or
apartment house, on petition of the Planning Board.
Article 53. To see if the town will amend its Zoning By-Laws
by extending northerly the business district on the easterly side of
North Main Street from the present termination thereof, about
opposite the southerly line of Lewis Street, so as to include in the
said business district the following land, with the buildings there-
on, owned by the trustees under the will of Jacob W. Barnard, to
wit:
A certain tract of land, with the buildings thereon, situated on
the easterly side of North Main Street and bounded southerly
ninety-two feet more or less by the present business district;
easterly two hundred seventy-one feet more or less by an embank-
ment wall at the westerly bound of land now or formerly of
Henry W. Barnard, of land now or formerly of Daniel and Mary
Hart, of land now or formerly of one McCarthy, and of land now
244
or formerly of one Barrett; northerly seventy feet more or less by
land now or formerly of one Kydd, and ninety-eight feet more or
less by land now or formerly of one Crowley; westerly two hun-
dred ninety-nine feet more or less by North Main Street, on peti-
tion of Foster C. Barnard and others.
Article 54. To see if the town will change Article IX Building
Laws, Section 12, Height of Building, the last sentence (In no
wooden tenement house hereafter erected shall any story or any
part thereof above the second story be occupied or arranged for
housekeeping independently of the lower stories nor shall any pro-
vision be made for cooking nor shall any cooking be done above
the second story) to read, where there is a front and rear exit to
a third story building, provision may be made to be occupied and
arranged for housekeeping and cooking, on petition of Patrick J.
Hannon and others.
Article 55. To see if the town will vote to permit Temple
Emanuel, a corporation organized under the laws of the Common-
wealth of Massachusetts, to use as a cemetery, for the burial
of human bodies, a certain tract of land, approximately seven (7)
acres, situated in the Northerly part of the Town of Andover,
near the boundary line of the City of Lawrence ; being part of a
parcel known as Currier Farm, as shown on a plan described as
"Proposed Cemetery Location in former Currier Farm, Andover
and Lawrence, Mass., dated September, 1940, Dana W. Clark,
C.E. and as approved and restricted by Andover Board of Ap-
peals, on petition of Samuel Resnik and others.
Article 56. To see if the town will vote to accept as a Public
Way and name Moraine Street as approved by the Board of Sur-
vey, laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown on plan en-
titled "Plan of Moraine Street, Andover, Mass." made January,
1941 by Dana W. Clark, C.E., on petition of William Nicoll and
others.
Article 57. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to install a sewer line, beginning at the sewer line on
Red Spring Road and extending along Moraine Street a distance
of approximately seven hundred feet and appropriate the sum of
twenty-one hundred (S2 100.00) dollars therefor, and assess better-
245
men ts upon the estates benefited by the above extension, on peti-
tion of William Nicoll and others.
(Disapproved). Preliminary requirements of Board of Survey
and Selectmen incomplete.
Article 58. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to shape up, gravel and hard surface Moraine Street
from the corner of Red Spring Road a distance of approximately
seven hundred (700) feet and appropriate the sum of five hundred
and forty ($540.00) dollars therefor, on petition of William Nicoll
and others.
(Disapproved)
Article 59. To see if the town will vote to sell the property
acquired by deed of the Collector of Taxes, dated December 11,
1937, recorded North Essex District Registry of Deeds, Book 612,
page 115.
Article 60. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to extend the water main from the corner of Porter
Road and Abbot Street along Abbot Street a distance of five
hundred feet and appropriate the sum of one thousand four hun-
dred and twenty-five ($1425.00) dollars therefor, on petition of
Louis G. Conkey and others.
(Disapproved). No definite data given for requirements of
same.
Article 61. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board
of Public Works to extend the water main from the present dead
end on Abbot Street, near cemetery entrance, a distance of four
hundred feet, and appropriate the sum of five hundred and eighty
($580.00) dollars therefor, provided W.P.A. labor is available, on
petition of Walter R. Selfridge and others.
(Approved)
Article 62. To see if the town will vote to accept as a Public
Way and name Bradley Avenue as approved by the Board of Sur-
vey, laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown on plan en-
titled "Plan of Subdivision and New Street, Andover, Mass.,
made June, 1940 by Dana W. Clark, C.E. "
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Article 63. To see if the town will vote to purchase of Walter
S. Walker, the water mains with appurtenances thereto belonging,
now laid in said street, known as Bradley Avenue, provided the
town votes to accept said road as a Public Way and to appropriate
the sum of $443.64 for said purpose, on petition of Walter S.
Walker and others.
(Disapproved). Preliminary requirements of Board of Survey
and Selectmen incomplete.
Article 64. To see if the town will vote to purchase from Karl
C. Killorin a certain piece of land on Lowell Street easterly of the
Haggetts Pond pumping station land, beginning at the corner of a
fence on the northerly side of Lowell Street along said fence
northerly four hundred feet more or less to the shore of Haggetts
Pond, then northeasterly along the shore of Haggetts Pond two
hundred twenty-five feet more or less, then southeasterly one
hundred twenty feet more or less to a fence, then easterly along
fence one hundred feet more or less, then southerly four hundred
feet more or less to fence and land of Hill, then westerly four
hundred eighteen feet along fence to point of beginning containing
three acres plus, and appropriate $1250.00 for said purchase on
petition of Karl C. Killorin and others.
(Disapproved)
Article 65. To determine what disposition shall be made of
unexpended appropriations and free cash in the treasury.
Article 66. To act upon the report of the Town Officers.
Article 67. To transact any other business that may legally
come before the meeting.
There is the usual uncertainty at this season of the year re-
garding the Town's receipts. In view of that fad
WE DO HOWEVER CALL TO VOIR ATTENTION
This year's recommended expenditures exceed last year's
actual appropriation by about $9500 00
AND
Last year you were able to vote $15000.00 from Free Cash to-
ward the reduction of the tax rate.
247
The amount available from this source this year cannot be
determined at time of going to press. However it seems likely
that the same amount will be available this year.
We therefore emphasize to you the fact that even though your
expenditures are kept down to our recommendations —
YOUR TAX RATE WILL INCREASE
UNLESS
State and County assessments are reduced below those of last
year, and
UNLESS
Your receipts (other than those from regular taxes) increase
over those of last year.
Total
SUMMARY
Actual Recommended
Approp. Appro p. Increase
1940 1941 1941
$668869.28 $678385.43 $9516.15
Actual taxable valuation for 1940
Estimated taxable valuation for 1941
$15756782.00
15906782.00
Tax Rate 1934 $29.50 Tax Rate 1937 $26.80
Tax Rate 1935 29 . 20 Tax Rate 1938 29 . 00
Tax Rate 1936 29.20 Tax Rate 1939 . 30.00
Tax Rate 1940— $30.00
HARVEY G. TURNER, Chairman
RALPH A. WOODCOCK, Secretary
HUGH BULLOCK
MITCHELL C. JOHNSON
JOSEPH M. HARGEDON
CHARLES P. GABELER
GEORGE A. STANLEY, JR.
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TOWN OF
ANDOVER
MASSACHUSETTS
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
TOWN OFFICERS
For the Fiscal Year Ending
DECEMBER 31, 1941
INDEX
PAGE
PAGE
Accounting Taxes and Assessments 103
Fire Department
68, 148
Aid to Dependent Children
84
Forest Fires
72
American Legion Quarters
94
Andover Post 2128 V.F.W.
95
General Government
Animal Inspector
65,156
Election and Registration
66
Appropriations for 1941
52
Municipal 'Buildings
67
Armistice Day
95
Town Officers
4
Assessments and Receipts (B.P.W.) 107
Assessors
63, 134
Highways
76
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
134
Municipal Properties and Public
Insurance
95
Improvements
135
Interest
101
Balance Sheet
120
Jury List
164
Board of Appeals
138
Board of Health
72, 152
Memorial Day
95
Board of Public Welfare
82, 145
Memorial Hall Library
91,167
Aid to Dependent Children
84
Certificate of A uditors
168
Infirmary
87, 147
Library Statistics
177
Old Age Assistance
86
Report of Librarian
169
Soldiers' Relief
89
Report of Trustees
168
State Aid
88
Military Aid
88
Board of Public Works
179
Milk Inspector
154
Accounts Receivable
112
Moderator
65
Assessments and Receipts
107
Moth Suppression
71,159
Highways
76
Moth Assessments
106
Sewers
75
Motor Vehicles Excise Tax
105, 134
Snow Removal and Sanding
79
Municipal Buildings
67
Water Maint. and Construction
Municipal Properties and Public
96,97
Improvements
135
Bonds, Redemption of See Town Debt
Building Inspector
70, 157
Old Age Assistance
86
Overlay
111
Cemetery Funds
114
Civilian Defense
67
Parks and Playgrounds
92
Planning Board
66, 136
Damages to Persons and Property 94
Playground Committee
93, 141
Departmental Accounts Receivable 112
Police Department
67, 150
Dog Officer
65
Pomps Pond Bathing Beach
94
Printing Town Reports
96
Election and Registration
66
Public Dump
Purification Plant
74
74
Essex County Tuberculosis
Hospital
Excess and Deficiency Account
74
113
Receipts for 1941
56
Expenditures for 1941
61
Reserve Fund
Retirement Report
102
143
Finance Committee
Finance Committee Recom-
65
*School Department
89
mendations
199
♦Also see School Report
PAGE
Sealer of Weights and Measures
70,162
Selective Service Board 142
Selectmen 61
Sewers 75
Assessments . 107
Sidewalk Assessments 107
Snow Removal and Sanding 79
Soldiers' Relief 89
Special Election 42
Special Primary 36
Spring Grove Cemetery 100, 161
State Aid 88
State Audit 47
Street Lighting 80
Tax Collector 63, 126
Moth Assessments 106
Summary of Tax Collector's Cash
Account 133
Tax Title Account 104
Town Accountant 51, 62
Accounting Taxes and Assessments 103
Appropriations for 19-11 52
Balance Sheet 120
Board of Public Works Accounts
Receivable 112
Departmental Accounts Receivable 1 12
Director of Accounts 47
Excess and Deficiency Account 113
Expenditures for 1941 61
John Cornell Fund
Maturing Debt
Overlay
Receipts for 1941
Reserve Fund
Town Debt
PAGE
113
101
111
56
102
119
^Trustees of Punchard Free School 1 16
Water Accounts Receivable 1 12
Town Clerk
Town Counsel
Town Debt
Town Infirmary
Town Meetings
Proceedings
Special Meeting
Warrants
Town Officers
Town Physician
Town Scales
Treasurer
Tree Warden
Trust Funds
46, 64
65
119
87, 147
12
16
39
199
4
156
96
62, 125
71, 158
115
*Trustees of Punchard Free School 1 16
Vital Statistics
46
Water Accounts Receivable 112
Water Maint. and Construction 96, 97
Wire Inspector 70, 163
*Also see School Report
Town Officers
ELECTED AND APPOINTED
Moderator
FREDERICK BUTLER
Board of Selectmen and Public Welfare
"HOWELL F. SHEPARD Term expires 1943
J. EVERETT COLLINS, Secretary "■ " 1944
ROY E. HARDY, Chairman . " " 1942
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Clerk
ARTHUR W. COLE, Agent, Bureau of Old Age Assistance and
Welfare Board
Board of Assessors
*HOWELL F. SHEPARD Term expires 1943
J. EVERETT COLLINS " " 1944
ROY E. HARDY, Chairman " " 1942
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Clerk
Assistant Assessors and Registrars
EDITH R. H. KITCHIN JOHN J. DOYLE
CHARLES S. COOK JAMES D. DOHERTY
CARL N. LINDSAY MAY L. NOYES
Town Clerk
GEORGE H. WINSLOW Term expires 1942
Collector of Taxes
JAMES P. CHRISTIE Term expires 1943
Treasurer
THAXTER EATON Term expires 1944
Town Accountant Town Counsel
MARY COLLINS ARTHUR SWEENEY
Board of Retirement
MARY COLLINS, Chairman Term expires 1943
EDMOND E. HAMMOND " " 1943
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Secretary " " 1941
"Resigned
Burial Agent, Soldiers and Sailors
FRANCIS P. MARKEY
Board of Public Works
SIDNEY P. WHITE, Chairman Term expires 1944
JOHN H. PLAYDON, Secretary " " 1942
EDWARD P. HALL " " 1942
WILLIAM F. BARRON " " 1943
JOHN P. WHITE " " 1943
CHARLES T. GILLIARD, Superintendent
EDWARD R. LAWSON, Assistant Superintendent
School Committee
FREDERICK C. SMITH, Chairman
KATHERINE A. BALDWIN
*ALBERT C. MORRIS
HAROLD T. HOUSTON
ARTHUR R. LEWIS, Secretary
JULIE S. MUSK
WILLIAM A. DOHERTY
JOHN M. ERVING
MALCOLM B. McTERNEN
KENNETH L. SHERMAN, Superintendent
Attendance Officer School Physician
JOHN CAMPBELL PHILIP W. BLAKE, M.l>.
Athletic Medical Director School Nurse
HARRY B. EAST, M.D. EDITH MORETON, R.N.
Director, Continuation School
CARL M. GAHAN
Board of Health
PERCY J. LOOK, M.D., Chairman Term expires 1943
FRANKLIN II. STACEY, Secretary " " 1942
GEORGE G. BROWN 1941
I.OTTA M. JOHNSON, R.N., Nurse and Agent
ALFRED C. STACEY, B.T.C., Milk Inspector
Resigned
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Inspector of Slaughtering
RAY S. YOUMANS
Inspector of Buildings Inspector of Plumbing
JOHN J. DRISCOLL JOSEPH P. NOLAN
Planning Board and Board of Survey
WALTER M. LAMONT, Chairman Term expires 1945
EDWARD P. HALL " " 1946
SIDNEY P. WHITE " " 1942
HERBERT LEWIS " " 1943
WALTER TOMLINSON " " 1944
Inspector of Wires Sealer of Weights and Measures
WILLIAM J. YOUNG LEWIS N. MEARS
WILLIAM C. BROWN, Deputy
Trustees of Memorial Hall Library
PHILIP F. RIPLEY, Chairman Term expires 1943
*GEORGE F. SAWYER, Secretary and Treasurer
" 1948
NATHAN C. HAMBLIN " " 1942
HENRY G. TYER " " 1944
BURTON S. FLAGG " " 1945
CLAUDE M. FUESS " " 1946
MARY BYERS SMITH " " 1947
MIRIAM PUTNAM, Librarian
Trustees of Pun chard Free School
REY. FREDERICK B. NOSS, President
REV. DONALD H. SAVAGE
REV. ALBERT C. MORRIS
EDMOND E. HAMMOND, Clerk and Treasurer
WILLIAM A. TROW Term expires 1943
MYRON E. GUTTERSON " " 1943
HENRY G. TYER " " 1943
CHARLES C. KIMBALL " " 1943
* Resigned
Trustees of Cornell Fund
EDWARD P. HALL Term expires 1944
ARTHUR W. COLE " " 1942
FREDERICK E. CHEEVER, Treasurer " " 1943
Trustees of Spring Grove Cemetery
FRANK R. PETTY, Chairman Term expires 1942
CLIFFORD W. DUNNELLS " " 1944
FRED G. CHENEY " " 1942
WALTER E. CURTIS " " 1943
FREDERICK E. CHEEVER " " 1943
JESSE E. WEST, Superintendent
Board of Registrars
RALPH A. BAILEY, Chairman Term expires 1942
JOHN W. STARK " " 1944
FRANCIS D. HURLEY " " 1943
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Clerk
Street Lighting Committee
ERNEST R. EDWARDS, Chairman
WILLIAM H. MERCHANT
ELDON E. STARKE CHESTER A. JOHNSON
JOSEPH T. REMMES
Finance Committee
HARVEY G. TURNER, Chairman HUGH BULLOCK
RALPH A. WOODCOCK, Secretary
CHARLES B. GABELER
MITCHELL JOHNSON JOSEPH M. HARGEDON
Supervised Play Committee
STAFFORD LINDSAY, Chairman HARRY I. EMMONS
CHARLES J. BAILEY RICHARD O'BRIEN
JAMES GILLEN MRS. GEORGE G. BROWN
HAROLD L. PETERS FRANCIS P. MARKED
Superintendent of Moth Department and Tree Warden
GEORGE R. ABBOTT
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Pomps Pond Committee
GEORGE G. BROWN, Chairman
GORDON B. ELLIOTT EDWARD LEFEBVRE
Board of Appeals
JAMES S. EASTHAM, Chairman Term expires 1943
ROY E. HARDY, Secretary " " 1941
WALTER M. LAMONT " "1942
EDWARD P. HALL Associate member
WALTER C. TOMLINSON
Town Physician
JOHN J. HARTIGAN, M.D.
Fire Department
CHARLES E. BUCHAN, Chief
LESTER HILTON, Deputy Chief
Central Station — Permanent Men
ALBERT COLE, Lieutenant TIMOTHY MADDEN
KERR SPARKS ALEXANDER MACKENZIE
HENRY POMEROY JOHN COLE
Central Station — Call Men
FREDERICK L. COLLINS, Captain
WILLIAM COLLINS EARL URBAN
WILLIAM ROSS EDWARD DOWNS
WINTHROP K. WHITE HERBERT BROWN
ROBERT JACKSON ARCHIBALD MACLAREN
JAMES WILLIAMS HARRY M. HAYWARD
Station No. 2 — Permanent Men
RALPH BAKER GORDON COUTTS
Station No. 2— Call Men
JAMES OLDROYD, Lieutenant
CHARLES MURNANE FOSTER MATTHEWS
HENRY PLATT HOWARD L. COLBATH
PATRICK MURNANE
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Forest Warden
CHARLES E. BFCHAN
Police Department
GEORGE A. DANE. Chief
Sergeants
WILLIAM R. HICKEY DAVID NICOLL
JAMES WALKER DAVID GILLESPIE
JOHN DEYERMOND CARL STEVENS
ARTHUR JOWETT FRANK McBRIDE
GEORGE F. DFFTON WILLIAM STEWART
JOSEPH A. DAVIS
Reserve Officers
ALAN G. CHADWICK GEORGE S. L. WALDIE
JAMES LYNCH JOSEPH E. O'BRIEN
Provisional Temporary Officers
JOHN CAMPBELL GEORGE N. SPARKS
DAVID M. MAY ROBERT DOBBIE
EUGENE R. ZALLA WINTHROP K. WHITE
william j. McCarthy
HERBERT H. LYLE, Dog Officer
Constables
Terms expire 1941
GEORGE A. DANE J. LEWIS SMITH
GEORGE \. SPARKS
J. LEWIS SMITH, Civil Constable
Inspector of A nitnals
MDMA P. WHITE
Surveyors of Wood, Hark ami Lun
EDWARD s. HARDY JOSEPH 1. PI 1 M \\
Public Weighers
BENJAMIN JAQUES LOUIS BEAULIEU
JEROME W. CROSS BERNARD L. McDONALD
HERBERT W. AUTY GUY B. HOWE
ALEXANDER MACKENZIE WENDELL H. KYDD
HENRY BURBINE W. GORDON COUTTS
FRED MacCORD
Fence Viewers
GEORGE A. DANE
CHARLES T. GILLIARD RAYMOND L. BUCHAN
Town of Andover
Population— 1940 Census, 11,077
Registered Voters — 1941, 6,657
Political subdivisions including Andover
Senators
DAVID I. WALSH— Clinton
HENRY CABOT LODGE, Jr.— Beverly
Seventh Congressional District
THOMAS J. LANE, 92 Abbott St., Lawrence, Mass.
Fifth Councillor District
JAMES A. DONOVAN, 12 Ridge Rd., Lawrence
Fourth Essex Senatorial District
FRANK D. BABCOCK, 4 Nichols Street, Haverhill
Representatives
Fourth Essex Representative District
J. EVERETT COLLINS, 35 Summer Street, Andover
HAROLD S. PEDLER, 174 Broadway, Methuen
RAYMOND W. SCHLAPP, 41 Elm Street, Methuen
Essex County Commissioners
FREDERICK BUTLER, Andover
C. F. NELSON PRATT, Saugus
J. FRED MANNING, Lynn
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Selective Service
Local Board No. 3 Town Hall, Andover, Mass.
Representing Andover, Boxford, and North Andover.
The Board has five voting members:
HUGH BULLOCK, Andover
HENRY S. HOPPER, Andover (Secretary)
CORNELIUS J. MAHONEY, North Andover
WALTER K. MORSS, Boxford
SAMUEL F. ROCKWELL, North Andover (Chairman)
E. BARTON CHAPIN, Government Appeal Agent
DR. PHILIP W. BLAKE, Examining Physician
DR. JOHN J. HARTIGAN, Examining Physician
DR. WILLIAM A. FLEMING, Examining Physician
(Dental)
ARTHUR W. COLE, Re-employment Agent
CLINTON H. STEVENS, Chief Clerk
LAURETTA S. WILSON, Stenographer
To advise and assist registrants in preparing questionnaires,
claims, etc., there is an Advisory Board for Registrants- —
JAMES S. EASTHAM, Andover, Chairman
ROY E. HARDY, Andover
C. CARLETON KIMBALL, Andover
There are also several Associate Members.
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Annual Town Meeting
MARCH 3, 1941
Agreeably to a warrant signed by the Selectmen, February 10th,
1941 the inhabitants of the Town of Andover qualified to vote in
elections and town affairs, met and assembled at the designated
polling places in Precincts One, Two, Three, Four, Five and Six,
viz: The Town Hall in Precinct One; the Square and Compass
Hall in Precinct Two; the Administration Building, Shawsheen
Village, in Precinct Three; the Andover Grange Hall in Precinct
Four; the Old Schoolhouse, Ballardvale, in Precinct Five; and
the Peabody House, Phillips Street, in Precinct Six, in said
Andover, on Monday, the third day of March, 1941 at 7:00
o'clock A.M.
Essex, ss. Andover, March 3rd, 1941
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, I, the subscriber, one of the
Constables of the Town of Andover, have notified the inhabi-
tants of said town to meet at the time and places and for the
purposes stated in said warrant by posting a true and attested
copy of the same, on the Town House, on each Schoolhouse and in
no less than five other public places where bills and notices are
usually posted and by publication in the Andover Townsman.
Said warrants have been posted and published seven days.
GEORGE N. SPARKS, Constable
Took up Article One and proceeded to vote for Town Officers.
The ballot boxes were found to be empty and registered 0000.
The polls were opened at seven o'clock a.m. and closed at seven
o'clock p.m. The total number of ballots cast was 3574, viz:
Precinct One, 854; Precinct Two, 836; Precinct Three, 664;
Precinct Four, 353; Precinct Five, 312; Precinct Six, 555.
Moderator — One Year
Precincts
1 2 3 4 5 6
639 584 514 292 249 462 Frederick Butler 2740
2 George E. Lawrence 2
1 James B. Gillen 1
215 252 149 61 63 91 Blanks 831
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1
738
116
719
135
Town
Treasures
-Three Years
Precincts
2
3 4
5 6
687
548 308
273 505
Thaxter Eaton
3059
149
116 45
39 50
Blanks
515
COLLEC
tor OF Taxi-
;s — Two Years
650
560 308
261 499
James P. Christie
2997
ISO
104 45
51 56
Blanks
577
Selectman — Three Years
428 385 402 221 187 295 J. Everett Collins 1918
410 420 239 114 119 247 P. Le Roy Wilson 1549
16 31 23 18 6 13 Blanks 107
Assessor — Three Years
430 382 395 205 186 293 J. Everett Collins 1891
407 417 235 124 119 245 P. LeRoy Wilson 1547
17 37 34 24 7 17 Blanks 136
School Committee — Three Years
543 451 416 217 193 396 Katherine A. Baldwin 2216
314 325 296 171 180 224 Mildred H. Brown 1510
538 461 354 203 161 340 Albert C. Morris 2057
612 499 482 244 202 397 Frederick C. Smith 2436
1 Henry W. Plat t 1
555 772 444 224 199 308 Blanks 2502
Board of Public Works— Three Years
318 445 426 151 94 15S George R. Cairns 1592
506 361 22.^ 189 209 376 Sidney P. White 1864
50 30 15 13 9 21 Blanks lis
Trustee of Memorial Hall Library Seven Years
(.11 555 505 K,^ 228 463 George F. Sawyer 2655
215 2N5 159 88 84 92 Blanks 919
Bo \ki> < >i Health Three \ eai -
\s\ 139 242 193 220 331 George G. Brown 1906
25o 221 550 108 66 148 Gordon M. Thompson 1146
L23 175 72 52 26 76 Blanks
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Tree Warden — One Year
Precincts
1 2 3 4 5 6
532 324 358 210 182 370 George R. Abbott 1976
304 493 283 137 126 167 Thomas F. Morrissev 1510
18 19 23 6 4 18 Blanks 88
Planning Board — Five Years
668 564 500 285 259 460 Edward P. Hall 2736
186 272 164 68 53 95 Blanks 838
Constables — One Year
706 612 528 278 248 473 George A. Dane 2845
651 541 491 260 223 436 J. Lewis Smith 2602
653 579 481 264 265 453 George N. Sparks 2695
1 William D. Stark 1
1 Walter York 1
552 775 492 257 199 303 Blanks 2578
All the foregoing officers were voted for on one ballot and
check lists were used.
Report of Clerk — Precinct One
March 3rd, 1941
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge, Rowland L. Luce
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 856/ Number of
ballots received 1486. Ballot box skipped 2. Number of ballots
returned 638. Absentee ballots 6. Number of ballots cast 854.
Police officer on duty, John Campbell. Voted to count ballots at
9 A.M.
JOSEPH W. McNALLY, Clerk
Report of Clerk — Precinct Two
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge, Joseph A. Mc-
Carthy. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls
closed at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 840 —
skipped 4. Number of ballots received 1500. Number of ballots
returned 664. Number of ballots cast 836. Police officer on duty,
Robert Dobbie. Voted to count ballots at 8.30 a.m.
DANA W. CLARK, Clerk
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Report of Clerk Precinct Three
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge, Stafford A. Lindsay.
Ballot box registered when polls opened ()()()(). Polls closed at
7 P.M. Box jumped 1. Ballots box registered when polls closed
665. Number of ballots received 1346. Number of ballots re-
turned 682. Number of ballots cast 664. Police officer on duty,
Joseph E. O'Brien. Voted to count ballots at 7.15 A.M.
MICHAEL A. BURKE, Clerk
Report of Clerk — Precinct Foir
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge, George \V. Disbrow.
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 353. Number of
ballots received 654. Number of ballots returned 301. Number
of ballots cast (1 A.V.) 353. Police officer on duty, Joseph A. Davis.
Voted to count ballots at 10.30 A.M.
ALFRED BLANCHETTE, Clerk
Report of Clerk — Precinxt Five
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge, Clester E. Matthews.
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 312. Number of
ballots received 574. Number of ballots returned 262. Number of
ballots cast 312. Police officer on duty, George N. Sparks. Voted
to count ballots at 1 P.M.
ARTHUR L. MARION. Clerk
Report of Clere Pre< i\< i Six
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge. Llewellyn 1 >. Pome-
roy. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polla closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 555. Number <>t"
ballots received 1110 plus 2 a.v. Number of ballots returned 555
plus 2 destroyed. Number of ballots cast 555. Puller officer on
duty. ( ieorge Dufton. Voted to count ballots at ().5<> AM
JOSEPH A. \.\ Mil. Clerk
After final action of Article ( me tin- said meeting was adjourned
l>\ virtue ol Section 20, Chapter S() <>t General Laws to Monday,
March 10th .it 7 o'clock P.M. at the Memorial Auditorium.
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ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 10, 1941
The check lists showed that six hundred thirty-three voters
entered the auditorium.
The meeting was called to order by Frederick Butler, Moder-
ator.
Before taking up the regular business it was the unanimous
consent of the meeting to admit Miss Florence Gallarane, sten-
ographer, to record the meeting; also Miss Smith from Abbot
Academy with her class of eight on Municipal Economics and
After reading the warrant Moderator Frederick Butler de-
clared the following result under Article One of March 3rd :
Frederick Butler elected Moderator for one year.
Thaxter Eaton elected Town Treasurer for three years.
James P. Christie elected Collector of Taxes for two years.
J. Everett Collins elected Selectman for three years.
J. Everett Collins elected Assessor for three years.
Katherine A. Baldwin elected member of School Committee for
three years.
Albert C. Morris elected member of School Committee for
three years.
Frederick C. Smith elected member of School Committee for
three years.
Sidney P. White elected member of Board of Public Works for
three years.
George F. Sawyer elected trustee of Memorial Hall Library
for seven years.
George G. Brown elected member of Board of Health for three
years.
George R. Abbott elected Tree Warden for one year.
Edward P. Hall elected member of Planning Board for five
years.
George A. Dane elected Constable for one year.
J. Lewis Smith elected Constable for one year.
George N. Sparks elected Constable for one year.
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Article 2. To elect all other officers not required by law to
be elected by ballot.
Voted — that Edward P. Hall serve as Trustee of Cornell Fund
for three years.
Article 3. To establish the salary of elected Town Officers
for the ensuing year.
Voted — that the salaries of the elected Town Officers for the
ensuing year be established as follows:
Chairman, Board of Selectmen S 400.00
Two members at S300.00 each 600 . 00
Board of Assessors
Three members at $400.00 each 1 200 . 00
Board of Public Welfare
Three members at S100.00 each 300.00
Town Clerk 2200.00
Collector of Taxes 2250 . 00
Town Treasurer 2500.00
Moth Superintendent and Tree Warden, combined salary
for both per week 35.00
Board of Health
Chairman 50.00
Secretary 75.00
Representing Doctor 100.00
Secretary, Board of Public Works 100.00
Treasurer, Library Trustees 100.00
Treasurer, Punchard Trustees 200.00
Moderator, per meeting 10.00
Article 4. To determine what sums of money shall be ap-
propriated for the following purposes: Appropriation for the
Assessors, Board of Selectmen, and all departments under their
control :
Voted, to appropriate the following stated sums of monej :
American Legion 600.00
Veterans of Foreign Wars 600.00
Armistice I )ay 150.00
Memorial Day 950 00
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Aid to Dependent Children
8700.00
Soldiers Relief
4200.00
Military Aid
300.00
State Aid
450.00
Old Age Assistance
30000.00
Public Welfare
22000.00
Retirement Fund
13200.00
W.P.A. Material
1000.00
Damages to Persons and Property
500.00
Elections and Registrations
2530.00
Insurance
11000.00
Essex Tuberculosis Hospital
7282.64
Purification Clam Plant Portion
100.00
Pomps Pond
2200.00
Public Dump
825.00
Printing Town Report
829.50
Selectmen
2250.00
Treasurer
3145.00
(to include the sum of $45. for the purchase of a
new check pro-
tector)
Collector
4917.00
Accountant
2750.00
Assessors
4800.00
Town Clerk
3175.00
Moderator
10.00
Town Counsel
750.00
Finance Committee
20.00
Planning Board and Survey
200.00
Dog Officer
225.00
Animal Inspector
250.00
Building Inspector
525.00
Town Scales
175.00
Inspector of Wires
425.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
450.00
Municipal Buildings
4100.00
Infirmary
9300.00
Moth Suppression
4500.00
Police Department
30607.00
Fire Department
30617.00
Brush Fires
1000.00
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Interest 10150.00
Retirement of Bonds 38000 . 00
Appropriation for:
Tree Warden 5000 . 00
Board of Health 4500.00
Care of Tubercular Patients 3000 . 00
Trustees of Memorial Hall Library 13704.00
plus dog tax refunds
Spring Grove Cemetery 9530.40
(to include the sum of $271.00 for the purchase of a
motor mower)
Street Lighting Committee 19211 . 72
School Committee 1 87979 . 00
Playground Committee 2000.00
Appropriation for all Departments under the control
of the Board of Public Works:
Highwat Maintenance 49500 . 00
Water Maintenance 27800 . 00
Water Construction 1 0500 . 00
Parks and Playgrounds 4300 . 00
Sewer Maintenance 5800.00
Snow Removal and Sanding 15000.00
$1200.00 of which is to be available for the purchase
of equipment, if necessary, at the discretion of the
Board of Public Works.
Trucks, Garage and Repair Shop Maintenance 5200.00
Total Departmental $622783.26
Special Articles
Article 6— Ladder Truck— Fire Dept. 13500. 0<
Article 7— Purchase Auto— Fire Dept. 1035 .01
Article 8 — Two way radio system — Police 1 tept. 2750.04
Article 10 — Truck — Tree and Moth Dept., with turn-in
value 935. Ot
ARTICLE 12 — Purchase two new telemeters B.P.W. 1200. 0(
Article 13 Repairs, maintenance and improving high-
ways, under Chapter 90 1000 oi
Article 15 New Sidewalks B.P.W. 2500 (M
Article 16 Purchase Lawn mower and wings B.P.W, 700. 04
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500
.00
5000
00
8000
.00
3750
.00
140
.00
1500
.00
2300
.00
4000
.00
Article 17 — Purchase — Sewer cleaning devices — B.P.W.
Article 18— Hard Surface— Gravel Roads— B. PAY.
Article 19 — Purchase — materials, supervision and
truck hire in conjunction with Federal and town
labor— B. PAY.
Article 20 — River Rd. improvement — B.PAY.
Article 21 — Purchase lead melting furnace — B.PAY.
Article 22 — Recondition — Sewer Pumps — B.P.W.
Article 23 — Sidewalk Mechanical plow — B.P.W.
Article 24 — Purchase — Sander property
Article 26 — Purchase Water mains with appurtenances
Cheever Circle 2326 . 67
Article 28 — Purchase Water mains with appurtenances
Foster Circle 2680.00
Article 39— Water Main Ext. High Plain Rd. and
Beacon St. with W.P.A. labor 1280.00
Article 42 — Water Main Ext. Sunset Rock Rd. and
Spring Grove Rd. in conj. with W.P.A. labor 608 . 00
Article 61— Water Main Ext. Abbot St. with W.P.A.
labor 580.00
Total Special Articles 56284 . 67
Grand Total S679067.93
Article 5. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Town
Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money
from time to time after January 1, 1942, in anticipation of the
revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1942, in ac-
cordance with Section 4, Chapter 44, General Laws, and to issue
a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew
any note so issued for a period of less than one year, in accordance
with Section 1 7 of said Chapter 44.
Upon motion made by Mr. Eaton, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the
Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time after January 1,
1942, in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning
January 1, 1942, in accordance with Section 4, Chapter 44, Gen-
eral Laws, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within
one year, and to renew any note so issued for a period of less than
one year, in accordance with Section 1 7 of said Chapter 44.
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Article 6. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
S13,500.00 for the purchase of a ladder truck for use in the Fire
Department.
Upon motion made by Mr. Shepard, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to raise and appropriate SI 3,500.00 for the purchase of a
ladder truck for use in the Fire Department.
Article 7. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
SS1035.00 for the purchase of an automobile for use in the Fire De-
partment.
Upon motion made by Mr. Shepard, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to raise and appropriate $1035.00 for the purchase of an
automobile for use in the Fire Department.
Article 8. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
$2750.00 for the purchase of a two-way radio system for installa-
tion in the Police Department.
Upon motion made by Mr. Shepard, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to raise and appropriate $2750.00 for the purchase of a
two-way radio system for installation in the Police Department.
Article 9. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
the sum of NS500.00 and authorize the Board of Selectmen to pur-
chase a hard coal burning stoker for use at the Town Infirmary.
I j)on motion made by Mr. Shepard, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, that Article 9 be withdrawn.
Article 10. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum
of nine hundred and thirty-five ($935.00) dollars to be used with
the turn-in value of an old 1 Yi ton Chevrolet truck, for use in the
Tree and Moth Department-, on petition of George K. Abbott
and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Abbott, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to appropriate $935.00, together with the turn-in value of
an old one and one-hall ton Chevrolet truck lor use in the Tree
and Moth Departments, for the purchase of a new one and one-
half ton truck.
A R 1 1 u.i LI. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum
of two hundred and seventy-five $275.00 dollar- for the purchase
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of a power mower to be used by the Tree Department in cutting
along the roadsides, on petition of George R. Abbott and others.
Voted, that article be defeated.
Article 12. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to purchase two new telemeters (one for the high-service
and another for the low-service reservoirs) and appropriate the
sum of twelve hundred ($1200.00) dollars therefor, on petition of
the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion of Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was Voted,
that the sum of $1200.00 be appropriated for the purchase of two
new telemeters.
Article 13. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
the sum of one thousand ($1000.00) dollars to be used for main-
taining, repairing and improving Town Highways under the pro-
vision of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, on petition of the
Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $1000. to be used for
maintaining, repairing and improving Town highways under the
provision of Chapter 90 of the General Laws.
Article 14. To see if the town will vote to establish a Road
Machinery Fund, to which shall be credited all receipts received
for the use or rental of road machinery, the proceeds to be ap-
propriated as voted by the town for road machinery purposes, or
take any action in relation thereto, on petition of the Board of
Public Works.
Upon motion by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was Voted,
that article be adopted as printed.
Article 15. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to build new sidewalks and appropriate the sum of
twenty-five hundred ($2500.00) dollars therefor, at the discretion
of and on petition of the Board of Public Wrorks.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to authorize the Board of Public Works to build new side-
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walks and appropriate the sum of $2500 therefor, at the discretion
of the Board of Public Works.
Article 16. To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to purchase a lawn mower and also the wings for
another and appropriate the sum of seven hundred ($700.00) dol-
lars therefor, and that the price allowed for three old mowers be
used as part payment for the new mower, on petition of the Board
of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase a lawn
mower and also the wings for another and appropriate the sum of
$700 therefor, and that the price allowed for three old mowers be
used as part payment for the new mower.
Article 17. To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to purchase sewer cleaning devices and appropriate
the sum of five hundred ($500.00) dollars therefor, on petition of
the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase
sewer cleaning devices and appropriate the sum of $500.00
therefor.
Article 18. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropri-
ate the sum of five thousand ($5000.00) dollars to be used to
hard-surface gravel roads which have been built with Federal
Funds under the direction of and on petition of the Board of Pub-
lic Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of S5000. to be used to
hard-surface gravel roads which have been built with Federal
Funds, under the direction of the Board of Public Works.
Article 19. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
the sum of eight thousand (88000. 00) dollars to be used for ma-
terial, supervision and truck hire, etc., in conjunction with Fed-
eral and Town Welfare labor which may be allotted, and to be
spent in any Department at the discretion of and on petition of
the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $8000 to be used for
material, supervision and truck hire, etc., in conjunction with
Federal and Town Welfare labor which may be allotted, and to be
spent in any Department at the discretion of the Board of Public
Works.
Article 20. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropri-
ate a sum of thirty-seven hundred and fifty ($3750.00) dollars for
the improvement of River Road; said money to be used in con-
junction with any money which may be allotted by the State or
County, or both, for this purpose, at the discretion of and on peti-
tion of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to raise and appropriate a sum of $3750. for fhe improve-
ment of River Road; said money to be used in conjunction with
any money which may be allotted by the State or County, or
both, for this purpose, at the discretion of the Board of Public
Works.
Article 21. To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to purchase a lead melting furnace and appropriate
the sum of one hundred and forty ($140.00) dollars therefor, on
petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase a
lead melting furnace and appropriate the sum of $140. therefor.
Article 22. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropri-
ate the sum of fifteen hundred ($1500.00) dollars to re-condition
the sewer pumps at the Sewer Pump House on Riverina Road, on
petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $1500. to re-condition
the sewer pumps at the Sewer Pump House on Riverina Road.
Article 23. To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to purchase a sidewalk mechanical plow and ap-
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propriate the sum of twenty-three hundred ($2300.00) dollars
therefor, on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to authorize the Board of Public Works to purchase a
sidewalk mechanical plow and appropriate the sum of $2300
therefor.
Article 24. To see if the town will vote to acquire by purchase
or by eminent domain, the property, comprising approximately 33
acres of land and the buildings thereon, at or near the junction of
Chandler Road and Greenwood Road in the West Parish, which
the late Frederick Sander owned at his death, to be used for the
disposal of refuse and rubbish, and will appropriate the sum of
$4000.00 to be used in payment therefor.
Upon motion made by Mr. Shepard, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to adopt the article as read. (201 voted in the affirmative,
113 in the negative.)
Article 25. To see if the town will vote to accept as a Public
Way, and name Cheever Circle as approved by the Board of Sur-
vey, laid out by the Board of Selectmen, and shown on plan en-
titled "Acceptance Plan for a portion of Cheever Circle, Johnson
Acres," made June, 1940, by Morse, Dickinson and Goodwin,
Engineers, Haverhill, Mass.
Upon motion made by Mr. Cheever, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to accept as a Public Way, and name Cheever Circle as
approved by the Board of Survey, laid out by the Board of
Selectmen, and shown on plan entitled "Acceptance Plan for a
portion of Cheever Circle, Johnson Acres," made June, 1940, by
Morse, Dickinson and Goodwin, Engineers, Haverhill, Mass.
Article 26. To see if the town will vote to purchase of Fred E.
Cheever the water mains, with appurtenances thereto belonging,
now laid in balance or completion of Cheever Circle, provided the
town votes to accept said road as Public Way, and to appropriate
the sum of two thousand three hundred twenty-six dollars and
sixty-seven cents ($2326.67^ for said purpose, on petition of Fred
K. Cheever and others.
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Upon motion made by Mr. Cheever, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to purchase of Fred E. Cheever the water mains, with
appurtenances thereto belonging, now laid in balance or com-
pletion of Cheever Circle, and to appropriate the sum of $2326.67
for said purpose.
Article 27. To see if the town will vote to accept as a Public
Way, and name Foster Circle as approved by the Board of Sur-
vey, laid out by the Board of Selectmen, and shown on plan en-
titled "Acceptance Plan for Foster Acres," made June, 1940, by
Morse, Dickinson and Goodwin, Engineers, Haverhill, Mass.
Upon motion made by Mr. Peters, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to accept as a Public Way, and name Foster Circle as
approved by the Board of Survey, laid out by the Board of Select-
men, and shown on plan entitled " Acceptance Plan for Foster
Acres," made June, 1940, by Morse, Dickinson and Goodwin,
Engineers, Haverhill, Mass.
Article 28. To see if the town will vote to purchase of Howarth
J. Peters the water mains with appurtenances thereto belonging,
now laid in Foster Circle, provided the town votes to accept said
road as a public way, and to appropriate the sum of two thousand
six hundred eighty ($2680.00) dollars, for said purpose, on petition
of Howarth J. Peters and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Peters, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to purchase of Howarth J. Peters the water mains with
appurtenances thereto belonging, now laid in Foster Circle, and
to appropriate the sum of $2680 for said purpose.
Upon motion of Mr. Shepard, it was Voted, to take up col-
lectively Articles 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 56, 57, 58, 62, and 63.
and it was Voted, that these articles be withdrawn from the war-
rant.
Article 29. To see if the town will vote to accept as a Public
Way and name Elm Court as approved by the Board of Survey,
laid out by the Board of Selectmen, and shown on plan entitled
"Acceptance Plan for Elm Court," made January, 1941, by
Morse, Dickinson and Goodwin, Engineers, Haverhill, Mass.
Article withdrawn.
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Article 30. To see if the town will vote to accept the lay-out of
the Board of Selectmen on Burnham Road, westerly of Boston
and Maine Railroad, according to a plan entitled "Resurvey of
portions of Burnham Road and York Street," drawn August,
1940 by Morse, Dickinson and Goodwin, Engineers, Haverhill,
Mass.
Article withdrawn.
Article 31. To see if the town will vote to accept as a Public
Way and name Highland Avenue as laid out by the Board of .Sur-
vey as shown on plan and profile entitled " Plan of Highland Ave-
nue owned by Peter S. Myatt dated, January, 1941 drawn by
Dana W. Clark, C.E.," on petition of Peter S. Myatt and others.
Article withdrawn.
Article 32. To see if the Town of Andover will vote to accept
as a public way and name Iceland Road, as approved by the
Board of Survey and laid out by the Board of Selectmen as shown
on plan entitled "Plan and Profile of Iceland Road," dated
August, 1940, and drawn by John Franklin, C.E.
Article withdrawn.
Article 33. To see if the town will accept additional part of
Princeton Avenue, Shawsheen Heights for the length of 520 feet
running south from Corbett Street to a point or stone bound as a
public way and shown on a plan on file with the Board of Survey,
dated January, 1941, drawn by John Franklin, C.E., on petition
of George R. Cairns and others.
Article withdrawn.
Article 34. To see if the town will vote to purchase of ( George
and Frank Cairns the water mains with appurtenances thereto
belonging, now laid in said street known as Princeton Avenue,
running southerly off Corbett Street, provided the town votes to
accept said road as a public way and to appropriate the sum of
one thousand, one hundred and eighty-two dollars and fifty rents.
($1182.50) lor -aid purpose, on petition of George and Frank
Cairns and others.
.1 Hide withdrawn.
Article 35. To see if the town will accept as a public way and
name, Lincoln Circle, one hundred eighty feet running northerly
from Shawsheen Road, plan on file with the Board of Survey,
dated May, 1940, drawn by Morse, Dickinson & Goodwin, C.E.,
on petition of George R. Cairns and others.
Article withdrawn.
Article 36. To see if the town will vote to purchase of George
and Frank Cairns the water mains with appurtenances thereto
belonging, now laid in said street known as Lincoln Circle, run-
ning northerly from Shawsheen Road, provided the town votes to
accept said road as a public way and to appropriate the sum of six
hundred and thirty-two dollars and fifty cents ($632.50) for said
purpose, on petition of George and Frank Cairns and others.
Article withdrawn.
Article 37. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to eliminate a dangerous bend on Highland Road near
the Phillips Academy property and appropriate the sum of fifteen
hundred ($1500.00) dollars therefor, on petition of Joseph Myatt
and others.
Voted, that article be defeated.
Article 38. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to widen Dascomb Road from Clark Road to a point
beyond the house of Mr. Walter E. Curtis and appropriate the
sum of sixteen hundred ($1600.00) dollars therefor, on petition of
William J. Riley and others.
Voted, that article be defeated.
Article 39. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to extend the water main from the corner of High
Plain Road and Beacon Street along Beacon Street, a distance of
approximately fifteen hundred feet and appropriate the sum of
two thousand five hundred and sixty ($2560.00) dollars therefor,
providing W.P.A. labor is available, on petition of Carl Stevens
and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Stevens, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, that the sum of $1280. be raised and appropriated, and the
water main carried 750 feet, provided W.P.A. labor is available
and that two houses are started this current year.
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Article 40. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to extend the water main from the corner of River Road
and Brundrett Avenue along Brundrett Avenue a distance of fif-
teen hundred feet to the property of Jacob Shlakis and appropriate
the sum of two thousand three hundred and fifty ($2350.00) dol-
lars therefor, providing W.P.A. labor is available, on petition of
Alghi Shlakis and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Turner, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, that this article be withdrawn.-
Article 41. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to extend the water main from the corner of Brundrett
Avenue and River Road along Brundrett Avenue to the property
of Mr. Henry Robidoux and appropriate the sum of twenty-one
hundred (S2 100.00) dollars therefor, on petition of Henry Robi-
doux and others.
Voted, that article be rejected.
Article 42. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to extend the water main from the corner of Sunset
Rock Road and Spring Grove Road along Spring Grove Road a
distance of approximately two hundred and seventy feet and ap-
propriate the sum of nine hundred and eighty ($980.00) dollars
therefor, on petition of George B. Home and others.
Upon motion of Mr. Turner, and duly seconded, it was Voted,
that the sum of S608.00 be appropriated to be used in conjunction
with W.P.A. labor.
Article 43. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to extend the water main from the dead end on Vine
Street along Vine Street a distance of eight hundred and thirty-
two feet and appropriate the sum of eighteen hundred ($1800.00
dollars therefor, providing W.P.A. labor i> available, <>n petition
of Edward A. Doyle and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Turner, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, that article be withdrawn.
\k i [CLE 44. To see it the town will authorize the Board ^\ Pub-
lic \\ ork> to provide and maintain Andover Skating Areas during
the cold weather until the Town Meeting in 1942, and appropriate
the sum of eight hundred ($800.00) dollars therefor and establish
this item as part of the regular budget, on petition of the Com-
mittee for Co-ordinated Recreation.
Voted, that article be rejected. (158 in the affirmative — 222 in
the negative.)
Article 45. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropri-
ate the sum of twenty-five hundred ($2500.00) dollars to be used
for the improvement of the grounds surrounding the Shawsheen
School under the supervision of the School Committee, on petition
of the Planning Board.
Upon motion of Mr. Squires, and duly seconded, it was Voted,
that article be indefinitely postponed.
Article 46. To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen, the
Board of Health and the Committee appointed at the Town Meet-
ing in 1940 to survey the matter of disposal of garbage, rubbish
and ashes, or all or any of them, to contract on behalf of the town,
for a term of not more than three (3) years, for the collection and
disposal of its garbage, refuse and offal, and will appropriate the
sum of SI 2000.00 for the cost of such collection and disposal for
the current year, on petition of John M. MacKenzie and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Squires, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, that article 46 be indefinitely postponed.
Article 47. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the
sum of SI 000. 00 to begin the writing of a town history under the
supervision of the Andover Historical Society, for publication in
1946, on petition of William A. Trow and others.
Voted, that article be rejected.
Article 48. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to cut back the corner so as to give a better angle of
vision on Salem Street near the property of Mr. John Schemer
and appropriate the sum of six hundred and twenty-five ($625.00)
dollars therefor, on petition of John Schemer and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Turner, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, that the article be dismissed.
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Article 49. To see if the town will vote to accept from Smith
P. and Lilla Burton on agreement to furnish the Town of Andover
an easement allowing the laying and maintaining of a drainage
system across their land from Elm Street to High Street and raise
and appropriate the sum of $1200.00 to be spent under the direc-
tion of the Board of Public Works in making a survey, plans and
studies including a report with a view of providing suitable sani-
tary and surface drainage structures to adequately serve that area
of the town, bounded on the west by High Street, Cheever Circle
and Pine Street, on the north by Haverhill Street, on the east by
North Andover Town Line and on the south by Summer Street.
All the above in accordance with local and State Board of
Health requirements, on petition of Frederick E. Cheever and
others.
Upon motion of Mr. Hammond, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to appoint a special committee to make a survey of the
drainage, sewerage, and water systems in the Town of Andover,
without an appropriation.
Article 50. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to construct a sidewalk on the southerly side of Haver-
hill Street from Enmore Street to High Street and appropriate the
sum of twelve hundred and fifty ($1250.00) dollars therefor, on
petition of Philip F. Leslie and others.
Voted, that article be rejected.
Article 51. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to repair cement sidewalks and line up curbing on
streets in Shawsheen Village and appropriate the sum of fifteen
hundred ($1500.00) dollars therefor, on petition of A. Norman
Warhurst and others.
Voted, that article be rejected.
Article 52. To see if the town will amend the Zoning By-Law
by the adoption of the following:
Amend Section XII paragraph No. 4 to read
4. Permit conversion of a one-family or a two-family house
existing at the time this By-Law is adopted into a two-famil} oi
apartment house, on petition oi the Planning Board.
Upon motion made by Mr. Lamont, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, that article be adopted as read. (In favor 2 18; none opposed)
Article 53. To see if the town will amend its Zoning By-Laws
by extending northerly the business district on the easterly side of
North Main Street from the present termination thereof, about
opposite the southerly line of Lewis Street, so as to include in the
said business district the following land, with the buildings there-
on, owned by the trustees under the will of Jacob W. Barnard, to
wit:
A certain tract of land, with the buildings thereon, situated on
the easterly side of North Main Street and bounded southerly
ninety-two feet more or less by the present business district;
easterly two hundred seventy-one feet more or less by an embank-
ment wall at the westerly bound of land now or formerly of
Henry W. Barnard, of land now or formerly of Daniel and Mary
Hart, of land now or formerly of one McCarthy, and of land now
or formerly of one Barrett ; northerly seventy feet more or less by
land now or formerly of one Kydd, and ninety-eight feet more or
less by land now or formerly of one Crowley; westerly two hun-
dred ninety-nine feet more or less by North Main Street, on peti-
tion of Foster C. Barnard and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Lamont, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, that Article 53 be approved and adopted as read.
Article 54. To see if the town will change Article IX Building
Laws, Section 12, Height of Building, the last sentence (In no
wooden tenement house hereafter erected shall any story or any
part thereof above the second story be occupied or arranged for
housekeeping independently of the lower stories nor shall any pro-
vision be made for cooking nor shall any cooking be done above
the second story) to read, where there is a front and rear exit to
a third story building, provision may be made to be occupied and
arranged for housekeeping and cooking, on petition of Patrick J.
Hannon and others.
Voted, that article be defeated. (44 voted in the affirmative, 90
in the negative.)
Article 55. To see if the town will vote to permit Temple
Emanuel, a corporation organized under the laws of the Common-
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wealth of Massachusetts, to use as a cemetery, for the burial
of human bodies, a certain tract of land, approximately seven (7)
acres, situated in the Northerly part of the Town of Andover,
near the boundary line of the City of Lawrence; being part of a
parcel known as Currier Farm, as shown on a plan described as
"Proposed Cemetery Location in former Currier Farm, Andover
and Lawrence, Mass., dated September, 1940, Dana W. Clark,
C.E. and as approved and restricted by Andover Board of Ap-
peals, on petition of Samuel Resnik and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Resnik, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, that Article 55 be adopted as read, but striking out the
ten words following "Dana W. Clark, C.E."
Article 56. To see if the town will vote to accept as a Public
Way and name Moraine Street as approved by the Board of Sur-
vey, laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown on plan en-
titled "Plan of Moraine Street, Andover, Mass." made January,
1941 by Dana W. Clark, C.E., on petition of William Nicoll and
others.
Voted, under Article 29 to be withdrawn.
Article 57. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to install a sewer line, beginning at the sewer line on
Red Spring Road and extending along Moraine Street a distance
of approximately seven hundred feet and appropriate the sum of
twenty-one hundred ($2 100.00) dollars therefor, and assess better-
ments upon the estates benefited by the above extension, on peti-
tion of William Nicoll and others.
Voted under Article 29 to be withdrawn.
Article 58. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to shape up, gravel and hard surface Moraine Street
from the coiner of Red Spring Road a distance of approximately
seven hundred ( 700) feel and appropriate the sum of five hundred
and forty ($540.00) dollars therefor, on petition of William Nicoll
and others.
Voted under Article 29 to be withdrawn.
Article 59. To see if the town will vote to sell the property
acquired by (\wi\ of the Collector of Taxes, dated I )ecember 1 1 .
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1937, recorded North Essex District Registry of Deeds, Book 612,
page 115.
Upon motion made by Mr. Winslow and duly seconded, it
was Voted, that Article 59 be adopted as read.
Article 60. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Pub-
lic Works to extend the water main from the corner of Porter
Road and Abbot Street along Abbot Street a distance of five
hundred feet and appropriate the sum of one thousand four hun-
dred and twenty-five ($1425.00) dollars therefor, on petition of
Louis G. Conkey and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Turner, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, that Article 60 be withdrawn.
Article 61. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board
of Public Works to extend the water main from the present dead
end on Abbot Street, near cemetery entrance, a distance of four
hundred feet, and appropriate the sum of five hundred and eighty
($580.00) dollars therefor, provided W.P.A. labor is available, on
petition of Walter R. Selfridge and others.
Upon motion of Mr. Dunnells, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, that Article 61 be adopted as read.
Article 62. To see if the town will vote to accept as a Public
Way and name Bradley Avenue as approved by the Board of Sur-
vey, laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown on plan en-
titled "Plan of Subdivision and New Street, Andover, Mass.,
made June, 1940 by Dana W. Clark, C.E. "
Voted, under Article 29 to be withdrawn.
Article 63. To see if the town will vote to purchase of Walter
S. WTalker, the water mains with appurtenances thereto belonging,
now laid in said street, known as Bradley Avenue, provided the
town votes to accept said road as a Public Way and to appropriate
the sum of $443.64 for said purpose, on petition of Walter S.
Walker and others.
Voted, under Article 29 to be withdrawn.
Article 64. To see if the town will vote to purchase from Karl
C. Killorin a certain piece of land on Lowell Street easterly of the
Haggetts Pond pumping station land, beginning at the corner of a
fence on the northerly side of Lowell Street along said fence
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northerly four hundred feet more or less to the shore of Haggetts
Pond, then northeasterly along the shore of Haggetts Pond two
hundred twenty-five feet more or less, then southeasterly one
hundred twenty feet more or less to a fence, then easterly along
fence one hundred feet more or less, then southerly four hundred
feet more or less to fence and land of Hill, then westerly four
hundred eighteen feet along fence to point of beginning containing
three acres plus, and appropriate SI 250.00 for said purchase on
petition of Karl C. Killorin and others.
Voted, that article be rejected.
Article 65. To determine what disposition shall be made of
unexpended appropriations and free cash in the treasury.
Upon motion made by Mr. Eaton, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, That all unexpended balances be turned into the treasury
except the following:
(1) Articles 30 to 37 inclusive, last year's warrant,
New water construction $3580 . 57
Article 38, W.P.A. materials and truck hire 100. 72
Article 44, Skating Area 177.57
Article 2 (October— 1938)
North Main Street project 77.97
Article 10 (1937) River Road construction accumu-
lation of several years balances 3807 . 1 7
(2) That vS15,000 free cash be transferred to the Reserve Fund
(3) That S18,750 free cash be voted the Assessors to reduce the
1941 tax rate.
Article 66. To act upon the report of the Town Officers.
Upon motion made by Mr. Winslow and duly seconded, it
was Voted, that the report of the Town Officers be accepted and
placed on file.
Article 67. To transact any other business that may legally
come before the meeting.
Upon motion made b\ Miss Olive Butler, and duly seconded,
it was Voted, to adjourn.
The meeting wafi adjourned at 10.45 o'clock l\M.
The foregoing Is a true record of the doings ol the meeting.
( iEOR< .1 11. WlNSl OVI .
Town Clerk
Special Primary
DECEMBER 16, 1941
WARRANT
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Essex, ss.
to either of the constables of the town of andover,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to
notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified to
vote in Primaries to meet in Square and Compass Club Hall —
Precinct Two Only, Tuesday, the sixteenth day of December,
1941 at 12:00 o'clock noon for the following purposes:
To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Election
of Candidates of Political Parties for the following purposes :
Congressman — Seventh Congressional District (to fill a vacancy)
The polls will be open from 12:00 o'clock noon to 7:00 o'clock
P.M.
Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your
doings thereon at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands this Seventeenth day of November,
A.D., 1941.
ROY E. HARDY
J. EVERETT COLLINS
Selectmen of Andover
Andover, December 16, 1941
Essex, ss.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, I, the subscriber, one of the
Constables of the Town of Andover, have notified the inhabitants
of said town, to meet at the time and place and for the purposes
stated in said warrant, by posting a true and attested copy of the
same, on the Town House, on each Schoolhouse and in no less
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than five other public places where bills and said notices are
usually posted and by publication in the Andover Townsman.
Said warrants have been posted and published seven days.
GEORGE N. SPARKS, Constable
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Andover
qualified to vote in Primaries convened in the designated and
appointed polling place in said Andover on the Sixteenth day of
December, 1941 at noon, agreeably to the requirements of the
foregoing warrant, they did bring in their votes as follows:
REPUBLICAN PARTY
CONGRESSMAN— SEVENTH DISTRICT (to fill a vacancy)
John Henry Garvin of 244 Andover St., Lawrence 82
C. F. Nelson Pratt of 4 Johnston Terr., Saugus 74
Blanks 23
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
CONGRESSMAN— SEVENTH DISTRICT (to fill a vacancy)
Edward D. Connery of 71 Marlboro St., Chelsea 1
Joseph B. Harrington of Winter Island Rd., Salem 30
Thomas J. Lane of 92 Abbott St., Lawrence 413
Arthur Michael McCarthy of 66 Summit Ave., Winthrop
J. Fred Manning of 59 Laighton St., Lynn 31
Alphonsus E. McCarthy of 116 Green St., Lynn
Frederick J. Myers of 81 Russell St., Boston
George J. O'Shea of 40 Waverly St., Lynn 1
V. Frederick Sano of 58 Broad St., Lynn
Blanks 1
Republican Vote- 179 Democratic Vote — 477
REPORT OF CLERK FOR REPUBLICAN PARTY
Polls opened at 12 M. Warden iii charge, Mark M. Keane.
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 656. Number of
ballots received 840. Number of ballots returned 661. Number
of ballots cast 1 7(). Police officer on <lm\ . John Campbell. Voted
to count ballots at 12.45 AM
JOSEPH \\ M< NALLY, Clerk
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REPORT OF CLERK FOR DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Polls opened at 12 M. Warden in charge, Mark M. Keane.
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 656. Number of
ballots received 787. Number of ballots returned 310. Number of
ballots cast 477. Police Officer on duty, John Campbell. Voted to
count ballots at 12.45 A.M.
JOSEPH W. McNALLY, Clerk
The foregoing is a true copy of the warrant and of the clerk's
report on the same, also a true record of the doings of the meeting.
Attest:
George H. Winslow,
Town Clerk
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Special Town Meeting
DECEMBER 29, 1941
Agreeable to a warrant signed by the Selectmen December
19th, 1941, the inhabitants of the Town of Andover qualified to
vote in Town Afiairs met and assembled at the Memorial Audi-
torium on Monday, the twenty-ninth day of December, 1941 at
seven o'clock P.M.
Andover, December 29, 1941
Essex, ss.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, I, the subscriber, one of the
Constables of the Town of Andover, have notified the inhabitants
of said town to meet at the time and place and for the purposes
stated in said warrant, by posting a true and attested copy of the
same, on the Town House, on each Schoolhouse and in no less
than five other public places where bills and notices are usually
posted and by publication in the Lawrence Tribune. Said warrants
have been posted and published seven days.
GEORGE N. SPARKS, Constable
Moderator Frederick Butler presided and called the meeting to
order at seven o'clock and proceeded to take up Article 1—
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate SI 1 ,500. 00
to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen for
( 'ivilian Defense as authorized by Chapter 487, Acts of 1941 .
Voted — to appropriate $11,500.00 from Reserve Fund to be
expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen for
Civilian Defense as authorized by Chapter 487, Acts of 1941.
Article 2 -To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to purchase a large flat body heavy-duty dump
truck, equipped with a twenty-ton winch and appropriate
$6050.00 therefor, on petition of the Hoard of Public Work-.
Voted to authorize the Board of Public- Works to purchase
a large flat body heavy-duty dump truck, equipped with a twenty-
ton winch .ind appropriate $6050.00 therefor.
Voted— to take up Articles 3 and \ jointl) :
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Article 3 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appro-
priate $1325.00 to be expended under the direction of the Board
of Public Works for Civilian Defense as authorized by Chapter
487, Acts of 1941.
Article 4 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appro-
priate $2068.00 to be expended under the direction of the Tree
Warden for Civilian Defense as authorized by Chapter 487,
Acts of 1941.
Voted — to raise and appropriate $1600.00 to be expended
under the direction of the Board of Public Works for Civilian-
Defense as authorized by Chapter 487, Acts of 1941.
Article 5 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appro-
priate $549.60 to pay bills for tuition, contracted for during 1937,
1938 and 1939 with the Town of North Reading, on petition of
the School Committee.
Voted — to refer to Annual Town Meeting.
Article 6 — To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to extend the water main from the corner of River
Road and Brundrett Avenue along Brundrett Avenue, a distance
of sixteen hundred feet to the property of Jacob Shlakis and ap-
propriate the sum of $4925.00 therefor, on petition of Alghi
Shlakis and others.
Voted — -to indefinitely postpone.
Article 7 — To see if the town will accept the completion of
Princeton Avenue, Shawsheen Heights, running south from
Corbett Street to a point or stone bound, as a public way and
shown on plan on file with the Board of Survey, dated January,
1941, drawn by John Franklin, C.E., on petition of George R.
Cairns and others.
Voted — to refer to Annual Town Meeting.
Article 8 — To see if the town will vote to purchase of George
and Frank Cairns, the water mains with the appurtenances
thereto belonging, now laid in said street known as Princeton
Avenue, running southerly off Corbett Street, providing the
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town votes to accept said avenue as a public way and to appro-
priate the sum of SI 182.50 for said purpose, on petition of George
and Frank Cairns and others.
Voted — to refer to Annual Town Meeting.
Article 9 — To transact any other business that may legally
come before the meeting.
Voted— at 8.20 P.M. to adjourn.
Attest:
George H. Win slow,
Town Clerk
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Special Election
DECEMBER 30, 1941
WARRANT
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Essex, ss.
to either of the constables of the town of andover,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required
to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified
to vote in Elections to meet and assemble at the designated
polling places in Precincts One, Two, Three, Four, Five and Six,
viz: The Town Hall in Precinct One; the Square and Compass
Club Hall in Precinct Two; the Administration Building, Shaw-
sheen Village, in Precinct Three; the Andover Grange' Hall in
Precinct Four; the Old Schoolhouse, Ballardvale, in Precinct
Five; and the Peabody House, Phillips Street, in Precinct Six, in
said Andover, on Tuesday, the 30th day of December, 1941 at
12 o'clock noon, for the following purposes:
To bring in their votes to the Election Officers for the Election
of a Representative in Congress for the Seventh Congressional
District, to fill a vacancy for the remainder of the present term.
The polls will be open from 12 o'clock noon until 7:00 o'clock
P.M.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested
copies and publication thereof, seven days at least before the
time and place of said meeting as directed by the By-Laws of the
town.
Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your
doings thereon, at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands this twenty-fourth day of November,
A.D., 1941.
ROY E. HARDY
J. EVERETT COLLINS
Selectmen of Andover
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Andover, December 30th, 1941
Essex, ss.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, I, the subscriber, one of
the Constables of the Town of Andover, have notified the inhabi-
tants of said town, to meet at the time and place and for the
purposes stated in said warrant, by posting a true and attested
copy of the same, on the Town House, on each Schoolhouse and
in no less than five other public places where bills and notices
are usually posted and by publication in the Andover Townsman.
Said warrants have been posted and published seven days.
GEORGE N. SPARKS, Constable
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Andover,
qualified to vote in elections at the designated polling places in
Precincts One, Two, Three, Four, Five and Six in said Andover
on the 30th day of December, 1941 at 12 o'clock noon agreeably
to the requirements of the foregoing warrant they did bring in
their votes as follows :
CONGRESSMAN— SEVENTH DISTRICT
(to fill
vacancy)
Precincts
1
2 3
4
5
6
James Jack Green
98
340 157
75
84
61
Thomas J. Lane
915
50
29 56
12
13
19
C. F. Nelson Pratt
179
1
2
Total
1
vote-
Blanks
-1098
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REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT ONE
December 30th. 1041
Polls opened at 12 A.M. Warden in charge, Roland L. Luce.
Ballot box registered when polls opened oooo. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 249. Number oi
ballots received 1872. Number of ballots returned 1623. Number
of ballots cast 249. Police Officer on duty, John Campbell.
Voted to count ballots at 1.35 P.M.
PATRICK J. B \KUl IT. .1 ting Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT TWO
December 30th, 1941
Polls opened at 12 A.M. Warden in charge, Mark M. Keane.
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 371. Number of
ballots received 1900. Number of ballots returned 1529. Num-
ber of ballots cast 371. Police Officer on duty, Robert Dobbie.
Voted to count ballots at 11.30 A.M.
JAMES D. DOHERTY, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT THREE
December 30th, 1941
Polls opened at 12 A.M. Warden in charge, Stafford A. Lindsay.
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 213. Number of
ballots received 1700. Number of ballots returned 1487. Number
of ballots cast 213. Police Officer on duty Joseph O'Brien. Voted
to count ballots at 12.40 P.M.
MICHAEL A. BURKE, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT FOUR
December 30th, 1941
Polls opened at 12 A.M. Warden in charge George W. Disbrow.
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 87. Number of
ballots received 856. Number of ballots returned 769. Number
of ballots cast 87. Police Officer on duty, Carl H. Stevens. Voted
to count ballots at 4.45 P.M.
JOHN F. GOLDEN, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT FIVE
December 30th, 1941
Polls opened at 12 A.M. WTarden in charge, Clester E. Mat-
thews. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed
at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 98. Number of
ballots received 800. Number of ballots returned 703. Number
of ballots cast 97. Police officer on duty, George N. Sparks.
Voted to count ballots at 4.15 P.M.
ARTHUR L. MARION, Clerk
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REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT SIX
December 30th, 1941
Polls opened at 12 A.M. Warden in charge, Carl N. Lindsay.
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 81. Number of
ballots received 1400. Number of ballots returned 1319. Number
of ballots cast 81. Police Officer on duty, George Dufton. Voted
to count ballots at 5 P.M.
JOSEPH A. LYNCH, Clerk
The foregoing is a true copy of the warrant and of the officers'
return on the same, also a true record of the doings of the meeting.
Attest:
George H. Win slow,
Town Clerk
IS
Report of the Town Clerk
To the Board of Selectmen:
I hereby submit my report of the office of the Town Clerk for
the year 1941.
The total number of registered voters in Andover at the close
of registration February 19, 1941, was 6657 by precincts as
follows :
1 1485
2 1457
3 T365
4 663
5 581
6 1106
6657
VITAL STATISTICS
Number of births recorded 119
Males 58
Females 61
Number of deaths recorded 162
Males 101
Females 61
Number of marriages recorded 158
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Town Clerk
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Report of Director of Accounts
February 10, 1941
To the Board of Selectmen
Mr. Howell F. Shepard, Chairman
Andover, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and ac-
counts of the town of Andover for the year ending December 31,
1940, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44,
General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr.
Herman B. Dine, Assistant Director of Accounts.
Very truly yours,
Theodore N. Waddell,
Director of Accounts
Mr. Theodore N. Waddell
Director of Accounts
Department of Corporations and Taxation
State House, Boston
Sir:
In accordance with your instructions I have made an audit of
the books and accounts of the town of Andover for the \ ear ending
December 31, 1940, and submit the following report thereon:
The records of financial transactions of the several departments
receiving or disbursing money for the town, or committing bills
for collection, were examined, checked, and verified by a compari-
son with the reports and the records in the office of the town ac-
countant .
The ledger accounts were analyzed, the appropriations and
transfers being checked with the town clerk's records <>t town
meetings and with the records <>t the finance commit tec. A balance
sheet, showing the financial condition of the town on December
Si, 1940, was prepared ami i- appended i<> this report.
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Approved vouchers and pay-rolls on file were examined and
compared with the entries in the classification book and the ex-
penditures as recorded in the classification book were checked
with the ledger accounts.
The books and accounts of the town treasurer were examined
and checked. The cash book additions were verified, and the re-
corded receipts were analyzed and compared with the town ac-
countant's ledger and with the records of the departments making
payments to the treasurer. The payments by the treasurer were
compared with the selectmen's warrants authorizing the dis-
bursements of town funds.
The treasurer's cash balance on December 31, 1940, was
proved by reconciliation of the bank balances with statements
furnished by the banks of deposit and by actual count of the cash
in the office.
The recorded payments on account of maturing debt and
interest were checked with the amounts falling due and with the
cancelled securities and coupons on file, the outstanding bonds
and coupons being listed and reconciled with statements fur-
nished by the banks.
The savings bank books representing the investments of the
trust funds in the custody of the town treasurer were examined
and listed, the income being proved and the disbursements being
verified.
The records of tax titles held by the town were examined and
checked. The amounts added to the tax title account were com-
pared with the collector's records, the reported redemptions were
checked with the receipts as recorded on the treasurer's cash
book, and the tax titles on hand were listed and proved.
The books and accounts of the tax collector were examined and
checked. The accounts outstanding according to the previous
examination were audited, and all subsequent commitments of
taxes and assessments were proved and compared with the asses-
sors' warrants for their collection. The payments to the treasurer
by the collector were checked to the treasurer's and the town ac-
countant's books, the abatements as recorded were compared
with the assessors' record of abatements granted, and the out-
standing accounts were listed and reconciled with the town ac-
countant's ledger accounts.
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Attention is called to the uncollected taxes, motor vehicle
excise taxes, and assessments of prior years appearing on the
balance sheet, and it is recommended that a determined effort
be made to secure their settlement in 1941.
The town clerk's records of sporting, dog and town licenses, as
well as permits, recording fees, etc., were examined and checked.
The payments to the State were verified by comparison with the
receipts on file, and the payments to the town treasurer were
compared with the treasurer's cash book.
The surety bonds of the officials required by law to furnish
them were examined and found to be in proper form.
The records of departmental accounts receivable were ex-
amined. The payments to the treasurer were verified, the abate-
ments were checked, and the outstanding accounts were listed
and reconciled with the accountant's ledger accounts.
The records of water and sewer charges were examined and
checked. The recorded collections were compared with the pay-
ments to the treasurer, the abatements as recorded were verified,
and the outstanding accounts were listed and reconciled with the
town accountant's ledger accounts.
Verification of the outstanding tax, assessment, departmental,
water, and sewer accounts was made by sending notices to a
number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing
money to the town, and from the replies received it appears that
the accounts, as listed, are correct.
The savings bank books and securities representing the in-
vestments of the several school funds in the custody of the treas-
urer of the trustees, of the Memorial Hall Library Funds in the
custody of the library treasurer, and of the John Cornell Coal and
Wood Fund in the custody of the treasurer of the trustees were
examined and listed. The income was proved and the transactions
were verified.
In addition to the accounts mentioned, the records of all other
departments collecting money for the town or rendering bills for
collection were examined and checked in detail.
Appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet, are
tables showing a reconciliation ol the treasurer's and town
clerk's cash, summaries of the tax. assessment, tax title, depart
mental, water and sewer accounts, as well as table- showing the
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condition and transactions of the trust and municipal contribu-
tory retirement funds.
For the cooperation extended by the several town officials
during the audit, I wish, on behalf of my assistants and for my-
self, to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted,
Herman B. Dixe,
Assistant Director of Accounts
The above report of audit of Andover books and accounts is
for year ending December 31, 1940.
State Auditors have recently completed their work for year
ending December 31, 1941. The report of this year's audit had
not been received before going to press.
George H. Winslow,
Town Clerk
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Report of the
Town Accountant
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR
ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1941
January 1, 1942
To the Board of Selectmen:
Andover, Mass.
Gentlemen :
In accordance with Chapter 41, Section 61 of the General Laws,
I submit herewith my annual report for the year ending December
31, 1941.
A detailed statement of the receipts and their sources, and of
the payments and the purposes therefor, follows. The condition
of the various trust funds, as well as the Town of Andover Retire-
ment Fund, sources of incomes and the amounts paid out are also
set forth. A statement of the temporary loans, maturing debt and
interest is included.
A balance sheet, which is appended to this report, was pre-
pared showing the assets and liabilities as of December 31, 1941.
May I express my thanks for the co-operation accorded to me
by your Hoard as well as by each Town Department during the
past year.
Respectfully submitted,
MARY COLLINS,
Town Accountant
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Appropriations for 1941
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 10, 1941
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Selectmen
$2250.00
Accountant
2750.00
Treasurer
3145.00
Tax Collector
4917.00
Assessors
4800.00
Town Clerk
3175.00
Animal Inspector
250.00
Town Counsel
750.00
Dog Officer
225.00
Moderator
10.00
Finance Committee
20.00
Planning Board and Board of
Survey
200.00
Election and Registration
2530.00
Municipal Buildings
4100.00
$29122.00
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police Department
$30607.00
Art. 8, 2-way Radio System — Police
2750.00
Fire Department
30617.00
Art. 6, Ladder Truck — Fire Dept.
13500.00
Art. 7, Purchase Auto for Fire Dept.
1035.00
Building Inspector
525.00
Wire Inspector
425.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
450.00
Moth Suppression
4500.00
Tree Warden
5000.00
Art. 10, Truck— Moth and Tree Depts.
935.00
Forest Fires
1000.00
$91344.00
Amount Carried Forward
$120466.00
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Amount Brought Forward
$120466.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Health Department
Care and Treatment of Tubercular
Patients
Essex County Tuberculosis Hospital
Public Dump
Proportionate Share of Operating
Expense for Purification Plant
Sewers Maintenance
Art. 17, Purchase Sewer Cleaning
Devices— B. PAY.
Art. 22, Reconditioning Sewer Pumps—
B.P.W.
HIGHWAYS
Highway Maintenance
Trucks, Garage and Repair Shop
Maintenance
Art. 13, Repairing, maintaining and
improving highways under Ch.
90, B.P.W.
Art. 15, New Sidewalks— B.P.W.
Art. 18, Hard Surfacing Gravel
roads
Art. 19, Purchase materials, super-
vision and truck hire in connec-
tion with Federal and Town wel-
fare labor
Art. 20, River Road Improvement
Art. 21, Purchase Lead Melting Fur-
nace—B.P.W.
Art. 23, Sidewalk Mechanical Plow
Art. 24, Purchase Sander Property
Snow Removal and Sanding
Street Lighting
Amount Carried Forward
S23507.64
$4500.00
3000.00
7282.64
825.00
100.00
5800.00
500.00
1500.00
S49500 . 00
5200.00
1000.00
2500.00
5000.00
8000 . 00
3750.00
140.00
2300.00
4000. 00
15000.00
19211 ~1
$] 15601
$259575.36
Amount Brought Forward $259575. 36
CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
Public Welfare
$20600.00
Public Welfare Salaries
1400.00
Aid to Dependent Children
8400.00
Aid to Dependent Children Adm.
300.00
Infirmary
9300.00
Old Age Assistance
28500.00
Old Age Assistance Adm.
1500.00
State Aid
450.00
Soldiers' Relief
4200.00
Military Aid
300.00
W.P.A. Sewing Materials
1000.00
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SCHOOLS AND LIBRARY
School Department
$187979.00
Memorial Hall Library
13704.00
$201683.00
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED
Parks and Playgrounds
$4300.00
Playground Committee
2000.00
Art. No. 16, Purchase Lawn Mower
and wings for another — B.P.W.
700.00
Pomps Pond Bathing Beach
2200.00
Damages to Persons and Property
500.00
American Legion Quarters
600.00
Veterans of Foreign Wars Quarters
600.00
Insurance
11000.00
Memorial Day
950.00
Town Reports
829.50
Armistice Day
150.00
Town Scales
175.00
Retirement Fund
13200.00
<fc379nA ^n
spo / ZUt . OU
Amount Carried Forward
$574412.86
54
Amount Brought Forward $574412.86
ENTERPRISES AND CEMETERY
Water Maintenance $27800 . 00
Water Construction 10500 . 00
Art. 12, Purchase two new telemeters,
B.P.W.
Art. 26, Purchase Water Mains with
appurtenances — Cheever Circle
Art. 28, Purchase Water Mains with
appurtenances — Foster Circle
Art. 42, Water Main Extension, Sun-
set Rock Road and Spring Grove
Road
Art. 39, Water Main Extension, High
Plain Road and Beacon Street
Art. 61, Water Main Extension, Abbot
Street
Spring Grove Cemetery
1200.00
2326.67
2680.00
608 . 00
1280.00
580.00
9530.40
$56505.07
Interest
Maturing Debt
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT
$10150.00
38000.00
$48150.00
Total Appropriations, March, 1941
$679067.93
Total Appropriations made at Special Town Meeting,
December 29, 1941
Art. 1 , Civilian Defense
(Ch. 487, Acts of 41 ) $11 500 . 00
under direction of Selectmen
Art. 2, Dump Truck, Board of Public
Works— 6050.00
Arts. 3 and 4, Civilian I )efense
(Ch. 487, Acts of '41) under direc-
tion.,I" Boardof Public Works 1600.00
Total Appropriations, December 2{K 1941
5S
$19150 oo
Receipts for 1941
James P. Christie, Collector:
Taxes, Current Year :
Poll
$ 6040.00
Personal
51730.02
Real Estate
328771.94
Taxes, Previous Years :
Poll
858.00
Personal
5975.31
Real Estate
103116.32
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes :
,
1936
4.00
1937
6.27
1938
16.79
1939
12.00
1940
1149.51
1941
38360.90
Moth Assessments
1057.07
Sewer Assessments :
1940 Unapportioned
188.48
1941 Unapportioned
19.21
1937 Apportioned (added-to-taxes)
21.54
1939 Apportioned (added-to-taxes)
24.38
1940 Apportioned (added-to-taxes)
31.93
1941 Apportioned (added-to-taxes)
43.61
Apportioned Sewer Assessments
Paid in Advance
223.08
Poll Tax Costs
207.55
Interest on Taxes
4590.21
Interest on Motor Vehicle Excise
Taxes
14.50
Interest on Sewer Assessments
9.48
Committed Interest on Sewer
Assessments
23.97
Interest on Sewer Assessments
Paid in Advance
5.89
$542501.96
Amount Carried Forward
$542501.96
56
Amount Brought Forward
S542501.96
Thaxter Eaton, Treasurer:
Grants and Gifts
$ 25 . 00
Loans, Anticipation of Revenue
150000.00
County of Essex Dog Tax
1162.49
Tax Title Auction Sale
47.22
Loan, Anticipation Reimbursement,
Chap. 90, Art. 13
500.00
Loan, Anticipation Reimbursement,
Chap. 90, Article 20
5000.00
S156734.71
Town Clerk's Licenses, etc. :
Dog Licenses
$2036.80
Marriage Licenses
366.00
Miscellaneous Fees
342.30
_
S2745.10
Board of Selectmen, Licenses, etc.:
Alcoholic Beverages
S3600.00
Junk
15.00
Gasoline and Explosives
3.00
Dance Hall
10.00
Auctioneers
2.00
Sunday Licenses
75.00
Pool, Billiards and Bowling
9.00
Common Victuallers
24.00
Theatre
25.00
Sunday Movies
26.00
Auto Dealers
75.00
One-Day Beer Licenses
1 5 . 00
Certificates of Registration
38.00
Iimholders
10.00
$3927.00
Police I )epartment :
Court Fines
$549.03
Pistol Permits
21 .00
1 >amage to Strait Jacket
14 .00
$584.03
Amount Cumcd Forward
$706492
57
Amount Brought Forward $706492 . 80
Fire Department:
Use of Ambulance $189 . 20
Sale of Old Materials 2 . 00
Municipal Property:
Rent of Court Room $120.00
Rent of Town Property, Ballardvale 350.00
Sale of Town Hall Settees 30 . 00
Building Inspector's Fees
»
Sealer of Weights and Measures Fees
Wire Inspector's Fees
Public Weigher's Fees
Sale of Junk
Board of Health: Licenses, etc.:
Milk
$ 33.00
Oleo
2.50
Alcohol
6.00
Ashes and Garbage
30.00
Pasteurization
80.00
Ice Cream
80.00
Plumbing Inspector's Fees
452.00
Girl Scouts' Camp License
.50
$191.20
$500.00
$232.00
$128.56
$133.50
$50.70
$2.50
$684.00
Health and Sanitation :
Tuberculosis Subsidy $1082 . 14
Reimbursement for Contagious Diseases 474 . 50
Sewer Connections 525 . 33
$2081.97
Articles 13 and 20, Machinery Account $1248 . 66
Highways :
From State :
For Snow Plowing $ 170.00
Division of Highways, Chap. 90,
Cont. 8255, River Rd. 3711 . 18
Amount Carried Forward $3881.18 S711745.89
58
Amount Brought Forward
$3881.18 S711745.89
Division of Highways, Chap. 90,
Cont. 7724
Division of Highways, Chap. 90,
Cont. 7329
From County:
Division of Highways, Chap. 90,
Cont. 7329
470.02
47.20
Reimbursements for Old Age Assistance:
From State $19122.95
From Cities and Towns 345.00
Reimbursement for State Aid from State
Reimbursement for Military Aid from State
Reimbursement for Burial Indigent Soldiers
School Department :
Tuition State Wards $519.72
Other Tuition 620.00
Sale of Bonks (ind Supplies 169.60
Rental Auditorium 199.00
All Other 12.59
$4398 . 40
$47 . 20
Reimbursement for Gravel
$106.67
Sale of Scrap
148.16
$254.83
Infirmary:
Board and Care
$900.00
Convalescent Home:
Board and Care
$1575.00
Reimbursement for Public Welfare:
From Cities and Towms
$470.33
From State
745 . 46
From Individuals
512.13
$1727.92
Reimbursement for Aid to Dependent
Children:
From State
SI 843. 23
$19467.95
$350.00
$37.50
$100.00
[mount Carried Forward
$1520 91
$743968 -
59
Amount Brought Forward
$743968.83
Library :
Fines
$ 851.41
Income from Investments
3200.00
$4051.41
Water Department:
Metered Rates
S58775.48
Services
960.24
Miscellaneous
290.15
S60025.87
Cemetery Department:
Sale of Lots
$ 16.00
Care of Lots
457.50
Interments
1795.50
Foundations
291.04
Filling Graves
47.00
Use of Lowering Device
10.00
Miscellaneous
100.75
Perpetual Care Withdrawals
1887.25
Sale of Lawn Mower, etc.
1.40
$4606.44
Trust and Investments:
Perpetual Cares:
Christ Church
$ 356.34
Spring Grove
2615.25
South Church
656.00
West Parish
155.41
St. Augustine's
13.04
Smart Fund
17.00
Giddings Fund
20.10
A. V. Lincoln Fund
11.00
V. Lincoln Fund
20.00
Conroy Fund
5.00
U.S. Constitution Prize Fund
4.02
Walter L. Raymond Fund
4185.81
Emily F. Raymond Fund
1302.77
$9361 . 74
Amount Carried Forward
S822014.29
60
Amount Brought Forward
$822014.29
Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
Income Tax, etc.
$123077.91
Vocational Education
591.58
Reimbursement Loss Taxes
399.68
Hawker's Licenses
64.00
Knglish Speaking Classes
329.00
Yi Distribution Highway Fund,
Chap. 420, Acts 1941
30433 . 48
Aid to Dependent Children Grants
3746.28
Old Age Assistance Grants
27372.31
$186014.24
Refunds :
General Departments
$67.72
Spring Grove Cemetery Petty Cash
Refund
10.00
Board of Public Works Petty Cash
Refund
50.00
Lse of Telephone
4.66
All Other Refunds
70.92
S203 . 30
Total Receipts, 1941
SI 00823 1.83
Expenditures for 1941
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS
SELECTMEN
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$2250 en
Salaries, Selectmen :
1 lowell F. Shepard
! 30
J. Everett ("<>llin>
300.00
Roy E. Hardy
'iird
300.00
Amount Carried Foru
| 933 jo
50 00
(.1
Amount Brought Forward
Salaries, Clerks:
George H. Winslow
Edith P. Sellars
Anne Birdsall
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
Printing and Advertising
Carfares, Dues, etc.
Telephone
Registry of Deeds
All Other
;933.30
S2250.00
400.00
416.00
81.00
105.09
25.60
6.00
156.81
10.00
26.65
Total Expenditures
$2160.45
Balance to Revenue
89.55
$2250.00
$2250.00
ACCOUNTANT
Cr.
Appropriation
$2750.00
Dr.
Salary, Accountant, Mary Collins
$1820.00
Salary, Clerk Mary A. Loosigian
535.50
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
271.40
Printing and Advertising
99.66
Carfares, Dues, Etc.
12.00
All Other
.35
Total Expenditures
$2738.91
Balance to Revenue
11.09
$2750.00
S2750.00
Appropriation
TREASURER
Cr.
S3145.00
62
Dr.
Salary, Treasurer, Thaxter
Eaton
$2500.00
Clerk Hire
10.55
Office Supplies, Stationery
and Postage
320.60
Printing and Advertising
35.25
Carfares, dues, etc.
15.54
Surety Bond
230.00
Certification of Notes
14.00
All Other
6.89
Total Expenditures
$3132.83
Balance to Revenue
12.17
$3145.00
$3145.00
TAX COLLECTOR
Cr.
Appropriation
$4917.00
Dr.
Salary, Tax Collector, James P. Christie $2250.00
1430.00
595.41
120.45
46.50
441.00
4.75
Salary, Clerk, Phoebe E. Noyes
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
Printing and Advertising
Telephone
On Bonds
All Other
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$4888.11
28.89
$4917.00 S4<M7.00
ASSESSORS
Cr.
Appropriation
Salaries, Board <>t Assessors
1 [owell F. Shepard
J. Everet t Collins
Amount Carried Forward
I)K.
(,;
(333.30
400 00
1733 30
S4Soo.oo
Amount Brought Forward
Roy E. Hardy
Assistant Assessors
Salaries, Clerks:
George H. Winslow
Edith P. Sellars
Extra Clerk Hire
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
Printing and Advertising
Deeds, Probates, etc.
Surveying Street Lines, Field Work; etc.
Carfares, Dues, etc.
vS 733
.30
400
.00
600
.00
400
.00
832
.00
21
.00
218.
02
123
.72
110.
30
1207.
89
6
00
Total Expenditures 4652.23
Balance to Revenue 147.77
TOWN CLERK
S4800.00 $4800.00
Cr.
Appropriation
$3175.00
Dr.
Salary, Town Clerk, George H. Winslow
S2150.00
Salaries, Clerks:
Edith P. Sellars
277.75
Gladys Brainerd
288.75
Anne Birdsall
153.00
Extra Clerk Hire
30.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
216.09
Printing and Advertising
24.70
On Bond
5.00
Dues
2.00
All Other
2.00
Total Expenditures
$3149.29
Balance to Revenue
25.71
$3175.00
$3175.00
64
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
Frederick Butler,
Moderator
SI 0.00
$10.00
FINANCE COMMITTEE
'
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
Balance to Reven
ue
$20.00
$20.00
SI 0.00
SI 0.00
S20.00
S20.00
TOWN COUNSEL
Cr.
Appropriation $750.00
Dr.
Arthur Sweeney, Town Counsel S500.00
Balance to Revenue 250.00
S750.00 $750.00
DOG OFFICER
Cr.
Appropriation $225.00
Dr.
Herbert H. Lyle, Dog Officer S168.75
Balance to Revenue r^() 2>
$225.00 $225 00
ANIMAL INSPECTOR
Cr.
Appropriation $250 i"1
Dr.
Sidney P, While, Animal Inspector $225 on
Balance to Revenue 25 on
0 00 50 00
&5
PLANNING BOARD and BOARD OF SURVEY
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
Salary, Clerk, Edward R. Lawson
Printing and Advertising
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$100.00
47.75
$147.75
52.25
$200.00
$200.00
$200 . 00
ELECTION AND REGISTRATION
V..R.
Appropriation
$2530.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
1000.00
Dr.
Registrars :
Ralph A. Bailey
$ 70.00
George H. Winslow
70.00
John W. Stark
40.00
Francis D. Hurley
30.00
Assistant Registrars
600.00
Salary, Clerk, Edith P. Sellars
8.25
Salary, Clerk, Anne Birdsall
54.00
Stenographer at Town Meeting
25.00
Election Officers
874.00
Checkers at Town Meeting
60.00
Police Duty, Janitor Service, etc.
138.15
Posting Warrants
13.95
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
140.40
Printing and Advertising
871.85
Meals
29.55
Carting Ballot Boxes
34.00
Use of Andover Square and Compass Club 35 . 00
Use of Andover Grange
40.00
All Other
22.43
Total Expenditures
$3156.58
Balance to Revenue
373.42
$3530.00 $3530.00
66
ARTICLE ONE
CIVILIAN DEFENSE
Transfer from Reserve Fund
Ck.
Dr.
SI 1500. 00
Office Supplies
$ 131.55
Surgical Supplies
185.30
Telephone
30.38
All Other
37.13
Total Expenditures
$ 384.36
Balance to 1942
11115.64
$11500.00 SI 1500. 00
MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS
Cr.
Appropriation
$4100.00
Dr.
Salary, Janitor, William C. Brown
SI 456. 00
Trucking Rubbish
45 . 00
Fuel
569.53
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
602.27
Janitor's Supplies
385 . 88
Repairs
801.72
Laundry
1 1 . 65
Water Bills
45.47
All Other
47.94
Rent of rooms, Ballardvale Community
/
Ass'n
100.00
Total Expenditures
S4065 . 46
Balance to Revenue
34.54
S4100 .00
sunt) i it i
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Cr.
Appropriation 130607 00
(.7
Dr.
Salaries:
Chief
$ 2600.00
Patrolmen
21527.50
Special Police
2323.94
Matron, Men Painting Streets, etc.
450.96
Office Supplies, Printing, Stationery «
md
Postage
360.04
Office Repairs and Miscellaneous Suppl
ies 216.69
Telephone
310.96
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
447.77
Gasoline, Oil and Auto Maintenance
1091.99
Equipment for Men
246.66
Other Equipment
245.58
Signs, Signals, etc.
369.92
Paint for Streets
183.27
Kerosene
26.46
Laundry
20.50
Physicians' Emergency Calls and
Treatments
25.00
Express and All Other
114.85
Total Expenditures
$30562.09
Balance to Revenue
44.91
$30607.00 $30607.00
ARTICLE EIGHT— TWO-WAY RADIO SYSTEM
Cr.
Appropriation $2750.00
Dr.
Two Way Radio System $2513 . 78
Balance to 1942 236.22
$2750.00
$2750.00
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Appropriation
Refund
Cr.
$30617.00
13.82
Amount Carried Forward
$30630.82
68
Amount Brought Forward
$30630.82
Dr.
Salaries :
Chief
s 2600.00
Firemen
18716.96
Call Men
3040. 00
E. Burke Thornton, assistance on
ambulance
293.00
Apparatus
396 . 1 8
Hose
57.78
Equipment for Men
260.93
( )ther Equipment
363 . 59
('.as, Oil and Truck Maintenance
304.32
Alarm Boxes, etc.
487.13
Fuel
544.84
Lawrence Gas and Electric Co.
383.14
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds:
Repairs
2049.27
Furniture and Furnishings
4.76
Laundry
238.50
Miscellaneous Supplies
507.23
Water Bills
23.42
Office Supplies, Stationery, Printing
and Postage
50 37
Telephone
1 \2 86
Express
2 ul
All Other
157.91
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$30624.20
6 62
$30630 82 $30630 82
ARTICLE SEVEN FIRE DEPARTMENT AUTO
Cr.
Appropriation $1035 i"1
Dr.
Pun hase of \ui<» $1026 91
Balance to Revenue s 09
$1035 mi
S 1 I I > l
.,.»
ARTICLE SIX— LADDER TRUCK— FIRE DEPARTMENT
Cr.
Appropriation $13500.00
Dr.
Purchase Ladder Truck $13500. 00
$13500.00
$13500.00
BUILDING INSPECTOR
Cr.
Appropriation
$525.00
Dr.
Salary
$501.00
Printing
15.25
Total Expenditures
516.25
Balance to Revenue
8.75
$525.00 $525.00
WIRE INSPECTOR
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$425 . 00
Salary
$400.00
Printing
18.00
Total Expenditures
$418.00
Balance to Revenue
7.00
$425.00 $425.00
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Cr.
Appropriation $450 . 00
Dr.
Lewis N. Mears, Sealer of Weights and
Measures $400 . 00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage 3 . 73
Amount Carried Forward S403 . 73 $450 . 00
70
Amount Brought Forward
$403.73
$450.00
Seals, Dies, etc.
1 .50
Transportation
38.75
Total Expenditures
$443 . 98
Balance to Revenue
6.02
$450.00
$450.00
MOTH SUPPRESSION
Cr.
Appropriation
$4500.00
Dr.
G. Richard Abbott, Moth Supt.
$ 790.00
Labor
2446.17
Stationery, Printing and Postage
12.55
Telephone
12 . 90
Insecticides
733.60
Hardware, Tools and Equipment
157.70
Gas, Oil and Truck Maintenance
255.87
Laundry
6.00
Rent
75.00
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
4.42
Express and All Other
5.79
Total Expenditures
$4500.00
$4500.00
ARTICLE TEN MOTH and TREE DEPARTMENT TRICK
Cr.
Appropriation $9 ;; 00
Dr.
Dodge Truck $935 00
$935 00 $935 ,„,
Appropriation
TREK WARDEN
Cr.
71
$5000 00
Dr.
G. Richard Abbott, Tree Warden
$1035.00
Labor
3242.83
Stationery, Printing and Postage
19.90
Telephone
25.41
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
5.63
Hardware and Tools
163.86
Trees
62.50
Gas, Oil and Truck Maintenance
303.22
Rent
105.00
Laundry
10.50
All Other
25.96
Total Expenditures
$4999.81
Balance to Revenue
.19
$5000.00 $5000.00
FOREST FIRES
Cr.
Appropriation
$1000.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
Dr.
200.00
Wages, Fighting Fires
$ 685.50
Equipment:
Apparatus
85.10
Hose
120.35
Gasoline
94.88
All Other
39.78
Total Expenditures
$1025.61
Balance to Revenue
174.39
$1200.00
$1200.00
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Cr.
Appropriation
$4500.00
11
Dr.
Salaries, Board of I lealth :
Percy J. Look, Chairman
$ 50.00
Franklin H. Stacey, Secretary
75.00
George G. Brown
50.00
Salary, Lotta Johnson, Agent
1500.00
Salary, Representing Doctor.
P. J. Look, M.D.
50.00
Lotta Johnson, Use of Car
350.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
88.98
Printing and Advertising
33 . 08
Telephone
69 . 95
Laundry
9.40
Range Oil
4.25
Kxpress and All Other
36.16
Quarantine and Contagious Diseases:
Medical Attendance
6.50
1 )rugs and Medicines
22.44
Schick Tests
20.72
Laundry
18.09
Paid to Other City
95.00
Rabies Vaccine and Dog Vaccinations
258.40
Baby Clinic:
Philip \Y. Blake, M.D.
200.00
Supplies, Medicines, etc.
65 . 63
Rent , Andover Guild
50.00
Plumbing Inspections
495.00
Disposing of Dead Cats and Dogs
110.50
Vital Statistics:
Births
1 .00
Deaths
21 .25
Alfred C. Stacey, Milk Inspector
220.00
Expenses and Supplies for Milk Inspector 39 >|s
Total Expendil ures
$3940 W
Balance i< i Kc\ enue
559 5 7
$4500 00
$4500 00
CARE AND TREATMENT OF TUBERCULAR PATIENTS
Cr.
Appropriation $3000 . 00
Dr.
Essex Sanatorium $ 1 890 . 90
Balance to Revenue 1 109 . 10
$3000.00 $3000.00
ESSEX COUNTY TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITAL
Cr.
Appropriation $7282 . 64
Dr.
Essex County Tuberculosis Hospital $7282 . 64
$7282.64 $7282.64
PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF OPERATING EXPENSE
FOR PURIFICATION PLANT
Cr.
Appropriation $100 . 00
Dr.
Purification Plant $32 . 69
Balance to Revenue 67.31
$100.00
$100.00
PUBLIC DUMP
Cr.
Appropriation
$825.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
150.00
Dr.
Robert Cairnie, Keeper
$780.00
Tools, etc.
2.80
Repairs, etc.
141.40
Total Expenditures
$924.20
Balance to Revenue
50.80
$975.00 $975.00
74
SEWERS MAINTENANCE
Cr.
Appropriation
S5800.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
1 30 . 00
Dr.
Salaries:
Superintendent, Charles T. Gilliard
$ 210.00
Assistant Superintendent, Edward R.
Lawson
104.00
Clerk, Laura B. Juhlmann
52.00
Office Supplies, Stationery, Postage and
Printing
9.50
Labor
2319.25
Tools and Equipment
317.82
Pipe and Fittings
101.60
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
2431.52
Manholes
106.50
Pump Repairs
117.82
Wipers, Sewers Cloths, etc.
22.68
Brick
39 . 00
Express and All Other
46.52
Total Expenditures
$5878.21
Balance to Revenue
51.79
$5930.00
$5930.00
ARTICLE SEVENTEEN -SEWER CLEANING DEVICES
Cr.
Appropriation $500.00
Dr.
Sewer Rods, etc. $483.63
Balance to Revenue 16. 37
$500.00
$500.00
ARTICLE TWENTY-TWO RECONDITIONING SEWER
PUMPS
Cr.
Appropriation $1500 00
75
Dr.
Recondition Sewer Pumps
Balance to Revenue
S1469.22
30.78
$1500.00 $1500.00
TRUCKS, GARAGE AND REPAIR SHOP MAINTENANCE
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
S5200.00
Labor
$1427.60
Buildings
73.88
'
Shop Maintenance
53.62
Repairs to Equipment
381.17
Tools, etc.
131.13
Trucks Maintenance
2943 . 39
Fuel Oil
133.95
Lawrence Gas and Electric Co.
13.47
Telephone
18.00
Express and All Other
15.30
Total Expenditures
$5191.51
Balance to Revenue
8.49
$5200.00
$5200.00
HIGHWAYS
MAINTENANCE
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
S49500.00
Salaries :
Superintendent, Charles T.
Gilliard
$1860.00
Assistant Superintendent, Edward
R. Lawson
1196.00
Clerks :
Laura B. Juhlmann
364.00
Robert W. Crosby
549 . 00
Secretary :
J. Harry PI ay don
50.00
Amount Carried Forward
S4019.00
$49500.00
76
Amount Brought Forward
$4019.00
S495OO.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
83 . 49
Telephone
125.94
Lawrence ('.as and Electric Company
43.67
Labor
25761 .16
Truck
23.50
Crushed Stone, Sand, Gravel, etc.
4036.85
Equipment and Repairs
854.32
Gasoline, Oil and Truck Maintenance
345 . 1 7
Asphalt, Tar via and Road Oil
10030.81
Hardware, Tools, etc.
624.60
Curbing
75.92
Pipe and Fittings
543.01
Roadway Maintenance
1535.66
Shovel Hire
108.25
Coal
129.00
Culverts
109.38
Express
27.13
Blasting
236.26
Fuel Oil
118.34
Calcium Chloride
358.87
All Other
72.90
Total Expenditures
$49263.23
Balance to Revenue
236.77
$49500.00 $49500.00
ARTICLES THREE AND FOUR -CIVILIAN DEFENSE
( R.
Appropriation
SpecialTown Meeting, Dee. 29, 1941 I
SlhlH) mi
1)R.
Arms
Balance to L942
!3 00
1577.00
77
$1600 on $1600 00
ARTICLE TWO— BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
(HEAVY DUTY DUMP TRUCK)
Cr.
Appropriation
(Special Town Meeting December 29, 1941) $6050.00
Dr.
Balance to 1942 $6050.00
$6050.00 $6050.00
ARTICLE THIRTEEN-REPAIRING, MAINTAINING AND
IMPROVING HIGHWAYS— CHAPTER NINETY
Cr.
Appropriation $1000 . 00
Loan (Anticipation Reimbursement by State and County) 500 . 00
Dr.
Labor $ 897.80
Filler 295.08
Express 15.00
Other 33 . 28
Machinery Account:
Labor 40.15
Trucks 218.25
Total Expenditures $1499 . 56
Balance to 1942 .44
$1500.00 $1500.00
ARTICLE FIFTEEN— NEW SIDEWALKS
Cr.
Appropriation $2500 . 00
Dr.
Labor
$1685.75
Sand and Gravel
21.47
Stone
432.00
Tarvia, asphalt, etc.
360.00
Total Expenditures
$2499.22
Balance to Revenue
.78
$2500.00 $2500.00
78
ARTICLE NINETEEN
W.P.A. MATERIALS AND TRUCK
HIRE
Cr.
Balance from 1940
S 100
.72
Appropriation, 1941
8000
00
Dr.
Salary, Clerk, May Shorten
$1121 .00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
114.00
Telephone
4.10
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
23.37
Labor
2020.93
Truck
1267.75
Materials
365.67
Gasoline, Oil and Truck Maintenance
157.38
Tools, Equipment and Repairs
270.38
Shovel Hire
596.50
Tarvia
780.37
Transportation
303 . 00
Sand and Gravel
638.81
Cement
83.96
Coal and Fuel Oil
219.02
Express and All Other
41.95
Total Expenditures
$8008.19
Balance to 1942
92.53
$8100.72
SSI 00.
72
SNOW REMOVAL AND
CR.
Appropriation
SANDING
S 15000.
(Ml
Dr.
Labor
s 8230.22
Trucks 1 tauling and Sanding
7(>() 76
Trucks Road Plows
2305 25
Sidewalk Plows
325.20
Tractor Plowing
135.00
. 1 mount ( 'arried Forward
$] 1 765 13 si 5000 oo
:•>
Amount Brought Forward
SI 1765. 43
$15000.00
Posts and Snow Fences
30.00
Sand
438.24
Chloride Flake
373.23
Gasoline and Oil Maintenance
489 . 06
Tools and Equipment
1682.78
Lawrence Gas and Electric
Company
6.25
Express and All Other
26.54
Total Expenditures
$14811.53
Balance to Revenue
188.47
$15000.00
$15000.00
STREET LIGHTING
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$19211.72
Street Lighting
$18256.40
Balance to Revenue
955.32
$19211.72
$19211.72
ARTICLE TWENTY— RIVER ROAD IMPROVEMENT
Cr.
Appropriation
$3750.00
Loan (Anticipation
Reimbursement by State and
County)
Dr.
5000.00
Trucks
$ 161.40
Labor
3648.90
Culverts
153.69
Pipe
909.54
Sand and Gravel
236.90
Stone
Asphalt
362.11
191.42
Amount Carried Forward
S5663.96 $8750.00
80
Amount Brought Forward $5663.96
Cement 95.06
Shovel Hire 823.25
Town of Andover (Machinery Account) 990.26
All Other 54.95
$8750.00
Total Expenditures $7627.48
Balance to 1942 1122.52
$8750.00
. - -
ARTICLE TWENTY-ONE -PURCHASE LEAD MELTING
FURNACE
Cr.
Appropriation
Lead Melting Furnace
Balance to Revenue
Dr.
$127.40
12.60
$140.00
8140.00
$140.00
ARTICLE TWENTY-THREE— SIDEWALK MECHANICAL
PLOW
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
S2300.00
Sidewalk Plow
$2275.42
Balance to Revenue
-
24.58
$2300.00
$2300.00
ARTICLE EIGHTEEN -HARD SURFACING GRAVEL
ROADS
Cr.
Appropriation $5000 00
Dr.
ua Dor
Sand, ( travel, etc.
.1 mount Carried Forward
$2176.07
l_M .81
$2597 88 $5000 00
81
Amount Brought Forward
$2597.88
$5000.00
Coal
Tarvia
All Other
47.25
2267.94
84.41
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$4997.48
2.52
$5000.00
$5000.00
ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR— PURCHASE SANDER
PROPERTY
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
Purchase Sander Property
$3155.55
Survey, Plans, etc.
167.68
Recording Fees
6.90
Total Expenditures
$3330.13
Balance to 1942
669.87
$4000.00
$4000.00 $4000.00
PUBLIC WELFARE
Cr.
Appropriation
$20600.00
Refund
Dr.
3.00
Clerk, Julia Daly
$ 111.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
83.31
Telephone
9.45
Cash to Individuals
2126.00
Men Working for Welfare
2699.00
Agents Expenses
5.60
Groceries and Provisions
901.28
Amount Carried Forward
$5935.64 $20603.00
82
Amount Brought Forward S5935.64 $20603.00
Fuel
335 . 36
Medicine and Medical Attention
1135.30
Clothing
30.99
Board and Care
1652.95
State Institutions
2967.04
Relief by Other Cities
1337.00
Trucking Federal Supplies
484.00
Town Physician, John J. Hartigan
200.00
Funeral Expenses
175.00
Rental W.P.A. Commissary
180.00
Expense Federal Music Project
36.00
Transporting C.C.C. Boys
1 . 00
Paper Bags, etc., for Commodities Div.
231.31
Total Expenditures
$14701.59
Balance to Revenue
5901.41
$20603.00 $20603.00
PUBLIC WELFARE SALARIES
Cr.
Appropriation $1400.00
Dr.
Salaries, Board of Public Welfare:
Howell F. Shepard
$ 83.40
J. Everett Collins
100. 00
Ko\ E. Hardy
100. 00
Arthur W. Cole, Agent
600.00
1 rladys Brainerd, Clerk
179.75
Edith P. Sellars, Clerk
286 00
Anne Birdsall, Clerk
10.00
Total Expenditures
$1359.15
Balance to Revenue
10 85
SI loo oo SI tOO 00
W.P.A. SEWING MATERIALS
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
Contribution for Purchase Sewing
Materials
$283.26
Machine Repairs
3.50
Office Supplies
2.75
Total Expenditures
$289.51
Balance to Revenue
710.49
$1000.00
$1000.00 $1000.00
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
(Town)
Cr.
Appropriation $8400 . 00
Dr.
Aid to Dependent Children $7644.50
Balance to Revenue 755.50
$8400.00 $8400.00
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN ADMINISTRATION
(Town)
Cr.
Appropriation $300 . 00
Dr.
Salaries :
Arthur W. Cole, Agent
Gladys Brainerd, Clerk
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
Telephone
Agent's Expenses
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$300.00 $300.00
84
$ 90
00
15,
.00
7,
, 75
2
.20
1
.00
$115.95
184
.05
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
' Federal Grants)
Cr.
Federal Grants:
Balance from 1940
Federal Grants received in 1941
Dr.
Aid to I )ependen1 Children
Town Physician, John J. Hartigan
Total Expenditures
Balance to 1942
S 35.87
2595. S3
S2570.50
50.00
$2620.50
11.20
S2631 .70 S2631 .70
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN ADMINISTRATION
(Federal Grants)
Cr.
Federal Grants:
Balance from 1940
Federal Grants received in 1941
9.17
150.45
Dr.
Salaries:
Arthur \V. ( "<>le, Agenl
f 90.00
( rladys Brainerd, Clerk
48.50
Anne Birdsall, Clerk
5.00
< )i'tice Supplies, Stationery and
Postage
5 on
Telephone
1 85
Agents1 Expenses
1 56
Total Expenditures
si57 51
Balance to 1912
2 11
$159 62 >9 6 !
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
(Town)
Cr.
Appropriation
$28500.00
Refunds
22.00
Dr.
Cash to Individuals
$27228.49
Paid to Other Cities
393.39
Paid to Other Towns
264.86
Town Physician, John J. Hartigan
200.00
Total Expenditures
$28086.74
Balance to Revenue
435.26
$28522.00
$28522.00
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION
(Town)
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$1500.00
Salaries :
Arthur W. Cole, Agent
$1213.33
Gladys Brainerd, Clerk
172.00
Anne Birdsall, Clerk
6.00
Agents Expenses
13.52
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
84.89
Telephone
8.25
Total Expenditures
$1497.99
Balance to Revenue
2.01
$1500.00 $1500.00
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
(Federal Grants)
Cr.
Federal Grants:
Balance from 1940
Federal Grants Received in 1941
Old Age Assistance Refund
Amount Carried Forward
$ 101.67
26486.09
13.00
$26600.76
86
Amount Brought Forward
sS26600.
76
Dr.
Cash to Individuals
$26593.90
Balance to 1942
6.86
$26600.76
$26600
76
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION
(Federal Grants)
Cr.
Federal Grants:
Balance from 1940
$ 7.
97
Federal Grants received in 1941
886.
22
Dr.
Salaries:
Arthur W. Cole, Agent
$606.67
Gladys Brainerd, Clerk
157.00
Anne Birdsall, Clerk
24.00
Expenses, Agent
32.26
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
48.18
Telephone
24.95
Total Expenditures
Balance to 1942
$893.06
1.13
$894.19
$894 1 9
INFIRMARY
Cr.
Appropriation
$9300.00
Dr.
Salary, Bertha VY. Thornton, Matron
$1000.00
Wages, Other Employees
2257 ,00
Groceries and Provisions
3357 56
1 )i v ( kxxls and Clothing
203.44
Buildings and Repairs
325 13
Lawrence ( »as and Electric ( *o.
412.95
Amount Carried Forward
$7556 38 $9300 00
Amount Brought Forward
$7556.38
$9300.00
Fuel
452.01
Household Supplies and Utensils
292.75
Furniture and Furnishings
383.86
Telephone
59.30
Medicine and Medical Attention
187.17
Hospitalization of Inmate
58.05
Town Physician, John J. Hartigan
50.00
Water Bills
80.00
Barber Service for Inmates
36.00
All Other
128.01
Total Expenditures
$9283.53
Balance to Revenue
16.47
$9300.00
$9300.00
MILITARY AID
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$300.00
Military Aid
$105.00
Balance to Revenue
195.00
$300.00 $300.00
STATE AID
Cr.
Appropriation $450 . 00
Dr.
State Aid $290.00
Balance to Revenue 160.00
$450.00 $450.00
88
SOLDIERS' RELIEF
Cr.
Appropriation
$4200.00
Refund
Dr.
5 . 00
Cash to Individuals
S2250.00
Groceries and Provisions
50.00
Fuel
161.95
Medicine and Medical Attention
36.91
Clothing
8.75
All Other
45.75
Total Expenditures
S2553.36
Balance to Revenue
1651.64
$4205 . 00
S4205 . 00
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Cf.
Appropriation
Dr.
$187979.00
Salary, Supt., Kenneth L. !
Sherman
$4038 . 30
Salaries, Clerks:
Evelyn A. Rutter
942.37
Frances McTernen
670.00
Gladys Downs
72a. 00
Truant Officer
84.50
Office Supplies, Stationery
and Posl
age 335.48
Telephone
361.62
School Census
76.25
Teachers' Salaries:
High
40300.82
Junior I [igh
$8045 r,
Elementary
17177 .33
Text Books and Supplies:
High
911 .77
Junior 1 ligh
293.40
Elementary
1 12
$1 J4809 l \
Amount Curried Forward
S1S7070.00
89
Amount Brought Forward
$134809.23 $187979.00
Other Expenses of Instruction:
High
2050.37
Junior High
1222.72
Elementary
846.66
Tuition :
High
766.45
Elementary
160.00
Transportation :
High
4210.93
Junior High
4223.55
Elementary
4845 . 48
Tanitors' Services:
High
3329.41
Junior High
4413.03
Elementary
5572.15
Health:
High
622.82
Junior High
1009.74
Elementary
1900.90
Adult Education
691.00
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company:
High
288.90
Junior High
2158.03
Elementary
716.11
Fuel:
High
1413.30
Junior High
1415.81
Elementary
5066.70
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds:
High:
Repairs
838.69
Janitors' Supplies
245.47
All Other
4.22
Junior High and Elementary:
Repairs
2745.55
Janitors' Supplies
800.43
All Other
13.78
Amount Carried Forward $186381 . 43 $187979 . 00
90
Amount Brought Forward
$186381.43 818
7979.00
Furniture and Furnishings:
High
38 . 00
Diplomas and Graduation Exercises
145.32
School Reports
285.00
Express
79.12
Water Bills
721.73
New Equipment
99.48
Laundry
35.42
All Other
$18
39.49
Total Expenditures
7824.99
Balance to Revenue
154.01
S187979.00 S187979.00
MEMORIAL HALL LIBRARY
Cr.
Appropriation
Dog Account Refund
Income from Investments
Refund
Dr
Salaries:
Librarian, Miriam Putnam
Assistants:
Evelyn R. Robinson
Margaret D. Manning
Dorothy H. Ruhl
Nancy E. Babcock
Sarah H. Ballard
Eleanore ( •. Bliss
Dorothy Paine
Martha 1). Byington (B.Vale)
Extra Page Help
Amount C<im'c<! Forward
$13704.00
1162.49
3200.00
2.00
$2200.00
1550.00
1440.00
1140.00
L080.00
1080.00
459 . 45
90.00
216.00
285.81
$9541 20 SI Six
91
Amount Brought Forward
S9541.26 S18068.49
Janitors:
Archibald D. Maclaren 1500.00
Elizabeth Donaldson 517.30
Clester E. Matthews (B. Vale) 150.00
George F. Sawyer, Treasurer 100.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage 431 .44
Telephone 107.93
Books 3170.20
Periodicals 413.29
Binding Books and Periodicals 488. 10
Fuel 738.00
LawTence Gas and Electric Company 311 . 12
Repairs 180.40
Janitors' Supplies 90.74
Water Bills 4.76
Trucking Rubbish 15.20
Carting Books 1 . 00
Treasurer's Bond 25 . 00
Bookmobile Expenses 199.65
AllOther 76.18
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
£18061.57
6.92
$18068.49
$18068.49
PARK DEPARTMENT
Cr.
Appropriation
$4300.00
Dr.
Salaries :
Superintendent, Charles T. Gilliard $ 210.00
Assistant Superintendent, Edward R.
Lawson 104.00
Clerk, Laura B. Juhlmann 52.00
Labor 3485 . 72
Amount Carried Forward S3851 . 72
S4300.00
92
Amount Brought Forward
$3851.72
$4300 mi
Equipment
8.08
Hardware, Tools, etc.
76.79
Loam and Lawn Seed
21 .00
Use of land at Playstead
too. oo
Lumber, cement, etc.
22.33
Lime
30.60
Fertilizer
68.40
Trees
8.00
All Other
5 . 36
Total Expenditures
$4192.28
Balance to Revenue
107.72
$4300.00
$4300.00
ARTICLE SIXTEEN -PURCHASE LAWN MOWER and
WINGS FOR ANOTHER
Cr.
Appropriation S700.00
Dr.
Power Mower, etc. $635.00
Balance to Revenue 65 .00
$700.00
$700.00
PLAYGROUND COMMITTEE
Cr.
Appropriation
$2004
Cash Contribution by Phillips Academy
Trustees
15 00
Dr.
Salaries, Instructors
$1700.00
Playground Recreational Supplies
124 00
Repairs
l is 26
All Other
12.02
Total Expenditures
$201 1 18
1 balance 1 1 1 l\<\ enue
.72
015 00
$2015 00
93
ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR— SKATING AREA
Cr.
Balance from 1940
Labor
Balance to 1942
Dr.
$ 96.88
80.69
$177.57
$177.57
$177.57
POMPS POND BATHING BEACH
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
Life Guards $1390.00
Matron 150.00
Supplies 107.38
Repairs 183.82
Rent— Hussey's Pond Beach 100 . 00
Rent— Pomps Pond Beach 100 . 00
AllOther 9.22
$2200.00
Total Expenditures
$2040.42
Balance to Revenue
159.58
$2200.00
$2200.00
DAMAGES TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY
-, —
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$500.00
Damages to Persons and Property
$126.00
Balance to Revenue
374.00
$500.00
$500.00
AMERICAN LEGION QUARTERS
Cr.
Appropriation
94
$600.00
Dr.
Kent, American Legion Quarters $600. 00
$600.00 $600.00
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS QUARTERS
Cr.
Appropriation $600.00
Dr.
Kent , Veterans of Foreign Wars Quarters $600 . 00
$600.00 S600.00
INSURANCE
Cr.
Appropriation
$11000.00
Refunds
6.18
Dr.
Insurance
$10372.07
Balance to Revenue
634.11
$11006.18
811006.18
ARMISTICE DAY
Cr.
Appropriation
8150.00
Dr.
Prizes, Bands, etc.
$75.00
Wreaths
20 . 00
Services, Jr. Legion Drum Corps
55.00
$150.00 $150.00
MEMORIAL DAY
Cr.
Appropriation $950.00
Dk.
Andover Brass Band 8 (>o.oo
Clan McPherson Pipe Band 15 00
Amount Carried Forward $135 00 $950 00
95
Amount Brought Forward $135.00 $950.00
Andover Post No. 8, Jr. Drum
Corps
100.00
Punchard Girls' Band
80.00
Buses
80.00
Flags
39.00
Plants, Wreaths, etc.
438.80
Grave Markers
36.82
Cartridges
36.25
Total Expenditures
$945.87
Balance to Revenue
4.13
$950.00
TOWN REPORTS
Cr.
TOWN SCALES
$950.00
Appropriation $829 . 50
Dr.
Printing Town Reports $829 . 50
$829.50 $829.50
Cr.
Appropriation
$175.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
120.78
Dr.
Salary, William C. Brown, Public
Wreigher $100.00
Repairs to Scales 170. 78
Total Expenditures $270 . 78
Balance to Revenue 25 . 00
$295.78
$295.78
WATER MAINTENANCE
Cr.
Appropriation
$27800.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
220.00
Petty Cash Refund
50.00
Amount Carried Forward $28070.00
96
Amount Brought Forward 18070.00
Dr.
Salaries:
Superintendent, Charles T. Gilliard
Assistant Superintendent, Edward R.
Law son
Clerk. Laura B. Juhlinann
Clerk, Robert W. Crosby
Secretary, J. Harry Playdon
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
Petty Cash Account
Printing and Advertising
Telephone
Labor
Pipe and Fittings
Meters and Fittings
Gasoline, Oil and Truck Maintenance
Hardware, Tools, etc.
Fuel Oil
Chlorine
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
Freight
Pumping Station:
Engineers
( HI, Waste and Packing
Coal
Building Repairs
Maintenance Pumping Equipment
All Other
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
s !S07t) mi
WATER CONSTRUCTION
Cr.
Appropriation 1.00
97
$1050
.00
832
.00
849
.50
508
.50
50
.00
425
.91
50
.00
100
.07
583
.76
5805
.25
55
.60
33
.80
539.
04
196
.22
30
.30
155
.91
3772.
14
11.
44
6401
87
76.
57
5311 .
24
41
655 .
()2
128.
13
\\6 08
53
92
Dr.
Salaries:
Superintendent, Charles T. Gilliard
$ 420.00
Assistant Superintendent,
Edward R.
Lawson
156.00
Clerk, Laura B. Juhlmann
208.00
Labor
5239.22
Pipe and Fittings
1733.58
Meters and Parts
1981.44
Hydrants and Valves
313.65
Gasoline, Oil and Truck Maintenance
66.55
Blasting
7.62
Express
45.35
All Other
230.43
Total Expenditures
$10401.84
Balance to Revenue
98.16
$10500.00 $10500.00
ARTICLE THIRTY-NINE— WATER MAIN EXTENSION
HIGH PLAIN ROAD and BEACON STREET
Cr.
Appropriation $1280.00
Dr.
Balance to 1942 $1280.00
$1280.00 $1280.00
ARTICLE FORTY-TWO— WATER MAIN EXTENSION
SUNSET ROCK ROAD and SPRING GROVE ROAD
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$608.00
Hardware, Tools, etc.
$ 3.55
Blasting
13.32
Amount Carried Forward $16.87 8608.00
98
Amount Brought Forward % 16.87 $608.00
Pipe and Fittings 272.18
Hydrants 128.06
Total Expenditures $417.11
Balance to 1942 190.89
S608.00 S608.00
ARTICLE TWELVE
PURCHASE TWO NEW TELEMETERS
Cr.
Appropriation SI 200. 00
Dr.
Purchase and Installation
Two Telemeters $1198.76
Balance to Revenue 1 .24
$1200.00 $1200.00
PURCHASE WATER MAINS and APPURTENANCES
ARTICLE TWENTY-SIX -CHEEVER CIRCLE
Cr.
Appropriation $2 526 . 67
Dr.
Fred K. Cheever
(Purchase Water Mains) $2326.67
$2326.67 $2326 67
PURCHASE WATER MAINS and APPURTENANCES
ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT FOSTER CIRCLE
Cr.
Appropriation x" 00
Dr.
I lowarth J. Peters
(Purchase Water Mains) - 1680 00
$2680 00 B0. 00
99
ARTICLE SIXTY-ONE— WATER MAIN EXTENSION
ABBOT STREET
Cr.
Appropriation $580.00
Dr.
Hydrants, Valves, etc. $ 85.80
Pipe and Fittings 41 7 . 23
Total Expenditures $503 . 03
Balance to 1942 76.97
$580.00 $580.00
ARTICLES THIRTY to THIRTY-SEVEN INC.— NEW
WATER CONSTRUCTION
Cr.
Balance from 1940 $3580.57
Dr.
Labor $ 131.41
Trucks 3 . 75
Hydrants and Valves 533 . 49
Pipe and Fittings 2836 . 84
Lumber 19.50
Express and All Other 36 . 61
Total Expenditures $3561.60
Balance to 1942 18.97
$3580.57
$3580.57
SPRING GROVE CEMETERY
Cr.
Appropriation
$9530.40
Petty Cash Refund
10.00
Dr.
Salaries :
Superintendent, Jesse E. West $1600 . 00
Clerk, Edith P. Sellars 200.00
Amount Carried Forward $1800 . 00 $9540 . 40
100
Amount Brought Forward
$1800.00
$9540.40
Office Supplies, Stationery
and Postage
159.03
Telephone
31 .59
Petty Cash Account
10.00
Labor
5669.29
Fertilizer, Loam, etc.
93 . 89
Shrubs, etc.
79.90
Cement, Curbing, etc.
118.50
Tools and Kquipment
583 . 89
Gasoline, Oil and Truck M
aintenance
148.14
Concrete Containers
549. 7. 5
Crushed Stone
151.72
Water Bills
13.71
Lawrence Gas and Electric Co.
9.00
All Other
89.81
Total Expenditures
$9508.22
Balance to Revenue
32.18
$9540.40
$9540.40
INTEREST
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$10150.00
Interest :
Temporary Loans
$ 144.50
Junior 1 ligh School
5892.50
Shawsheen School
1 W2.50
Sewer
!()>() 25
Total Expenditures
$10095 75
Balance to Revenue
5 1 2>
$10150 oo $10150 oo
Appropriat i< >n
MATURING DEBT
Cr.
ioi
s 18000 i'i>
Dr.
General Loans:
Junior High School
Shawsheen School
Sewer
$22000.00
11000.00
5000.00
$38000.00
$38000.00
Temporary Loans Repaid
$150000.00
(Anticipation of Revenue)
Chapter 90 — Loan Repaid
1500.00
Town Clerk's Dog License Money
2154.60
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds:
West Parish
93.43
St. Augustine's
231.36
Christ Church
200.00
South Church
656.00
Spring Grove
2615.25
3796.04
5558.20
Private Trust Funds
Retirement Fund
13200.00
Essex County Tax
30023.59
Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
State Tax
46623.46
Auditing Municipal Accounts
1128.74
State Parks and Reservations
632.42
48384.62
Grants and Gifts (paid out for Public Welfare)
10.00
Refunds:
On Taxes
131.61
On Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
1483.59
On Water Rates
15.50
Town Clerk's Overpayments to Treasurer 12.00
1642.70
Total Expenditures, 1941
$948188.56
RESERVE FUND
Cr.
Transferred from Excess and Deficiency
102
$15000.00
Dr.
Transferred to:
Elections and Registration
$1000.00
Brush Fires
200.00
Public Dump
150.00
Sewer Maintenance
130.00
Article 1, Civilian Defense
11500.00
Town Scales
120.78
Water Maintenance
220.00
Total Transferred
$13320.78
To Revenue
1679.22
SI 5000. 00
TAXES 1935
Balance from 1940
$92 . 05
Collected in 1941
$ 8.00
Balance to 1942
84.05
$92 . 05 $92 . 05
TAXES
1936
Balance from 1940
$286.81
Collected in 1941
$ 34.25
Abated
70.00
Balance to 1942
182.56
$286.81 $286.81
TAXES
1937
Balance from 1940
$1859.46
Collected in 1941
$ 306. 19
Balance to 1942
1552 <>7
$1859 l<> $1859 in
TAXES
1938
Balance from 1940
$78 [9 02
Collected in L941
$5167 i-1
Abated
H Gg
Balance to 1942
1 1 -
s:si<> D2 s;sp) iij
103
TAXES
1939
Balance from 1940
$33126.89
Additional Commitments
15.00
Collected in 1941
$27084.25
Abated
438.09
Balance to 1942
5619.55
$33141.89 $33141.89
TAXES
1940
Balance from 1940
$103999.42
Additional Commitment
15.00
Refund
52.50
Collected in 1941
$77349.52
Abated
1163.25
Tax Titles
309.75
Balance to 1942
25244.40
$104066.92
$104066.92
TAXES
1941
Commitments, 1941
$471196.78
Refunds
79.11
Collected in 1941
$386541.96
Abated
1267.82
Tax Titles
293.63
Balance to 1942
83172.48
$471275.89
$471275.89
TAX TITLE ACCOUNT
Balance from 1940
$1313.14
Tax Titles Taken
608.01
Tax Title Auction Sale
$ 38.20
Balance to 1942
1882.95
$1921.15 $1921.15
104
TAX TITLE POSSESSIONS
Balance from 1940 $146.30
Balanceto 1942 $1 16* ><»
SI 46.. SO $1 16.30
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1934
Balance from 1940 $67.76
Balance to 1942 $67 76
$67.76 >67.76
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1935
Balance from 1940 $63.82
Balance to 1942 163.82
$63.82 $63.82
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1936
Balance from 1940 $158.95
Collected in 1941 $4.00
Balance to 1942 154.95
$158 (>5 $158.95
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1937
Balance from 1940 $237. 71
Collected in 1941 s o.27
Balance lo 1<)!2 231 W
$237 71 $237 71
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1938
Balance from 1940 $1 70 <-()
('..Heeled in 1941 $ 1'
Balance to 19 VI 153 90
|170 69 $170 69
105
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1939
Balance from 1940 $12 . 00
Collected in 1941 $12.00
$12.00 $12.00
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1940
Balance from 1940
Commitment
Refunds
Collected in 1941
Abated
Balance to 1942
$1176.19
48.72
34.42
$1149.51
48.24
61.58
$1259.33 $1259.33
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1941
Commitments, 1941
Refunds
Collected in 1941
Abated
Balance to 1942
$40375.93
1449.17
$38360.90
2676.49
787.71
$41825.10 $41825.10
MOTH ASSESSMENTS 1937
Balance from 1940 $2.04
Balance to 1942 $2.04
$2.04 $2.04
MOTH ASSESSMENTS 1938
Balance from 1940 $17.46
Collected in 1941 $13.07
Balance to 1942 4.39
$17.46 $17.46
106
MOTH ASSESSMENTS 1939
Balance from 1940 $69.09
Collected in 1941 S59.77
Balance to 1942 9.32
$69.09 $69.09
MOTH ASSESSMENTS 1940
Balance from 1940 SI 93. 82
Collected in 1941
$160.35
Abated
2.94
Balance to 1942
30.53
$193.82
$193.82
MOTH ASSESSMENTS 1941
Commitment S1068.64
Collected in 1941
S823.88
Abated
.72
Balance to 1942
244.04
$1068.64 SI 068. 64
UNAPPORTIONED SIDEWALK ASSESSMENTS
Balance from 1940 $242.99
Balance to 1942 $242.99
$242.99 $242.99
UNAPPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1926 and
PRIOR
Balance from 1940 $2547.78
Balance to 1942 $2547 78
$2547.78 $2547 7^
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1933
Balance from 1940 $5 22
Balance tO 1942 $5 22
|5 M
1(17
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1934
Balance from 1940 $24 . 85
Balance to 1942 $24.85
$24.85 $24.85
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1935
Balance from 1940 $17.12
Balance to 1942 $17.12
$17.12 $17.12
SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-TAXES 1936
Balance from 1940 $104.90
Balance to 1942 $104.90
$104.90 $104.90
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1937
Balance from 1940 $21 . 54
Collected in 1941 $21.54
$21.54 $21.54
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1939
Balance from 1940 $89 . 93
Collected in 1941 $24.38
Balance to 1942 65.55
$89.93 $89.93
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1940
Balance from 1940 $85.57
Collected in 1941 $31.93
Balance to 1942 53.64
$85.57 $85.57
108
UNAPPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1940
Balance from 1940 $409.40
Collected in 1941 $188.48
Balance to 1942 220.92
$409 . 40 $409 . 40
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1941
Commitment $125.01
Collected in 1941 $43.61
Balance to 1942 81.40
$125.01 $125.01
UNAPPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1941
Commitment $19.21
Collected in 1941 $19.21
$19.21 S19.21
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS PAID IN
ADVANCE
Commitments $208.78
Collected in 1941 $223.08
Overpayment to be Refunded in 1942 14.30
$223.08 $223.08
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1933
Balance from 1940 $2.47
Balance to 1942 $2.47
$2.47 $2 \:
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1(M4
Balance I'mm 1940 $1 1 l><>
Balance to 1(M2 si | 96
si i 96 $1 I 96
MM)
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1935
Balance from 1940 $10.64
Balance to 1942 $10.64
$10.64 $10.64
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1936
Balance from 1940 $11.93
Balance to 1942 $11.93
$11.93 $11.93
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1937
Balance from 1940 $5.14
Collected in 1941 $5.14
$5.14 $5.14
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1939
Balance from 1940 $21.31
Collected in 1941 $5.96
Balance to 1942 15.35
$21.31 $21.31
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1940
Balance from 1940 $15.29
Collected in 1941 $5.74
Balance to 1942 9.55
$15.29 $15.29
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1941
Commitments $24.57
Collected in 1941 $ 7.13
Balance to 1942 17.44
$24.57 $24.57
110
OVERLAY
Balance from 1940
Revenue 1940
(Raised to cover deficit)
1935
S25.41
$25.41
$25.41
825.41
OVERLAY
1936
Balance from 1940
S234.00
Abatements 1941
$ 70.00
Balance to 1942
164.00
$234.00
S234.00
OVERLAY
1937
Balance from 1940
SI 859. 46
Transferred to Overlay Reserve
$306.49
Balance to 1942
1552.97
$1859.46
$1859.46
OVERLAY
1938
Balance from 1940
S3827.60
Abatements 1941
$ 58.68
Transferred to Overlay Reserve
1145.70
Balance to 1942
2623.22
$3827.60
$3827.60
OVERLAY
1939
Balance from 1940
$2890.76
Abatements 1941
$ 438.09
Balance to 194 1
2452.67
$2890.76
$2890 16
OVERLAY
1940
Balance from 1940
$10838. 11
Abatements 1941
$1163.25
Balance to 1(M2
<)(>;} 86
$10838 11 $10838. 11
in
OVERLAY 1941
Overlay 1941
Abatements 1941
Balance to 1942
OVERLAY
Balance from 1940
Transferred from Overlay 1937
Transferred from Overlay 1938
Balance to 1942
$13503.21 $13503.21
DEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Balance from 1940 $ 5586.20
Charges, Accounts Receivable, in 1941 30557.75
Collected in 1941 $31059 . 14
Abatements 3047 . 77
Balance to 1942 2037.04
$12105.66
$ 1267
.82
10837
.84
t
$12105
IVE
.66
$12105.66
$12051.02
306.49
1145.70
$13503.
21
$36143.95 $36143.95
WATER RATES
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Balance from 1940 $ 5974.48
Charges, Commitments, 1941 59425.81
Refund 15.50
Collected in 1941
Abatements
Balance to 1942
S58775.48
130.96
6509.35
$65415.79 $65415.79
WATER SERVICES AND MISCELLANEOUS
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Balance from 1940 $1770.11
Charges, Commitments, 1941 914.14
Collected in 1941 $1250.39
Abatements 744.40
Balance to 1942 689.46
$2684.25 $2684.25
112
EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY ACCOUNT
Balance from 1940
Unexpended 1940 Balance
Taxes 1939 and 1940 (Additional Commi
Tax Title Revenue (T.T. auction sale)
Adjustment, Taxes 1941
Revenue 1941
To Reserve Fund
To Revenue (Free Cash to reduce
the 1941 Tax Rate)
Tax Title Revenue
Adjustments
Appropriations at Special Town
Meeting, December 29, 1941
Balance to 1942
S202478.23 $202478.23
JOHN CORNELL FUND
Principal Fund
Andover Savings Bank
Kssex Savings Bank
Broadway Savings Bank
City Inst, for Savings, Lowell
Central Savings Bank, Lowell
Receipts
Balance on hand January 1, 1941
[nteresl received on l>ank accounts
SI 60969. 82
.49
nitment)
30.00
38.20
.01
41439.71
SI 5000. 00
18750.00
603.38
30.50
7650.00
160444.35
S5000.00
SI 000. 00
1000.00
1000.00
1000. 00
1000.00
s S3 on
100.00
SI S3 Oil
Expenditures
( !ross ( !oal Co, $14 50
Andover ( 'oal ( '<>. M 50
Benjamin Jaquea ( <>.il ( O. 2 1 75
$50 75
Balance on hand Januar) l. 1942 12.85
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TRUSTEES OF PUNGHARD FREE SCHOOL
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1941
Rev. ALBERT C. MORRIS Rev. DONALD H. SAVAGE
MYRON E. GUTTERSON HENRY G. TYER
CHARLES C. KIMBALL Rev. FREDERICK B. NOSS
EDMOND E. HAMMOND WILLIAM A. TROW
REPORT OF THE
TRUSTEES OF PUNCHARD FREE SCHOOL
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1941
PRINCIPAL FUND
January 1, 1941
Cash in Banks $12,466 . 27
Real Estate Mortgages 43,701 . 31
Bonds at book value 20,832 . 42
December 31, 1941
Cash in Banks $10,746.27
Real Estate Mortgages 45 ,42 1 . 3 1
Bonds at book value 20,832 . 42
INCOME ACCOUNT
January 1, 1941 Cash on hand $4,793. 19
Interest and dividends
received 3,693.73
Expenditures
M. E. Stevens, Instructor
$2,600.00
N. C. Hamblin, Principal
350.00
E. V. Lovely, Principal
135.00
E. E. Hammond, Salary
200.00
Treasurer's Bond
25.00
Safe Deposit Box
11.10
Amount Carried Forward $3321.10
116
$77,000.00
$77,000.00
$8,486.92
Amount Brought Forward
83321.10
Goldsmith Prizes
10.00
Legal Expenses
110.20
Postage
1.00
Gift
100.00
December 31, 1941, Cash on
hand
4,944.62
$8,486.92
GOLDSMITH FUND
Jan. 1, 1941 Cash in savings bank $310.05
Interest received 6 . 23
Dec. 31, 1941 Cash in savings bank $316.28
DRAPER FUND
Jan. 1, 1941 Cash in savings bank $1,505.85
Interest received 29.95
$1,535.80
Scholarship awarded 30.00
Dec. 31, 1941 Cash in savings bank SI. 505. 80
BARNARD FUND
Jan. 1, 1941 Cash in savings bank S26.70
Dividend received 40 . 00
Interest received . 32
$67.02
Prizes awarded
Firsl $20.00
Second 12.00
Third 8.00 10.00
Dee. 31, 1941 Cash in savings bank - 17.02
117
GHAPIN FUND
Jan. 1, 1941 Cash in savings bank $1,951.56
Interest received 42 . 52
Received on note 304 . 00
Dec. 31, 1941 Cash in savings bank $2,298.08
RESERVE FUND
Jan. 1, 1941 Cash in Savings Bank $2,787.69
Interest received 55 . 93
Dec. 31, 1941 Cash in Savings Bank $2,843 . 62
HENRY WARREN BARNARD AND MABEL PARADISE
BARNARD FUND
Jan. 1, 1941 Cash in Savings Bank $1,016.73
Interest received 20 . 26
1,036.99
Athletic goods purchased 16. 15
Dec. 31, 1941 Cash in Savings Bank $1,020.84
Respectfully submitted,
EDMOND E. HAMMOND, Treasurer
This is to certify that the securities belonging to the Trustees
of Punchard Free School and the income accruing therefrom have
been checked and found to be correct.
The remaining items in the above account are examined by the
Town Accountant.
WILLIAM A. TROW
CHARLES C. KIMBALL
118
Town Debt
DETAIL OF PAYMENT BY YEARS
Junior High
Shawsheen
Sewer
School
School
Totals
Year
Kate 4J4%
2 & 1%%
4)4%
Av. 2.69%
1942
5000.
22000.
11000.
38000.
1943
5000.
21000.
11000.
37000.
1944
5000.
21000.
26000.
1 945
5000.
21000.
26000.
1946
5000.
21000.
26000.
1947
5000.
21000.
26000.
1948
5000.
21000.
26000.
1949
5000.
19000.
24000.
1950
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Treasurer's Report
Receipts and payments for the year were as follows:
Balance, January 1, 1941 $ 61330.51
Receipts 1008231.83
$1069562.34
Payments 948188.56
Balance, December 31, 1941 $121373.78
There is included in these figures SI 50000., borrowed in antici-
pation of taxes, at a rate of .12%, and repaid in November. This
was VS55000. less than last year.
Disbursements, in accordance with 103 selectmen's warrants,
were 2% more than in 1940. The number of checks issued was
14650.
Summarized statements of 803 cemetery perpetual care funds,
and 16 other trust funds, in the custody of the treasurer, amount-
ing to 824741.05, will be found elsewhere in the town report, as
will the financial report of the Board of Retirement. The Walter
Landor Raymond Fund and the Emily F. Raymond fund were
received during the year.
Two tax title accounts amount t<> $1882.95, one other having
been disposed of in 1941 by auction sale.
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Report of Tax Collector
1933
Balance of Sewer (apportioned) Added- to-Taxes $5.22
Balance of Committed Interest on apportioned Sewer 2 . 47
Sewer Uncollected (apportioned) $5.22
Committed Interest on apportioned Sewer
Uncollected 2 . 47
$7.69 $7.69
1934
Balance of Sewer (apportioned) Added-to-Taxes S24.85
Balance of Committed Interest on apportioned Sewer 14 . 96
Balance of Excise 67.76
Sewer Uncollected (apportioned) $ 24.85
Committed Interest on apportioned Sewer
Uncollected 14.96
Excise Uncollected 67 . 76
$107.57
$107.57
1935
Uncollected Balance, January 1, 1941
$92.05
Balance of Sewer (apportioned) Added-to-Taxes
17.12
Balance of Committed Interest on
apportioned
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10.64
Balance of Excise
63.82
Interest on Taxes
1.90
Costs on Polls
1.40
Taxes Collected
$ 8.00
Interest on Taxes Collected
1.90
Costs on Polls Collected
1.40
Taxes Uncollected
84.05
Sewer Uncollected (apportioned)
17.12
Committed Interest on apportioned
Sewer Uncollected
10.64
Excise Uncollected
63.82
$186.93 $186.93
126
1936
Uncollected Balance, January 1, 1941
Balance of Sewer (apportioned) Added-to-Taxes
Balance of Sewer (unapportioned) Added-to-Taxes
Balance of Committed Interest on apportioned Sewer
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Sewer
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Interest on Taxes
Interest on Excise
Costs on Polls
Taxes Collected
Excise Collected
Interest on Taxes Collected
Interest on Excise Collected
Costs on Polls Collected
Taxes Abated :
Polls
Taxes Uncollected
Sewer Uncollected (apportioned)
Sewer Uncollected (unapportioned)
Committed Interest on apportioned Sewer
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Committed Interest on unapportioned Sewer
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1937
Uncollected Balance, January 1, 1941
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Amount Brought Forward
Interest on Taxes
Interest on Excise
Interest on Sewer
Costs on Polls
Taxes Collected $306.49
Sewer Collected (apportioned) Added-to-
Taxes 21.54
Committed Interest Collected on ap-
portioned Sewer 5.14
Excise Collected 6.27
Interest on Taxes Collected 51.13
Interest on Excise Collected 1.19
Interest on Sewer Collected 4.08
Costs on Polls Collected 9 . 80
Taxes Uncollected 1552.97
Moth Uncollected 2 . 04
Excise Uncollected 231 . 44
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1938
Uncollected Balance, January
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Balance of Moth
17.46
Balance of Excise
170.69
Interest on Taxes
534.74
Interest on Excise
1.72
Costs on Polls
10.85
Taxes Collected
$5167.12
Moth Collected
13.07
Excise Collected
16.79
Interest on Taxes Collected
534.74
Interest on Excise Collected
1.72
Costs on Polls Collected
10.85
Taxes Abated :
Real
58.68
Taxes Uncollected
2623.22
Amount Carried Forward $8426.19 $8584.48
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Amount Brought Forward $8426. 19 S8584.48
Moth Uncollected 4 . 39
Excise Uncollected 153.90
S8584.48 S8584.48
1939
Uncollected Balance, January 1, 1941 S33126.89
Amount of Additional Assessment 15.00
Balance of Moth 69 . 09
Balance of Sewer (apportioned) Added-to-Taxes 89.93
Balance of Committed Interest on apportioned
Sewer 21.31
Balance of Excise 12.00
Interest on Taxes 1 788 . 08
Interest on Sewer 1 .97
Interest on Excise .67
Costs on Polls 27 .65
Taxes Collected S27084. 25
Moth Collected
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Sewer Collected (apportioned) Added
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Committed Interest Collected on ap-
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5.96
Excise Collected
12.00
Interest on Taxes Collected
1788.08
Interest on Sewer Collected
1.97
Interest on Excise Collected
.67
Costs on Polls Collected
27.65
Taxes Abated :
Poll
2.00
Real
436. 09
Taxes Uncollected
5619.55
Moth Uncollected
9.32
Sewer Uncollected (apportioned)
65 . 55
Committed Interest on apportioned
Sewer I fncollected
15.35
$35152 59
(35152
59
129
Uncollected Balance, January 1, 1941
$103999.42
Amount of Additional Assessment
15.00
Amount Additional Excise
48.72
Balance of Moth
193.82
Balance of Sewer (apportioned) Added-to-Taxes
85.57
Balance of Sewer (unapportioned)
409.40
Balance of Committed Interest on apportioned Sewer
15.29
Balance of Excise
1176.19
Interest on Taxes
2074.64
Interest on Sewer
3.43
Interest on Excise
5.12
Refunds on Taxes
52.50
Refunds on Excise
34.42
Costs on Polls
82.60
Taxes Collected
$77349.52
Moth Collected
160.35
Sewer Collected (apportioned)
Added-to-Taxes
31.93
Committed Interest Collected on
apportioned Sewer
5.74
Sewer Collected (unapportioned)
Added-to-Taxes
188.48
Excise Collected
1149.51
Interest on Taxes Collected
2074.64
Interest on Sewer Collected
3.43
Interest on Excise Collected
5.12
Costs on Polls Collected
82.60
Taxes Abated :
Polls
348.00
Real
815.25
Moth Abated
2.94
Excise Abated
48.24
Taxes Credited:
Tax Titles taken over by Town
309.75
Taxes Uncollected
25244.40
Moth Uncollected
30.53
Sewer Uncollected (apportioned)
53.64
Amount Carried Forward
$107904.07
$108196.12
130
Amount Brought Forward $107904.07 $108196.12
Sewer (unapportioned) apportioned
and added to 1941 Taxes 220.92
Committed Interest on apportioned
Sewer Uncollected 9.55
Excise Uncollected 61.58
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146
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1068
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125
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S108196.12 S108196.12
1941
Amount of Warrant
Amount of December Warrant
Amount of Moth Warrant
Amount of Sewer Assessments (ap-
portioned) Added-to-Taxes
Amount of Committed Interest on apportioned Sewer
Amount of Sewer Assessments (unapportioned)
Added-to-Taxes 19.21
Amount of Committed Interest on unapportioned
Sewer . 86
Amount of Excise Warrants 40375.93
Interest on Taxes 133 . 57
Interest on Excise 4.90
Refunds on Taxes 78.86
( herpayment on Real — Refunded by Treasurer .25
Refunds on Excise 1 449 . 1 7
Costs on Polls 70.00
( hercollection on Taxes .01
Taxes Collected $386541.96
Moth Collected 823.88
Sewer Collected (apportioned) Added-to
Taxes 43.61
( 'ommitted Interest Collected on
apportioned Sewer 6. 27
Sewer Collected I unapportioned
Added-to-Taxes 19.21
Committed [nteresl Collected on
unapportioned Sewer . B6
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Excise Collected
Interest on Taxes Collected
Interest on Excise Collected
Costs on Polls Collected
Taxes Abated :
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Moth Abated
Excise Abated
Taxes Credited:
Tax Titles taken over by Town
Taxes Uncollected
Moth Uncollected
Sewer Uncollected (apportioned)
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Sewer Uncollected
Excise Uncollected
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Assessors' Report
We herewith submit our annual report:
Number of assessed polls 3717
Valuation of personal estate
$ 1,955,479.00
Valuation of real estate
14,031,061.00
$15,986,540.00
Tax on polls
$ 7,434.00
Tax on personal estate
56,709.60
Tax on real estate
406,906.37
$471,049.97
Abatements:
Poll taxes
268.00
Personal estate
14.50
Real estate
985.32
Moth work
.72
Rate of Taxation on $1000.
29.00
Number of assessed
Horses
125
Cows
582
Neat cattle
178
Swine
312
Sheep
12
Fowl
27,700
All other
163
Dwellings
2,630
Acres of land
17,070
Moth Warrant
1,068.64
Apportioned Sewer
125.01
Committed interest
23.71
Unapportioned Sewer
19.21
Committed interest
.86
MOTOR VEHICLE AND TRAILER EXCISE TAX
Number of vehicles assessed
4633
Assessed valuation
$1,342,180.00
Excise
40,375.93
134
Abatements
Kate on $1000.
Excise for 1940 in 1941
Vehicles
Valuation
2,676 19
K 50
48.72
20
$8595 00
Number of assessed polls
Valuation of real estate
Tax on polls
Tax on real estate
Kk ASSESSMENTS
22
3545 00
44.00
102.81
ROY E. HARDY, Acting Chairman
J. EVERETT COLLINS
Board of Assessors
Municipal Properties and Public Improvements
Land and
Equip, and
Total
Buildings
other property
Town Hall
$ 95,980
S 5,150
$ 101.150
Fire I department
62,280
18,000
1 10,280
1'olice I department
275
1,500
1,775
Schools
1,093,115
51,179
1,144,294
Library
129.650
39,170
16S
Water 1 depart ment
100,638
595.942
696,580
Sewer 1 depart ment
2,500
420.5 7 s
12 1
1 1 ighway 1 depart ment
11,750
17,807
29,557
Parka and Plaj grounds
56,825
500
57,325
Tree Warden and Moth Department
3,600
v.nii
Infirmary
11,125
46,663
Spring ( . r<>\ e Cemetery
28 ,ooo
1,125
29.125
weights and Measures
350
Town Scales
500
Old Schoolhouse. Ballardvale
1 1,810
1 1,810
Punchard School Fund
77,000
Memorial 1 [all ln\ot int-nt Funds
ooo
Burnham Road 1 and
500
Pomps Pond Bea< h
MIX)
( .11 mel W nod- 1 and
I },300
Indian Ridge I and
1,0110
] III HI
Woodland West I Hstri I
tala
11,653
$1,34
Report of Planning Board and Board of
Survey
Many public hearings as well as regular meetings were held
by the Planning Board and Board of Survey during the year 1941
and in the endeavor to establish a definite plan of procedure and
to determine the functions of the various Boards relative to ap-
proval and acceptance of street plans, layout of ways, etc. a
meeting was held with the Selectmen, Board of Public Works and
Town Counsel, Arthur Sweeney, February 19, 1941.
As a result the following course was defined :
"Concerning any action taken upon a plan of subdivision or
street the Board must approve or modify only and upon
approval the signed plans to be filed with the Selectmen
who in turn are to determine whether or not the way as
shown on the approved plan is to be laid out. The way
when laid out -must conform to the plan as approved by
the Board of Survey."
The following street plans were approved : a section of Cheever
Circle, Foster Circle, Elm Court, Virginia Road, Walker Avenue
and Princeton Avenue Extension.
The following subdivision plans were approved: Cheever
Circle Area, Tantallon section off Beacon Street, Foster Circle
Area, Sutherland Street Section, Lincoln Circle Area, Noyes-
Whittier Section North Main Street, Burton Estate off Elm
Street, Locke Estate Area off Elm Street.
An amendment to the Zoning Law proposed by Foster C.
Barnard to extend the business zone near his property was ap-
proved and later at the Annual Town Meeting was voted on in
the affirmative.
In many cases during the year the Board found that the ex-
isting Rules and Regulations were not comprehensive enough
and consequently have decided to revise and amend them.
Investigation has been made relative to possible Town Parking
136
Area, and t he* Board has deemed it advisable to defer action in
this matter this year because of the expense involved.
Respectfully submitted,
WALTKR M. LAMONT, Chairman
WALTER C. TOMLINSON, Secretary
EDWARD P. HALL
SIDNEY P. WHITE
HERBERT LEWIS
By
EDWARD R. LAWSON, Clerk
1 >:
Board of Appeals Report
To the Board of Selectmen:
The Board of Appeals under the Zoning By-Law of the Town
of Andover has the following members: James S. Eastham, Chair-
man, term expiring May 1, 1943; Roy E. Hardy, Secretary, term
expiring May 1, 1944; Walter M. Lamont, term expiring May 1,
1942.
During the year 1941, the sixth year of the Zoning Law, the
Board heard and decided seventeen cases as follows :
Petition of Samuel Resnick, Agent for Emanuel Asso-
ciates and Temple Emanuel, decided on January 28,
1941, for a permit to maintain a cemetery on part of the
property known as the Currier Farm, located west of
Corbett Street. Granted
Petition of Elizabeth L. Curtis, decided on March 8,
1941, for a permit to convert her residence on Dascomb
Road into a two-family house. Granted
Petition of Indian Ridge Company, Inc., decided on
March 8, 1941, for a permit to locate dwelling houses
upon a tract of land of unusual topography on the south
side of Stevens Street, nearer than 30 feet but not less
than 15 feet from the street line. Granted
Petition of Samuel Resnick, Agent for Emanuel Asso-
ciates and Temple Emanuel, decided on March 18, 1941,
for slight changes in the decision of the Board dated Janu-
ary 28, 1941, permitting the petitioner to maintain a ceme-
tery. Granted
Petition of Annie McNally, decided on April 21, 1941,
for a permit to convert a two-family house at 80-82 High
Street into a four-apartment house. Granted
Petition of Charles A. Eaton, decided on May 19, 1941,
for a permit to build a single dwelling house on a narrow
lot at the southeast corner of Ferndale Avenue and a pro-
posed street known as Oakhurst Terrace, nearer than 15
feet to the east side lot line, nearer than 30 feet to the
street line of Ferndale Avenue, and nearer than 20 feet
to the street line of Oakhurst Terrace. Granted
138
Petition of Elizabeth J. Lamont, decided on May 20,
1941 (with Edward P. Hall, associate member, sitting
in place of Walter M. Lamont) for a permit to erect a
single dwelling house on a narrow lot at 14 Stratford Road,
nearer than 15 feet to the side lot lines, (irtnih'd
Petition of Paul P, Simeone, decided on May 20, 1941,
(with Edward I\ Hall, associate member, sitting in place
of Walter M. lamont ) for a permit to erect a single dwelling
house on a narrow lot at 13 Stratford Road, nearer than
15 feet to the side lot lines. (Wanted
Petition of Margaret T. Dole, decided on May 28, 1941,
for a variance of the Zoning By-Law in its application to
property of the petitioner at 19 Washington Avenue to
permit a subdivision resulting in one lot having a frontage
of less than 75 feet and an area of less than 8500 feet. Granted
Petition of Howard I). Johnson Company, decided on
June 10, 1941, to permit an extension to the building
owned by the Company and used as a restaurant and an ice-
cream shop on South Main Street near the by-pass. Granted
Petition of Irving (). Piper, decided on June 30, 1941.
for a permit to erect a single dwelling house on a narrow lot
on Canterbury Street nearer than 15 feet to the northwest
>ide lot line. Granted
Petition of Patrick J. llannon, decided <>n July 11. PHI.
for a permit to convert a live-apart ment house on the
southeasterly corner of ham and Florence Streets into a
six-apartment house. Granted
Petition of Raymond Mow.it and Elsie Mowat, decided
on August 13, 1941. for a permit to build an addition on
the west side Ol a single dwelling house on a narrow lot at
the northeast corner of Summer and Pine Streets, nearer
than twenty feet to the street line of Pine Street. Granted
Petition of Martin J. linneit\ and Eleanor V. Pinneiix.
decided on October 2, 1941, for a variance ol the Zoning
B l iw in ordei t<> permit the erection ol a single family
dwelling on a narrow lot on the southeast corner ol Ferndale
Avenue and .i proposed street known .i- Oakhurst rerrace
nearei than i<> feet to the side lot lines, i
Petition «.t Arthur Heifetz, decided on Novembei 6, 1941,
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for a permit to convert a two-family house at 12-A Ridge
Street into a four-apartment house. Granted
Petition of Robert E. Franz and Bessie R. Franz, decided
on November 6, 1941, for a permit to subdivide land at 183-
187 North Main Street so that the resulting lot frontages
will be less than 75 feet and the resulting lot areas less than
8500 square feet. Granted
Petition of Arceneth M. Pattee, decided on December
30, 1941, for a permit to maintain a tearoom at the corner
of Shawsheen Road and Lowell Street. Granted
A petition was filed by Catherine A. Byrne for a permit to en-
large a building on the east side of South Main Street, north of
the by-pass, to be used for living or restaurant purposes. The pe-
tition was withdrawn on October 27, 1941.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES S. EASTHAM, Chairman
ROY E. HARDY, Secretary
WALTER M. LAMONT
January 16, 1942
140
Report of Playground Committee
The committee on supervised play covering activities in An< lo-
ver's playgrounds at Central, Shawsheen and Ballardvale here-
with submits its report:
The registration at the three playgrounds was 1772 and the
total attendance records show that 28433 visited the playgrounds
bringing the daily average to approximately 730 children.
The personnel headed by Miss Margaret Davis, general super-
visor, was practically the same as the previous year as far as old
employees was concerned and three new cadet instructors were
added to the force.
The general routine of tournaments and special activities was
the same as the prescribed course of former years with such feat-
ures as Doll, Pet and Puppet Shows, Field, etc. The year featured
three patriotic programs; Joseph Lee, founder of playground
movement, night; aluminum parade with 800 children partici-
pating and collecting almost two tons of the metal, and the
patriotic closing exercises. Each night as the flag was lowered the
children and personnel carried out the salute of reciting the
pledge of allegiance to the flag. The usual picnics to Canobie
Lake and Berry's Pond were held and both well attended.
The groups of interested parents held the usual carnivals on
each playground to raise money for heavy apparatus and other
essentials not covered by town appropriation.
This year a new high in coordination and cooperation oi per-
sonnel, committee and children was reached and all look back al
one of the happiest and most successful of years. It is a pleasure
to report that the instructors and the supervisor, showing a most
willing spirit of team work at all times, did much to bring (he
year to this high level. The committee at this time expresses Its
sincere thanks to the supervisor and her assistants.
Respectfully submit ted,
STAFFORD A. LINDSAY
141
Report of Selective Service Board
LOCAL BOARD NO. 3.... Town Hall, Andover, Mass.
Representing, Andover, Boxford and North Andover
February 1942
The Draft Board was appointed by President Roosevelt, Octo-
ber 9, 1940. The first registration, October 10, 1940, was for men
21 to 36 years of age. The second registration, July 1, 1941, was
for men 21 years old. The third registration, February 15 and
February 16, 1942 was for men 20 to 44 years old (inclusive) who
had not registered previously.
Of the men sent to the army from this district, up to and
including those sent Feb. 6, 55% were from Andover; 2% were
from Boxford; and 43% were from North Andover.
Due to war conditions no further statistics are published.
May we take this opportunity to again thank the Town of
Andover for its generosity in providing and caring for our com-
fortable quarters; and also to thank the many citizens of all
three of the Towns for their splendid cooperation and help, ex-
pressed and carried out in so many ways.
Respectfully submitted,
SAMUEL F. ROCKWELL, Chairman
142
Board of Retirement Report
To the Board of Selectmen
A adorer, Muss.
i .i.\ HLEMEN :
The Town of Andover Board <>i Retirement herewith submit
the following report for the year 1941 :
Balance, Jan. 1, 1941 : $1 149 54
Receipts, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1941:
Deductions, Group I $6000.94
Deductions. Group II 2187.82
s 8188.76
Interest, 1941. on bonds 2122.68
Interest, 1941, Savings Banks 65.61
Appropriation, 1941 13200.00
Redemption of Bonds 7205.63
30782 68
$32232 22
Expenditures, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1941:
Pension Payments:
Group I $5049.83
Group II 2759.28
s 7809.11
Investments 12729 05
( Office Expenses:
Salary, ( !lerk, Mary Loosigian $556 50
( )fhce Supplies,
Stationery and Postage 1 19.82
676 (2
Refunds:
Group I $340.77
(.roup II 207 is
547 (>>
$21762 IS
Balance, Decembei 31, 1941 $10469
1 u
A schedule of membership for the year 1941 follows:
January 1, 1941: Active Members 106
Enrolled during 1941 9
115
Retirements during 1941 3
Withdrawn, 1941 4
Death of Member 1
112
5
Total Active Members, December 31, 1941 107
January 1, 1941: Pensioners 10
Retirements during 1941 3
13
Deaths of Pensioners 3
Total Pensioners, December 31, 1941 10
Total Membership, December 31, 1941
including Pensioners 117
Securities were purchased during the year after due deliberation
and each investment was considered carefully.
The amortized or investment value of the securities as set up
by true actuarial practices was $48464.10, and the total amount in
Savings Banks was $10173.19, as of December 31, 1941.
$14400.00 is the amount required to add to the fund by town
appropriation for the year 1942.
Respectfully submitted,
MARY COLLINS, Chairman
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Secretary
EDMOND E. HAMMOND
Board of Retirement
144
Board of Public Welfare
The Board of Public Welfare submits the following report for
the year 1941 :
We are pleased to report a reduction in the number of cases
aided and cash disbursed in all forms of relief except Old Age
Assistance, which remains approximately the same.
On January 1, 1941, there were 170 cases receiving Old Age
Assistance, while at the close of the year we were aiding 173
cases, with a yearly average of 172. We received 63 application-
for assistance, of which 43 were approved and 20 rejected. Forty
cases were closed by death or other reasons. The cost of Old Age
Assistance will rise during 1942, due to legislation passed during
the year which makes it mandatory that all individuals residing
alone be increased to S40.00 a month.
Soldiers' Relief was greatly reduced during 1941. We have
aided 11 families against 21 for 1940.
Aid to Dependent Children has also shown a decrease, due to
many children in these families finding employment. At the
start of 1941, there were 16 families with 47 children being aided,
while at the close of the year we were aiding 14 families with 39
children.
Kight boys from local families have been sent to C.C.C. camps
this year.
The W.P.A, Sewing Project was closed out in June, 1941, At
the present time there are thirty persons engaged in W.P.A.
work within the town.
During 1941 the value of commodities distributed in Andover
was $14,486.19; direct distribution of food $10,254.49, clothing
$4231.70.
1 nder the supervision ol George K. Abbott, moth work and
insect control work, Project No. 18446, was carried on from
January 6th through March 4th. The project employed about
ten men and the work w.i^ done in the woodlands up to tWO
hundred fret from the following ro.ub: Gould Road, County
Road, Rattlesnake Hill Road, Woburn Street, Dascomb Road,
Beacon St reet and ( 'handler Road.
Under the supervision of the Board of Public Works the follow-
ing W.P.A. projects were undertaken :
Description Average number of
men employed
Graveling and Widening 55
Drain 25
Cutting back corners 55
Engineering Survey 7
Water main installations 30
Work Project No.
Loca<
*17812
Town
*22727
Town
t 16600
Town
*21708
Town
20966
Town
^Suspended
tCompleted
We wish at this time to thank all organizations and private
citizens who have cooperated with our board, especially during
the Thanksgiving and Christmas season, to bring cheer to needy
families.
Respectfully submitted,
ROY E. HARDY, Chairman
J. EVERETT COLLINS,
Board of Public Welfare
ARTHUR W. COLE, Agent
146
ANDOVER TOWN INFIRMARY
The Town Infirmary has cared for fourteen townspeople during
the past year, providing them with a good home, food, clothing
and medical care.
We had an unusually fine Christmas Abbol Academy, No-
vember Club, The King's Daughters, and a newly formed Guild
in Ballardvale all contributed gifts and money which brought
much pleasure to the Home.
The three rooms in the Convalescent Section have been in
constant use and the sum of twenty-five hundred ($2500.00)
dollars has been turned over to the town from these room- and
Infirmary patients who are able to pay for board and room.
Number of inmates January 1, 1()41 10
Number admitted during the year 4
Number discharged 4
Number of deaths 0
Number between one and ten years of age 0
Number between ten and twenty years of age 0
Number between twenty and thirty years of age 1
Number between thirty and forty years of age 0
Number between forty and fifty years of age 1
Number between fifty and sixty years of age 1
Number between sixty and seventy years of age 2
Number between seventy and eighty years of age 4
Number between eighty and ninety years <>l age 1
Number of inmates January 1, 1942 It)
Respectfully submitted.
BERTHA W. THORNTON, Matron
i r,
Fire Department
January 12, 1942
To the Board of Selectmen,
Andover, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
I have the honor to submit my first report as Chief of the
Andover Fire Department.
During the year 1941 the department answered the following
alarms: 152 Bell (3 false); 168 still; Total 320 — an increase of
121 calls over the preceding year. 109,400 feet of hose were laid as
follows: 27,350 feet iy2 inch hose, 20,350 feet V/2 inch hose;
31,700 feet V/% inch or forestry hose, 30,000 feet J4 inch or booster
hose. 1 189 feet of ladders were raised.
Total valuation of buildings where fires occurred : $253,040.
Losses incurred totaled — S61,783.88.
Ambulance calls for the year totaled 502. Of this number 33
were handled by the Chief's car.
On January 1, 1941 the equipment consisted of: Year
1 combination pump, hose and booster truck 1928
1 combination pump, hose and booster truck 1937
1 combination pump, hose and chemical truck 1914
1 city service ladder truck 1923
1 ambulance 1926
1 ambulance 1937
1 forest fire truck 1923
1 forest fire truck 1940
In April a 1941 ford sedan was purchased. A 65-foot junior
aerial ladder truck, purchased from the American La-France
Foamite Corporation, was delivered on September 29, to replace
the 1923 Stutz ladder truck.
Hose on hand includes: 7500 feet iy2 inch, 3000 feet V/2 inch,
2500 feet W% inch, 1400 feet % inch.
The Central Fire Station has been improved by the replacement
of the old swinging doors with five new overhead doors. The
ceiling, walls, and floor of the apparatus room have been painted.
148
All exterior wood surfaces have been painted, and the brick work
pointed where necessary.
After thirty-one years in the department, Chief Charles I .
Emerson retired from active service on January 4, 1941. John
T. Cole was appointed to fill the vacancy created by I he promol ion
of C. Edward Buchan to the office of Chief.
During recent weeks the emergency created by our entry into
the war has necessitated the development of civilian defense
plans. At a special town meeting on December 29, appropriation
was made for the purchase of auxiliary fire equipment. Auxiliary
forces are now being trained in the elements of fire fighting. The
emergency has made even more apparent the already existing
fact that the department is seriously undermanned for the task of
protecting our community. While property and population has
increased in the past eighteen years, no additions have been
made in fire fighting personnel. I recommend that four permanent
men be added to enable this department to give the town ade-
quate fire protection.
Respectfully submitted, ,
C. EDWARD BUCHAN,
Chief, Andover Fire Department
149
Police Department
January 14, 1942
To the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Andover,
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit the report of the Police Department for the
year ending December 31, 1941.
Miscellaneous complaints received and investigated 411
Ambulance calls covered by police 38
Summons served for out of town police 74
Automobiles stolen in Andover 9
Automobiles recovered in Andover 5
Automobiles recovered out of town 4
Automobiles reported stolen by out of town police 18
Bicycles stolen 8
Bicycles recovered 12
Breaks in camps and dwellings 25
Doors found open and secured 115
Lost children returned to parents 6
Dogs killed by automobiles 15
Live wires down and guarded 5
Street lights reported out 295
Fires covered by police 62
Dogs lost and returned to owners 88
Persons notified for out of town police 108
Suicides reported and investigated 1
Cattle lost and returned to owners 9
Dead bodies cared for by police 7
Lights put in dangerous places 2
False fire alarm 3
Tramps put up for the night 39
Runaway boys returned to parents 9
Dwelling houses inspected while owners away 96
Persons bitten by dogs 21
Hens stolen 12
Animal inspector and Board of Health notified of dog bites 21
Articles found and returned to owners 9
150
Total number of arrests 278
Drunks, 140— Fines paid $145 00
Operating motor vehicle while intoxicated — 39 $1515.00
( )perating to Endanger Life— 20 $590 00
Miscellaneous Arrests 79
Automobile Accidents — Personal injuries 1 1 1
Automobile Accidents — Property damage 118
The year of 1941 has seen a big improvement in police work
over 1940, owing to the installation of the two-way radio. Calls
are covered in much less time, and with less expense, as officers
can be contacted on the way back to police station when coming
in from a previous complaint.
We have organized a class of Emergency Police consisting of
66 men; these men are receiving instruction once a week until
they are taught the most important things pertaining to police
work. All men are attending class each night when held, and show
a lot of interest in the instructions. Sergeant William Hickey and
Sergeant David Nicoll who attended the F.B.I. School in Boston
for defense work, have handled this class in an able manner.
These men in case of emergency, will be of great help to the
regular police in helping to take care of injured, bombings, or any
ether emergency that may arise during this war.
At this time I want to call your attention to the need of more
lights in both Andover, and Shawsheen Squares, at night.
We have had two serious accidents in, or near the Andover
Square this past year, the operator of both cars claimed they did
not see the pedestrians until too close to avoid hitting them.
This I am sure was so, because both cars were going slow at the
time of accident.
Respectfully,
GEORGE A. DANE, Chief
151
Board of Health Nurse
and Agent
To the Board of Health and Townspeople of Andover.
I herewith submit my report as Board of Health Nurse and
Agent for the Town of Andover for the
year just ended.
This
report will be brief, but '
with the idea of <
:overing
the important
aspects of health for the
year just passed.
1941
1940
1939
Septic Sore Throat
3
1
0
Dog Bite
28
50
49
Tuberculosis
4
7
3
Scarlet Fever
12
9
15
Chicken Pox
104
15
47
Whooping Cough
54
81
39
Diphtheria
0
1
1
Measles
74
52
306
Mumps
21
51
45
Anterio Poliomyelitis
1
0
0
Epidemic Cerebro Spinal
Meningitis
0
0
0
Gonorrhea
2
2
7
Syphilis
1
10
14
German Measles
62
2
1
Lobar Pneumonia
3
3
2
Dysentery Bacillary
0
1
0
Undulant Fever
0
0
1
Typhoid Fever
0
0
0
Forms of Eye Infections Reportable
0
0
0
369 285 530
Deaths from Contagious Diseases
1941 1940 1939
Diphtheria 0 0 1
Lobar Pneumonia 2 2 3
Tuberculosis 2 2 2
152
First, I wish to call to the attention of the people of Andover
the fact that we have several very fine clinics for the use of the
families in Town. There is the Baby Clinic which is held on the
first and third Tuesday of each month at the Andover Guild from
three to five o'clock in the afternoon. This clinic has a fine record
of achievement in the past and the physician in charge has ex-
amined many babies and made wise recommendations for the
health of Andover's future citizens. It is hoped that all mothers
will avail themselves of this opportunity.
Then there is the clinic which is held shortly after school opens.
The purpose of this clinic is to take steps by means of inoculation
to prevent diphtheria. All small children should be given this
free protection to their health and I urge parents to acquaint them-
selves with the facilities of this clinic in behalf of their children.
Again, we have the services of the C nadwick Clinic in a move to
check the spread of Tuberculosis. All parents should be willing to
give their consent to the examination which is necessary as part
of the program of this clinic.
Also, there is the Dog Clinic which is held in the Spring of each
year. Bring your canine friend to the clinic to have it inoculated.
In doing this you protect your pet and the general public from the
dread disease of Rabies.
Let me again remind you that all of these clinics are free and
your Board of Health will be pleased to inform you about them.
Many complaints have been received this year about the
practise of dumping garbage and refuse upon the side of our high-
ways. This practise endangers the health of the community, be-
comes an eye-sore, and strong methods will be taken to curb this
if it becomes necessary. Let us have a little pride in the health
and looks of our Town.
This is a War Period —a period of emergency. It i> consistent
with good citizenship and patriotism to maintain a health} town.
Anything tending toward an epidemic of any description should
be carefully guarded against and your Board of 1 lealth will i\i^ all
in its power to guard against any spread of disease. We respect-
fully seek the cooperation of the citi/ens of Andover.
In closing, all contagious diseases must be reported to youi
Board ol 1 lealth. Especially is this true where there is no physician
in attendance. Parents or guardians have .1 dutj imposed by law
to observe this important low .
Respectful!} submit ted,
LOTTA M. JOHNSON, R.N.
153
Milk Inspector's Report
January 1, 1942
To the Andover Board of Health:
As inspector of milk I hereby submit my report for year 1941.
After inspection of all premises and dairy plants the following
licenses were granted :
Milk and cream (distributors and other classes) 66
Oleomargarine registrations 5
Pasteurization establishments 8
Wholesale and retail ice cream 9
This resulted in a revenue of $195.50 to the town.
There were 101 samples of milk and 36 samples of cream taken
from distributors, stores and other sources tested for butterfat.
Four of milk and 10 of cream were found below standard and up to
standard on second sample taken few days later. Fifty phosphase
tests were made and 5 were positive showing improper pasteuriz-
ation. 193 bottles and 18 cans were condemned and destroyed as
unfit for use. 16 ice cream mix and five ice cream samples were
tested and all passed. In addition to premises inspected for
licenses there were 85 pasteurization plant and 62 dairy plants
or farms inspected at unexpected intervals with many conditions
found requiring correction. On inspection of 34 ice cream cabinets,
four were condemned as unfit for future use.
During summer months many conditions were received about
milk and cream being off flavor which were corrected by co-
operation.
This country is now engaged in a war program presenting
many problems to distributors and producers which will be
solved in same courageous manner they were solved in dark
depression days.
Shortages of sterilization chemicals make it imperative to
return all containers as clean as possible. In addition all plants
and dairy farms must be kept at a high standard at all times.
Shortage of farm labor will make producers' hours longer and it
more difficult to produce clean milk and we must be reasonable
in enforcing rules.
154
Rising cost of feed and other factors may increase cost of milk
and cream again during 1(M2 bul it musl be remembered that in
preceding war days there were no pasteurization plants and no
laws covering various grades of milk, therefore consumer must be
expected to pay higher prices when cost of producing milk is in-
creased for producer, transportation to milk plant, pasteuriza-
tion, bottles broken or not returned, increased cost of caps for
bottles and delivery costs. Few people realize the expense of
making milk safe and your inspector of milk solicits your co-
operation in returning all bottles and having deliveries every
other day if necessary in order that milk may be kept as low ,i-
possible in price.
Andover is fortunate in having its plants for pasteurizing widely
mattered and all but one equipped with refrigeration to keep
milk and cream at same temperature at all times. One plant has
its own power facilities and can take care of a large territory it
conditions warrant. If necessary milk distribution centers can be
established in West Andover, Ballardvale, Shawsheen and
Andover to take care of needs in any emergency which may
arise. All aged and babies requiring good clean milk will be pro-
vided for and there will be no shortage for those Andover citizens
who need it. Your inspector of milk has several plans in mind
which it is hoped will not be necessary at any time.
All licenses expire as required by law and must be renewed (.11
or before that date and at this time thank all citizens who have
cooperated in keeping a high standard of cleanliness during the
past year.
Respectfully yours,
ALFRED C. STACEY,
his pec tor of Milk
155
Report of Town Physician
February 3, 1942
Board of Selectmen
Town of Andover
Andover, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit the annual report of cases seen and treated
by the undersigned, in the capacity of town physician, for the
year ending December 31, 1941:
House Calls 291
Office Calls 250
Maternity 0
Investigations 3
Respectfully yours,
JOHN J. HARTIGAN,
Town Physician
Report of Animal Inspector
Board of Selectmen
Andover, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
I hereby submit my report for the year ending December 31,
1941:
Number of Cattle Inspected — Registered 153 ; Grades 649 802
Number of Sheep Inspected 3
Number of Goats Inspected 5
Number of Swine Inspected 219
Number of Barns Inspected 84
Number of Interstate Cattle Identified and Released 66
Number of Dogs Quarantined 57
Number of Dogs Affected with Rabies 0
Number of Cattle Quarantined and Slaughtered for T.B. 1
Respectfully submitted,
SIDNEY P. WHITE,
Animal Inspector
156
Report of Building Inspector
December 31, 1941
Board of Selectmen, Andover, Massachusetts
I ,1 \ l l l.\l l \ :
I herewith submit my report as Building Inspector from Janu-
ary 1, 1941 to December 31, 1941:
Dwellings (new) 74
( Parages (new) 29
Additions and Alterations 60
Poultry Houses 8
Camps 3
Storage Sheds 3
Dining Hall and Dormitory 1
Summer House and Tool Shed 1
Vegetable Stand 1
Kennel 1
I tye House 1
Singeing Room Plant 1
Employment Office 1
Country Store 1
Tool Shed 1
Hog Pen 1
I [orse Shelter 1
( )il Storage Tanks 1
189
I dormitories in town containing eight or more rooms above the
second floor were inspected to see that they complied with the
law relative to safety appliances and a report of each inspection
was sent to the Commissioner of Public Safety.
The estimated cost of new construction in the Town of Andovei
during the past year is $473,105.00, and of additions and alter-
ations is $70,625.00, making a total estimated cost of $543,730,00.
Fees for building permits, amounting to two hundred and
thirty-two dollars ($232.00), were collected by me and turned
ovei to i he Tow n Treasure] .
Respectfully submit ted,
JOHN J. DRISCOLL, Buiidii
157
Report of Tree Warden
January 1, 1942
To the Citizens of Andover: —
Your tree warden hopes that when the present war emergency
passes that more citizens will take time to consider the value of
our shade trees to the town. Even as a business proposition shade
trees are an asset to any town. They beautify our streets, enhance
the value of our homes and attract new citizens to build here.
The growing of shade trees on our streets is a long time propo-
sition. Only at great expense can large trees be moved in to re-
place dead ones. We should take time to consider really taking
care of our present valuable trees. With present known methods
in the care of shade trees our present valuable trees would, by
pruning, bracing, cavity work, fertilizing, watering and other
good tree practices, show a wonderful change for the better and be
assured of many years of usefulness.
To assist this department in tree work a power winch, mounted
on our new truck, would save labor in lowering large limbs out of
trees and over wires, loading tree butts and stumps. Such a
winch would be of great value in emergencies.
A power roadside mower now costs $1250.00, but would pay
for itself in labor saved and provide greater safety to travel by
permanently keeping down brush on our roadsides.
Thirty-two new trees were planted last spring, all that could be
provided under the present budget. Thirty-eight dead or weak-
ened trees were removed during the year, showing a heavy toll
from the effects of the hurricane, inroads of disease, and the long
continued dry weather.
At present the town has over 15,000 trees on its streets. It ac-
cepts new streets each year without providing for new trees, or
the care of any trees on these streets, thus the appropriation is
spread thinner and thinner each year.
Due to the increased cost of living, high wages in industry, men
entering the armed service of our country and the need to retain
two experienced tree men in this department, the Tree Warden
asksyour favorable consideration of an appropriation of $5,500.00.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE R. ABBOTT, Tree Warden
158
Report of Moth Superintendent
January 1, 1942
Board of Selectmen, Town of And over
Gentlemen : —
During 1941 many kinds of insects gave trouble, but the gypsy
moth caterpillar and the elm leaf beetle larvae were the most
numerous and destructive.
The woodlands continue to be heavily infested with gypsy
moths and this causes a general infestation of trees throughout
the town. This fall and winter the Moth Superintendent has
received many reports of elm leaf beetles wintering in houses
and other buildings. These beetles should be swrept up and des-
troyed, otherwise they will fly to the elm trees in the spring to
feed and lay their eggs.
Two hundred and ninety brown-tail moth nests were found
and destroyed. There has been a steady decrease in the number
of nests found in the past five years.
The Japanese beetle larvae, a comparatively new insect in
town, caused injury to lawns. The beetle itself is very destructive
to foliage and the fruit of most kinds of trees, shrubs, and plants.
This insect seems destined to cause much injury in the future
unless some element interferes with its life.
This Department cooperated with the State Moth Superin-
tendent in the collection of 500 gypsy moth caterpillars for in-
spection to determine to what extent a parasite was distributed
in this town.
The many requests for spraying made it necessary to purchase
an extra ton of arsenate of lead. The Moth appropriation was
exhausted in early July and several requests for spraying had to
be refused. Destruction of the fall web worm nests and the fall
creosoting of gypsy moth egg clusters could not be carried out
because no extra funds were provided. This will cause extra moth
work in 1942.
I'lie Department has an old sprayer ol small capacity which
should be replaced with a modern sprayer <>t a capacity for work
n«>\\ demanded for controlling insects on high trees.
159
Due to the increased demand for control of the gypsy moth and
the elm leaf beetle, increase in wages, and a reported increase of
30% in the cost of insecticides, I recommend that $5,000 be ap-
propriated for control work in the Moth Department.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE R. ABBOTT,
Moth Superintendent
160
Spring Grove Cemetery
The Trustees of Spring Grove Cemetery submit their annual
report for the year 1941.
Resolutions on the resignation of Walter E. Curtis, since de-
ceased, were adopted and spread on the records for his long and
faithful services.
Over 650 feet of new roads have been built and over 2,212 feet
of curbing have been laid, 690 feet of same were on the East side ol
the cemetery.
The entrance road has been resurfaced and a cement walk to
the office was laid.
A new retaining wall along the "Old Railroad Path" has been
laid, using stones from the undeveloped section of the cemetery.
The easterly section under development for the past several
years is nearly completed and there will not be any further outlay
for lots for some time.
Perpetual care receipts, sale of lots, interments etc. for the
year amounted to $7,220.29 which was turned back to the
Tow n Treasurer out of the appropriation of S9.50S.22, the actual
amount costing the town for the running of the cemetery was
$2,287.93.
Respectfully submit ted,
1 FJVNK R. PETTY, Chairman
! REDERICK I.. (Ill KYI R. Secretary
FRED G. CHENEY
CLIFFORD \\ . Dl NNE1 LS
161
Sealer of Weights and Measures
December 31, 1941
To the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Andover:
Gentlemen :
I hereby submit my annual report for the year 1941 :
SCALES
Adjusted
Sealed
Condem
Platform over 10,000 lbs.
1
9
0
Platform under 5000 lbs.
16
47
0
Counter 100 lbs. or over
2
7
0
Counter under 100 lbs.
5
51
0
Beam over 100 lbs.
0
1
0
Spring 100 lbs. or over
0
2
0
Spring under 100 lbs.
19
52
1
Computing under 100 lbs.
4
23
0
Personal weighing (slot)
5
19
0
Prescription
0
4
0
WEIGHTS AND
MEASURES
Avoirdupois
0
251
0
Apothecary
0
42
0
Metrics
0
30
0
Liquid Measures
0
47
0
Oil Jars
0
22
0
Meters over 1 inch
1
4
0
Gasoline Pumps
5
58N.S.
10 2
Oil Measuring Pumps
0
14
0
Grease Measuring Pumps
0
30
0
Quantity Measure on Pumps
0
32
0
Yard Sticks
0
10
0
I have collected from December 1, 1940 to November 30, 1941
$128.56 (one hundred and twenty-eight dollars and fifty-six
cents).
Respectfully submitted,
LEWIS B. MEARS,
Sealer of Weights and Measures
162
Report of Wire Inspector
January 7, 1942
Board of Selectmen,
Town of And over,
A ndover, Massachusetts
DEAR Sirs:
I hereby submit my report for the year 1 1941 I nineteen hundred
and forty-one.
Permits 267
Turned over to Town Treasurer $1 33 50
Yours very truly,
\VM. J. YOUNG, Wire Inspector
163
Town of Andover — Jury List
JUNE, 1941
Abbott, Harold E.
Anderson, Burtt M.
Anderson, John A.
Anderson, John H.
Ashburn, James R.
Auchterlonie, John C.
Auty, Herbert W.
Bailey, Ralph A.
Bancroft, William A.
Barnard, Foster C.
Barraclough, Thomas B.
Barrett, Patrick J.
Barron, William F.
Batcheller, Kirk R.
Billington, Jesse S.
Black, David D.
Boutwell, Everett S.
Brierly, James
Buchan, Raymond L.
Burke, Michael A.
Burns, Matthew
Burton, Everett D.
Buttrick, Frank A.
Cannon, Gordon R.
Carlton, Tyler F.
Cheney, Fred G.
Christison, Leslie
Clark, Thomas T.
Colbath, Howard L.
Collins, Andrew
Coutts, David L.
Cutler, Granville K.
Dalton, Charles F.
Deyermond, Robert V.
Deyermond, Robert V.
Disbrow, George W.
Wool Dealer
Plumber
Farmer
Retired
Salesman
Blacksmith
Foreman
Salesman
Meat Business
Trustee
Broker
Ins. Collector
Gas. Sta. Oper.
Salesman
Retired
Insurance
Farmer
Operator
Retired
Undertaker
Blacksmith
Manager
Trustee
Odd Work
Civil Engineer
Retired
Chemist
Builder
Laborer
Manager
Printer
Dyer
Druggist
Painter
Janitor
Farmer
83 Bartlet St.
81 Chestnut St.
Ballardvale Rd.
3 William St.
135 Haverhill St.
65 Red Spring Rd.
6 Chestnut St.
Porter Rd.
Rocky Hill Rd.
14 High St.
15 Argyle St.
102 Chestnut St.
Haggetts Pd. Rd.
161 Lowell St.
56 Highland Rd.
72 Elm St.
High Plain Rd.
Tewksbury St.
Lincoln St.
383 No. Main St.
75 Whittier St.
20 Pasho St.
15 Wolcott Ave.
54 Salem St.
18 Cheever Circle
83 Maple Ave.
100 Burnham Rd.
4 Sterling St.
River St.
18 Wolcott Ave.
2 Florence St.
99 Shawsheen Rd.
70 Chestnut St.
Salem St.
91 Elm St.
Chandler Rd.
164
I )isbrow, Walter A.
I )oherty, James I ).
Doherty, William J.
I )riscoll, John J.
Flanagan, ( 'harles J .
Fleming, Edward H.
Flint, Edwin M.
Forbes, I )avid A.
Foster, William II.
Furness, Sam E.
( lordon, Walter X.
I [annon, Laurence J.
Hardy, Edward S.
Harrington, Warren A.
Holt, Percy R.
Humphreys, William 1 1
Jackson, Arthur R.
Johnson, Leonard P.
Judge, Homer ( >.
Keery, Samuel
Kyle, William F.
Livingston, Harold
Loonier, Amos
Mahoney, Timothy J.
Maicelle, Arthur J.
Max , ( ieorge M.
Mayo, Archibald J.
McDonald. William L.
Mc( '.hie. ( iavin H.
Meai^. Lew LS X.
Milne, I )a\ id
Morgan, William ( '..
Mori issej . William L>.
Morse, 1 1. Allison
Morse, Walter I.
Mason, I Ian j (
Nelligan, 1 rands \
\<»\ es, |« »lm I ..
Peti ie, I ieorge B.
Petty, Frank K
Farmer
Insurance
Contractor
( Carpenter
Brush Maker
Chauffeur
Farmer
Rubber Worker
Artist
(handler Kd.
21 Harding St.
21 Harding St.
36 Summer Si .
49 Poor St.
5 I leming Ave.
Pleasant St.
1 Sweeney ( t .
71 ( Ihestnul St .
( 'loth Examiner 2 Fletcher St .
Clerk 47 Union Si .
Foreman 63 I ligh St .
Farmer Haggett's Loud \<(\.
Clerk 36 High St.
Clerk 6 Morton St.
Clerk 74 Lowell St.
( Carpenter 221 So. Main St .
Engineer 22 York St
Carpenter 85 Summer St.
Flax Dresser 49 Elm St.
Clerk 75 Elm St
Florist 107 Al.l.ot St
Retired Andover St.
( "leik 34 Florence Si
( naul'leur 55 Summer St .
Painter So. Main Si .
Section Hand 95 Haverhill St.
Bookkeeper Railroad St.
Fireman Clark Rd.
Clerk 36 High St.
Laborer 20 Cuba St.
Bricklayer Prospecl \\^\
I Id t rician 66 I'1 lor Si .
Salesman 27 Summer St .
Laborer JO No. Main St.
Carpenter Riv<
( Compositor () I armel Kd
I ai mer I i -\ ej< \ Rd.
I ADOrei 6 ( hickei ii .
Clerk Cent
162
Pike, Walter E.
Piatt, Henry W.
Poland, Burdette J.
Pomeroy, Llewellyn D.
Remington, J. Augustus
Remmes, Joseph T.
Ripley, Philip F.
Robb, James G.
Rockwell, Henry D. Jr.
Ronan, Leonard
Ryley, James
Scholtz, Samuel H.
Shaw, Irving R.
Sheriff, Alexander W.
Sherry, Frank R.
Smith, Fred H.
Steinert, Arthur
Sullivan, Augustine P.
Thompson, William
Thornton, E. Burke
Titcomb, William S.
Trow, Henry J.
Trow, William A.
Weeks, Eugene M.
West, Archibald L.
Wetterberg, Carl A.
White, George W.
White, Peter
Whiteway, Hayward G.
Guard
Overseer
Photographer
Electrician
Agent
Electrician
Retired
Operative
Carder
Laborer
Clerk
Superintendent
Wool Sorter
Retired
Pattern Maker
Foreman
Contractor
Accountant
Clerk
Retired
Mill Executive
Truck Driver
Retired
Salesman
Electrician
Operative
Bookkeeper
Farmer
Carpenter
Lowell St.
Center St.
126 Main St.
Foster's Pond
354 No. Main St.
Woodland Rd.
7 Abbot St.
94 No. Main St.
47 Cuba St.
55 High St.
50 Salem St.
Ballardvale Rd.
Andover St.
20 Walnut Ave.
Andover St.
95 Maple Ave.
1 Union St.
34 Essex St.
42 Walnut Ave.
Carmel Rd.
15 Chandler Rd.
River St.
31 Lowell St.
19 Wolcott Ave.
21 Pine St.
53 Summer St.
30 Chestnut St.
South Main St.
3 Ferndale Ave.
166
Trustees of Memorial Hall
Library
NATHAN C. HAMBLIN BURTON S. FLAGG
GEORGE F. SAWYER PHILIP F. RIPLEY
HENRY G. TYER MARY BYERS SMITH
CLAUDE M. FUESS
Chairman
PHILIP F. RIPLEY
Secretary and Treasurer
GEORGE F. SAWYER
Librarian
MIRIAM PUTNAM
Assistants
MARGARET D. MANNING DOROTHY II. RUHL
NANCY E. BABCOCK
In Charge of Young People's Library
EVELYN R. ROBINSON
Assistant
SARAH A. BALLARD
In Charge of BaUardvale Branch
MARTHA I). BYINGTON
Janitor
ARCHIBALD MACLAR] \
Trustees of Memorial Hall Library
The Trustees of Memorial Hall Library have voted to adopt
the annual report of the librarian as their report to the Town
for the year 1941.
REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE
At the close of the 1941 fiscal year, the Trustees had the follow-
ing monies on hand :
4 shs. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
$5,000 Bangor & Aroostook Railroad 4% 1951
2,000 Boston & Albany Railroad 5% 1963
1,000 Boston & Maine Railroad 4% 1960
1,000 Boston & Maine Railroad Income Bonds
1,000 Central New York Power Corp. 3%% 1962
7,500 Chicago Railways Co. 5% C.F.D.
1,000 City of Detroit 4^% 1951
3,000 Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates 4% 1956
3,000 New England Power Association 5% 1948
1,000 New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.
5% 1952
1,000 New York Steam Corp. 3^% 1963
3,000 Northern States Power Co. 3J^% 1967
5,000 Pennsylvania Co. 4% 1963
6,000 Pennsylvania Railroad Co. 4^% 1984
1,000 Philadelphia Electric Co. 3^% 1967
5,000 Puget Sound Power & Light Co. 4^% 1950
3,000 U.S. Treasury 3% 1946
Massachusetts Savings Banks
Federal Savings & Loan Associations
Income Invested
Income on Hand
GEORGE F. SAWYER, Treasurer
The above securities and cash have been inspected by the
Investment Committee and found correct.
BURTON S. FLAGG
NATHAN C. HAMBLIN
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Report of the Memorial Hall Librarian
To the Trustees of the Memorial Hall Library:
I herewith present the report of the library for the twelve
months ending December 31, 1941.
The past few weeks during which the very pattern of life and
thinking in this country has been changed with incredible rapidity
may not have seemed the most conducive time in which to review
and appraise the 1941 library program. After the first feeling of
confusion, we have come to the conclusion that the public library
as an essential educational institution can meet — as it has met in
the past — the test of critical times. However, we should not be-
come complacent but should seek in so far as it is possible to
better and to extend library facilities throughout the community.
Ten years from now, we hope, the war will be over — the vision
which we hold of the future, the effectiveness with which we grasp
our opportunities today to serve the building of morale, to serve
our national defense program in all its ramifications — w i 1 1 de-
termine in no small measure the kind of library which will survive
these uncertain times.
In 1924 a book appeared by William S. Learned called the
American Public Library and the Diffusion of Knowledge in which
he crystallized the rather intangible conception of a public
library. A phrase from that book seems very pertinent today. In
describing the public library, Mr. Learned calls it the "central
intelligence service of the town." This definition makes the public
library more than an agency for the circulation of book-, chief as
that function is among its activities. But it the library never
circulated a book, it would still perform an Important function
as a center for reference service, reading guidance, for forum and
discussion groups, for book clubs and the like. In a sense the
library coordinates the intellectual life of the community and
reaches out, as perhaps no oilier public agency, to the whole
town offering it- services to all individuals, young and old and to
all organizations and groups that ma) wish to take advant
<»t them. It differs in this respect from othei town departments
Mich a> tuc, police, and public health whieh mmac US best when
the need for their services is at a minimum.
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Again circulation trends reflect contemporary events and in
common with many other public libraries we must report a loss
in circulation this year amounting to 6.5%. The loss represents
1.9% in books circulated to boys and girls; 4.9% in books cir-
culated to adults. Greater employment, greater participation in
relief and defense activities, more radio listening and newspaper
reading, all undoubtedly contributed to our loss. The 1941 circu-
lation figures show that the relative loss in the issue of non-fiction
has been less than that of fiction and we can perhaps with some
justification feel that our loss has, in part at least, been confined
to the more ephemeral type of book.
In spite of the general downward trend technical books, maga-
zines and pamphlets showed increased use.
Certainly the increased use of technical books was to be ex-
pected and no doubt the trend will continue. Among our most
popular books were the following: Modern Shop Operations, Air-
craft Engine Maintenance, Aviation Mechnic, Textile Testing, How
to Read Blueprints, Modern Shop Practice, How to Fly a Plane.
With magazine circulation on the increase, it is interesting to
note the magazines that have been issued for home use the great-
est number of times during the last six months. Our magazine
Hit Parade included the following listed in order of popularity:
Fortune, Reader's Digest, Good Housekeeping, New Yorker, Life,
Illustrated London News, House and Garden, Hygeia, American
Mercury, Harpers, and Time.
The library has felt already the impact of community defense
activities which has been reflected in the requests for books on
first aid, automobile maintenance, air raid and fire defense and
nutrition. Such books as Civil Air Defense, American Red Cross
First Aid Textbook, and Fire Defense are in constant demand. The
Library will try in every way possible to serve as a clearing house
of information about defense, local and national and will main-
tain a file of the opportunities in the community for defense and
relief work. The library receives regularly many publications on
defense and related subjects issued by our state and national
governments and by civic and educational organizations, which
are available for circulation.
In addition to the demands on our technical book collection
and demands for defense materials, we anticipate increased use of
our reference service. It is well to bear in mind that any economies
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which might be effected through the curtail men 1 of the purchase
of ephemeral books would be more l ban offset by the growing
need for technical and reference books which are much more
expensive and which depend for their effectiveness on being up-
to-date.
The most constructive way in which the library ran become a
force for stability and contribute to public morale will be to carry
on as nearly as possible its normal services. Our normal book
demands and those created by the times make it imperative,
especially in the face of rising book prices, that adequate book
funds be maintained. Today more than ever men and women
need books for recreation and escape and our service to boys and
girls requires the maintaining of a carefully selected and varied
book collection.
No one will be wholly immune to the immediacy of the radio,
the newspaper, the propaganda film. Thought-provoking books,
therefore, assume a tremendous importance since they alone pre-
serve to man a sense of continuity that links the long ago, the not
so distant past, the present, the prophetic future. Books, almost
alone, will give man prospective and a quiet time in which to
reflect, to learn new truths, to weigh conflicting opinion. They
remain permanent records of man's aspirations long after today's
film and radio program have passed into oblivion.
The giving-up of our Book Bus service, due to an insufficient
appropriation, was a disappointment since our rather limited
demonstration had shown us the potential possibilities of tin-
type of book service. A statement by Jennie Flexner, Reader's
Adviser in the New York Public Library seems to sum up the
idea undergirding such an extension service : "often the desire tor
library privileges must be created, often 1>\ staff members who
go out through scattered districts to make the necessary con-
nections and to fan any flame of interest no matter how feeble.
The extension department has within it- grasp the power to
build up confidence in the willingness and the ability of the library
io serve all borrowers alike and to express the real democracy
which lie- behind all effective library service." In order that our
OUtlying districts should not be entirrK without books, we air
continuing our book deposits at Abbott and Bailej Districts and
an- also supplying deposits to the North District. Until recently
books were sent to Carter's Corner but at the present moment we
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lack a place in which to house them. This is a make-shift arrange-
ment and does not meet the requirements of professional library
service since it does not provide dynamic book collections nor
trained personnel to administer them.
In no way do we serve the community more constructively
than through our work with boys and girls and this year, despite
some curtailments and disappointments, a well-organized pro-
gram of activities, under Miss Robinson's able leadership, has
been carried on throughout the system.
In spite of the curtailment of hours of service to the Henry C.
Sanborn Library, which we felt it necessary to make in order to
ensure a well-rounded program of library service to all boys and
girls of elementary and junior high school age, the circulation of
books has increased by two hundred over the previous year, and
the general use of the library has held up very well. One of the
high-lights of the school library year was the participation of the
Andover Junior High School in a program of book reviews, spon-
sored by the New England School Libraries' Association, at
Perkins Hall in Boston, the first Saturday in December.
After careful consideration it was decided to close the Boys' and
Girls' department evenings and with this change the Junior Room
grew up and became the Young People's Library. It is now open
daily on week days from nine until twelve and two to six and will
result, we feel, in a more extensive program of service to all boys
and girls— particularly in the elementary grades. It was thought,
too, that parents might find the morning hours a convenient
time in which to use the Young People's Library. So far this Fall
the library has hummed with activity. Two hundred and fifty
boys and girls in the fourth to the sixth grades, in a series of open
houses, have visited the library, listened to book talks, and had an
opportunity to become acquainted with the staff and the library.
During the year instruction in the use of books and libraries has
been given to boys and girls in the sixth, seventh, eighth, and
ninth grades.
The slogan "Forward with Books" was carried out in celebra-
tion of Book Week in the Young People's Library with the usual
exhibits of the new books and with exhibits of older books, child-
hood favorites of outstanding authors like Mark Twain, Hans
Christian Andersen, Robert Louis Stevenson, and others. Special
attractions were a gingerbread house and a model of Horton the
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elephant "up in a tree," contributed by the Surette family whose
creative fount seems never to nm dry. An essay contest "What
Books Mean to Me," open to boys and girls in the fourth to the
sixth grades and in junior high school was also a part of the
Book Week festivities. Who won these con tots is not so important
as the fact that boys and girls gave thought to the place of hook-
in their lives. W'e like the following which was part of an essay
cont ributed by a sixth grade l>oy : "Long ago hooks were few. But
in these times books are a common everyday necessity. Some
books are so good that you read them over and over. Men put
their feelings into hooks. Without hooks our lives would he
empty. We should thank God for this privilege of being able to
have books as friends." What better justification could there be
for providing in school and home and library the best books
possible for boys and girls.
This past summer for the first time library books were circu-
lated on the playgrounds. Miss Ballard visited the Central, Bal-
lardvale and Shawsheen playgrounds once a week for six weeks
and the response was such that we plan to continue this activity
next summer.
Since the first of the year, Miss Ruhl has given reader's advis< »ry
service at the Goldsmith Library, an hour and one-half daily,
a slight curtailment from the year before. During the year the re-
cataloging of the high school book collection has been completed.
This year, the library has tried, in a small way a- yet, t<> reach
the men and women who have been attending the Americaniza-
tion and Citizenship classes. All graduates of these evening school
classes were sent letters which enclosed book li>t > and an imita-
tion to use the library. Many of these same people contributed
articles to a handicraft exhibit, representative of different coun-
tries, which \\a> held in the library in June. Personal contacts
which were made at that time convinced us that the librarx
must m. ike a great effort to prove to many of them that the
public library i- a tree institution which i> theirs to enjo) .
This Fall we were delighted t«» have an opportunity I
ate with the Andover Evening Study Groups in its community
adult education program 1»\ sponsoring a course, t»> be held at
the library, on rhe Reading Interests ol Boys and Girls which was
telt would be ol espe< lal interest t" parents and adult- concerned
with the place «>l books in the list's ,,t box- ami girls, So tat the
response has been disappointing although this particular year
with its demands upon people's time and effort may not have
been the most auspicious one in which to undertake it.
On Monday evenings, from seven until nine, beginning January
12, the library will be the center for a vocational counselling
service under the direction of trained counsellors which will be
available to anyone in the community not now in secondary
school. Besides housing the new project, the library will provide
all books and other materials which the counsellors find essential
for their work and will benefit, as a byproduct, in its selection of
books and in its individual reading guidance from the knowledge
of special interests and capacities which the new service may
bring to light. The counselling service will be coordinated by
Mr. Edward C. Manning, Guidance Director of the Public
Schools, and will include Mrs. Emma G. Carter, Counsellor for
girls at Punchard High School; Miss Evelyn I. Banning, Counsel-
lor in the Andover Junior High School; and Mr. John A. Brod-
head, associated with OPM Training within Industry and the
guidance program of the Lawrence Young Men's Christian
Association.
This fall, after a preliminary meeting on October 20 at which
Mr. Howard Doughty of Ipswich described the formation of the
Friends of the Ipswich Library and the subsequent benefit that it
has been to the library, those present voted to form the Friends
of the Memorial Hall Library. Dues have been set at a minimum
of $.50 and will be spent for the current expenses of the organiza-
tion unless specified for the following projects: Furnishings for
Memorial Hall, more books for the science, technical and music
book collections. For the time being no formal organization has
been undertaken. Charter membership will be left open for a year
and all who wish may obtain membership blanks at the library.
The formation of the Friends of the Memorial Hall Library — a
part of a growing movement the country over— represents a realiz-
ation that libraries, public and college, need the backing of inter-
ested and informed laymen if they are to secure the kind of sup-
port which will ensure the carrying out of wide-reaching, con-
structive programs of service.
The first meeting under the auspices of the Friends of the
Memorial Hall Library was an Open House on Sunday, Novem-
ber 2 from three until six in celebration of National Book Week.
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It also represented community participation since members ol the
Andover Musicians' Club provided music, the Andover Garden
Club, gay fall flowers, Phillips Academy, one of the speakers and
members of the League of Women Voters stood ready to pro\ ide
transportation should it he needed. About one hundred people
at tended and enjoyed the music, the book exhibits and the book
talks by Donald Bartlett, Professor of Biography at Dartmouth
College, who spoke on Reading Biography, and Lawrence Shield-,
Instructor in Biology at Phillips Academy, who spoke entertain-
ingly about a number of books in the science field.
Re-registration of all adult borrowers was undertaken in May
and has resulted in the re-registration of approximately 2100
people. Of this number it is interesting to note 65.3% are women,
34.6% men. Of those previously registered about 41% have been
re-registered, which means that there are still many adults who
have not availed themselves of library privileges recently. Library
privileges have been extended this year to non-residents who are
employed full-time in Andover. Non-residents who do not fall
into this category may become borrowers upon the annual pay-
ment of $2.00.
The active use of the Memorial Hall has been a source of satis-
faction. The following groups have used the hall during the past
year: League of Women Voters Study Groups, Andover Village
Improvement Society, Federation of Women's Clubs, Feed the
Democracies Croup, 4-H Clubs, Andover Cooperative Society.
\\ henever possible the library has arranged book exhibits which
tied in with the subjects under discussion.
On Friday, October 31, the library was host to the newly re-
organized North Shore Library (dub at its tall meeting which
was attended by about eighty librarians.
Again this year the library staff has attended professional
meetings and served on professional committees. Further Btudy
has been undertaken by several staff members: Miss Robinson
attended the Columbia School of Library Service foi a second
summer, Mi>> Ballard is taking a l taiversit} Extension course in
Children's Literature this winter and >e\eral Others t""k ad-
vantage of the Andover Evening Study Groups courses last
w Inter.
During the past year the Librarian has spoken to the following
groups: the League of WOmen Votei s, Margaret Slattei \ ( "la-
i. S
the Free Church, Junior King's Daughters of the South Church,
Junior Women's Guild of Christ Church, the APC Sorority of the
South Church, and the 4-H Book-Lovers' Club. The Children's
Librarian has spoken to the North Andover Parent-Teachers
Association, the Margaret Slattery Class, the Booklovers' Club
of the 4-H. The Library, in addition, has been represented on the
Citizens' Committee for Vocational Guidance and the newly-
formed Community Council for Adult Education.
A few physical improvements have been made during the past
year: the plumbing has been renewed in the main part of the
building, the basement storeroom cleaned and put in order, the
magazines, bound and unbound, arranged in one alphabetical
file, the reference room shelving increased and the reference
collection re-organized and re-lettered and the genealogical ma-
terial removed to a mezzanine alcove.
The Library, as usual, has been very fortunate in its friends.
Our exhibits of handicrafts, gourds, blueprints, Indian relics,
hammered aluminum, mineral specimens and Tuberculosis seals
were all enjoyed and we hope that more people will share their
hobbies and collections with us. The Library is grateful to the
many who gave books and to those who supplied the library with
flowers. In particular, we thank the Andover Evening Study
Groups for the generous gift of $200 which we have spent for
books of permanent interest in many fields. We wish to thank also
Mr. Sherman and the School Department for the loan of folding
chairs which enabled us to hold meetings in our hall, for permis-
sion to use the North School as a center for one of our neighbor-
hood deposits, for cooperating with us in our playground project;
Mr. Guy Howe for the generous loan of his truck in transporting
our books to the districts; the Oliver Wendell Holmes Library
for the loan of two exhibit cases; the commercial department of
the High School for generous mimeographing of library book
lists ; Smart and Flagg for mimeographing ; Miss Katherine Sween-
ey for generosity of time and effort in making books accessible to
the people in the North District during the summer; Mrs. Lester
Dixon, Mrs. Harold Henderson, Mrs. Edward Donahue, who
housed our district deposits in their homes.
In the following quotation from Culture and Anarchy by Mat-
thew Arnold with which we end this report, we suggest that
where Arnold has used the words Men of Culture, the words
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Librarians and Libraries be mentally substituted. It seems to us
in the larger sense thai this paragraph is applicable, however
imperfectly it has been attained by most libraries and librarian-.
"Men of culture are the true apostles of equality. Men of culture
are those who have had a passion for diffusing, for making pre-
vail, for carrying from one end of society to the other, the
knowledge, the best ideas of their times; who have laboured to
divest knowledge of all that was harsh, uncouth, difficult, ab-
stract, professional, exclusive; to humanize it, to make it efficient
outside the clique of the cultivated and learned, yet still remain-
ing the besl knowledge and thought of the time, and a true source,
therefore of sweetness and light."
Respectfully submitted
MIRIAM PUTNAM, Librarian
STATISTICS OF LIBRARY USE
HOOK STOCK
Adult Juvenile Total
Vols, at beginning of the year 2().565 6.274 35,839
Vols, added by purchase
Vols, added by gift
Vols, added bv binding
Total volumes added
Volumes lost or withdrawn 378 125 503
Total volume- at end of yeai 30,989 <>.7<>() 37
Periodicals currently received (Titles, Copies 7 7. 89
1,561
638
2.1()(>
202
10
212
39
2
41
1,802
650
2.152
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USE
Volumes % of total arc.
Vols, of adult fiction loaned 47,476 43.3
Vols, of adult non-fiction loaned 22,376 20.4
No. of books for children loaned 39,565 36. 1
Total number of volumes loaned 109,417
REGISTRATION
Borrowers registered during year
Total number of registered borrowers
Circulation per capita 10.2
*Reregistration of adult borrowers, May 1941
Adult
Juvenile
Total
672
174
846
*2137
1660
3797
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TOWN OF ANDOVER
Fortieth Annual Report
of the
Board of Public Works
EMBRACING THE FIFTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT
of WATER COMMISSIONERS and FORTY-
FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT of SEWER
COMMISSIONERS
For the Year Ending
DECEMBER 31, 1941
1942
*John H. Flint
WATER COMMISSIONERS
1889-1899
*James P. Butterfield ♦Felix G. Haynes
♦Wm. S. Jenkins
*Wm. S. Jenkins
SEWER COMMISSIONERS
1893-1894
*John L. Smith
1894-1899
♦John L. Smith
♦Charles E. Abbott
♦John E. Smith
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
1899-1902
♦John H. Flint
*Wm. S. Jenkins
♦John L. Smith
♦James P. Butterfield
♦Felix G. Haynes
1903-1906
♦John L. Smith
♦Felix G. Haynes
♦John W. Bell
♦Lewis T. Hardy
James C. Sawyer
1906-1907
♦Felix G. Haynes
♦John W. Bell, Treas.
James C. Sawyer, Sec'y.
♦Lewis T. Hardy
♦Harry M. Eames
1907-1908
♦Felix G. Haynes
♦John W. Bell, Treas.
James C. Sawyer, Sec'y.
♦Lewis T. Hardy
♦Andrew McTernen
1908-1912
♦Lewis T. Hardy
♦John W. Bell, Treas.
James C. Sawyer, Sec'y.
♦Andrew McTernen
♦Willis B. Hodgkins
1913-1914
♦Lewis T. Hardy ('16)
♦Barnett Rogers ('16)
♦Andrew McTernen ('15)
♦Thos. E. Rhodes, Sec'y. ('14)
♦Willis B. Hodgkins, Treas. ('15)
1914-1916
♦Thos. E. Rhodes ('19)
♦Barnett Rogers ('16)
♦Lewis T. Hardy ('16)
♦Andrew McTernen, Sec'y. ('18)
♦Willis B. Hodgkins, Treas. ('18)
1916-1917
♦Barnett Rogers ('19)
♦Thos. E. Rhodes ('17)
♦Andrew McTernen ('18)
Chas. B. Baldwin, Sec'y. ('19)
♦Willis B. Hodgkins, Treas. ('18)
1917-1918
♦Barnett Rogers ('19)
♦Thos. E. Rhodes ('20)
♦Andrew McTernen ('18)
Chas. B. Baldwin, Sec'y. ('19)
♦Willis B. Hodgkins, Treas. ('18)
•Deceased
1918-1919
♦Barnett Rogers ('22)
♦Andrew McTernen ('21)
Philip L. Hardv T21)
Chas. B. Baldwin, Sec'y. ('22)
♦Thos. E. Rhodes, Treas. ('20)
1919-1920-1921
♦Barnett Rogers ('22)
William D. Mclntyre ('21)
♦Arthur T. Boutwell ('22)
Philip L. Hardv, Sec'y. ('21)
♦Thos. E. Rhodes, Treas. ('23)
1922-1923
♦Thos. E. Rhodes ('23)
Philip L. Hardy ('24)
Wm. D. Mclntvre, Treas. ('24)
♦Arthur T. Boutwell ('25)
Edward Shattuck ('25)
1923-1924
Philip L. Hardy ('27)
William D. Mclntyre, Sec'y. ('27)
♦Arthur T. Boutwell, Treas. ('25)
Edward Shattuck ('25)
Walter I. Morse ('26)
1924-1925-1926
Philip L. Hardy ('27)
Wm. D. Mclntyre, Sec'y. ('27)
♦Arthur T. Boutwell, Treas. ('28)
♦Thos. E. Rhodes ('28)
Walter I. Morse ('29)
1927
♦Arthur T. Boutwell ('28)
♦Thos. E. Rhodes ('28)
Walter I. Morse, Treas. ('29)
Wm. D. Mclntyre, Sec'y. ('30)
George H. Winslow ('30)
1928-1929
♦Arthur T. Boutwell ('31)
W. I. Morse Treas. ('32)
Wm. D. Mclntyre, Sec'y. ('30)
George H. Winslow ('30)
Thos. P. Dea (31)
1929-1930
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('33)
W. I. Morse, Treas. ('32)
George H. Winslow. Sec'y. ('33)
♦Arthur T. Boutwell ('31)
Thos. P. Dea ('31)
1930-1931
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('33)
W. I. Morse, Treas. ('32)
George H. Winslow, Sec'y. ('33)
Thos. P. Dea ('34)
Frank A. Buttrick ('34)
SUPERINTENDENT
CHARLES T. GILLIARD
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1931-1932
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('33)
W. I. Morse ('35)
Thos. P. Dea ('34)
Frank A. Buttrick ('34)
John H. Playdon ('33)
1932-1933
Wm. D. Mclntyre C36)
W. I. Morse ('35)
John H. Playdon ('36)
Frank A. Buttrick ('34)
Henry A. Bodwell ('34)
1933-1934-1935
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('36)
W. I. Morse ('38)
John H. Playdon ('36)
Frank A. Buttrick ('37)
Henry A. Bodwell ('37)
1934-1935-1936
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('39)
W. I. Morse ('38)
John H. Playdon ('39)
Frank A. Buttrick ('37)
Henry A. Bodwell ('37)
1935-1936-1937
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('39)
W. I. Morse ('38)
John H. Playdon ('39)
Frank A. Buttrick ('40)
Henry A. Bodwell ('40)
1938-1939
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('39)
John H. Playdon ('39)
Frank A. Buttrick ('40)
Henry A. Bodwell ('40)
Sidney P. White ('41)
1939-1940
Sidney P. White ('41)
Henry A. Bodwell ('40)
Frank A. Buttrick ('40)
John H. Playdon (42)
Edward P. Hall ('42)
1940-1941
Sidney P. White ('41)
John H. Playdon ('42)
Edward P. Hall ('42)
William F. Barron ('43)
John B. White ('43)
1941-1942
Sidney P. White ('44)
John H. Playdon ('42)
Edward P. Hall ('42)
William F. Barron ('43)
John B.White ('43)
Board of Public Works
Andover, Mass.
February 3, 1942
The Board of Public Works voted to adopt the following report
of the Superintendent as its report for 1941 with recommenda-
tions for 1942.
SIDNEY P. WHITE, Chairman
JOHN H. PLAYDON, Secretary
EDWARD P. HALL
WILLIAM F. BARRON
JOHN B. WHITE
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Superintendents Report
To the Board of Public Works
Gentlemen :
The major activities and developments in the Water, Highway,
Sewer and Park Departments during the year which ended
December 31, 1941 are as follows:
WATER DEPARTMENT
Under Article 42 of the 1941 Warrant, two hundred and sev-
enty-two feet of six-inch water main were installed on Spring
Grove Road, from the corner of Sunset Rock Road.
Under Article 61 of the 1941 Warrant, four hundred feet of
six-inch water main were installed on Abbot Street beyond the
main cemetery entrance.
Under Articles 30-37 of the 1940 Warrant, four hundred feet
of six-inch water main were installed on Haggetts Pond Road,
from the corner of Lowell Street running in a southeasterly di-
rection; seven hundred and forty-seven feet of six-inch on Hall
Avenue connecting the six-inch dead end to the Clark Road
ten-inch line, thus doing away with a small line which cared for
two houses and a bleeder; and eight hundred and twenty-five
feet of six-inch on Lincoln Street, connecting two six-inch dead
ends.
The materials and blasting for the above installations were
paid for by the Town while the labor, with the exception of super-
vision and caulking, was supplied by the Work Projects Admin-
istration.
Two hundred and forty-two feet of six-inch water main were
installed on Virginia Road (a private way), from the corner of
High Plain Road. This was done under the supervision of the
Town at the expense of Mr. Carl H. Stevens.
One hundred and seventy-six feet of six-inch water main were
installed on Walker Avenue near the Lawrence Line. This work
was done and paid for by Mr. Walter Walker under the super-
vision of the Town.
An additional hundred and twelve feet of six-inch water main
were installed on Lincoln Circle, making a total of three hundred
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and forty-seven feet there. This work was done under the super-
vision of the Town at the expense of Mr. ( ieorgc ( aims.
Seven hundred and sixty feet of six-inch water main were
installed at the new layout on North Main Street (formerly the
Joyce Estate). This work was done under the supervision of the
Town at the expense of Mr. Louis C. Cyr.
A six-inch fire line was installed to a new building erected at
Watson-Park Company. This work, paid for by Watson-Park
( 'ompany, was done by the Town and the Bride-Grimes Company
of Lawrence.
New rings, a new wrist pin and bearings were installed in the
oil engine at the Bancroft Road Pumping Station. A number of
new valves also were installed in the pump end.
The fire box sidewalls of the 150 lb. pressure boiler at Haggetts
Pond Pumping Station were repaired by H. W. Grover, Dis-
tributor for the Plibrico Jointless Firebrick.
A number of hydrants in the way of sections of road recently
elevated were raised. The hydrant on Ridge Street near the
corner of School Street was relocated across the street in a much
safer position.
A new lathe was purchased on a thirty-day trial basis from Mr.
Wilfred Du Plain to replace the old one at the Water Works
Shop.
A new Hauck lead melting pot was purchased under Article 21
of the 1941 Warrant.
New telemeters purchased under Article 12 of the 1941 War-
rant from The Bristol Company for a price of si 198.76 wen-
installed at the low and high-service reservoirs by Mr. Ernest
Edwards, local electrician.
Water gates were cared for on all streets and sidewalks where
grades were changed due to new construction.
The widening of the Boston & Maim- railroad bridge on
Tewksbury Street necessitated relocating the Bix-inch water
main in the way of the bridge. To provide a water Bupply to the
Watson-Park Company and other takers on Lowell Junction
Road during the relocation of the pipe, two fire lines were con-
nected to the hydrant on the west Bide of the bridge, one running
from .i tap made on the east side ol the bridge and .mother from
the existing hydrant on the same side.
L8J
Float tests were made by the State Department of Public
Health at Haggetts Pond to determine whether or not fishing
should be allowed. An outboard motor borrowed from the Town
of North Andover greatly facilitated the work. After the tests
the following letter was received :
State House, Boston, April 30, 1941.
To the Board of Public Works
A ndover, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
In response to the request contained in your letter of
April 22nd, 1941, the Department of Public Health has
caused float tests to be made on Haggetts Pond, the source
of water supply of the Town of Andover, with a view to
determine that portion of the pond which should be con-
sidered as a direct source of water supply within the mean-
ing of the communication of the Department to your Board,
dated December 23, 1940.
The results of the float tests show that both surface and
depth floats under moderate wind conditions travelled the
whole width of the pond from northeast to southwest in the
same length of time.
Under the circumstances, the Department is unable to
modify its determination that the entire area of Haggetts
Pond constitutes a "direct source of water supply" since
pollution from fishermen or others operating in boats on or
from the shores of Haggetts Pond might be expected to
reach the intake in relatively short periods of time.
Respectfully,
PAUL J. JAKMAUH, M.D.
Commissioner of Public Health
Additional ground wires have been connected to Town water
mains by the New England Telephone & Telegraph Company,
approval having been given by the Board of Public Works with
stipulations.
Those completed in 1941 and others to be placed in 1942 are
as follows:
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Completed during the year 1941
Corbet t Street at ( ieorge St reel , Pole 1 3
Main Street at Rocky Hill Road, Role 117
River Road, Pole 11
South Main Street, Pole 144
Lowell Street, Pole 164
Argilla Road, Pole 64
Ground removed from Pole 75 on Argilla Road
To be completed during 1942
Andover Street, Pole 116
South Main Street, Pole 157
High Plain Road, Pole 711
Beacon Street. Pole 3
At the request of the State Department of Health information
was given relative to the physical characteristics of the water
system together with a complete inventory of all cast iron pipe
and fittings, etc. as well as equipment, as a part of the State
Emergency Plan on material defense to be used in any major
catastrophe, such as fire, flood, hurricane, etc.
The General Electric turbine and Worthington pump at the
I laggetts Pond Pumping Station were given a complete over-
hauling, and the final report from the General Electric Company
stated that the units were in very good condition.
The old steam boiler at the Haggetts Pond Pumping Station
was recently inspected. The Insurance Company did not reduce
the pressure, but the report stated that it would be necessary t<>
replace one tube that was badly pitted. The inspector men-
tioned that this would probably place the boiler in a usable con-
dition for a year, but when one tube wears out others usually
Follow in quick succession. The cost of retubing the boiler is close
to one thousand dollars and because of the age "I the boiler,
namely thirty-six years, it would be policy to purchase a new
boiler. This i> something that the Town is confronted with in the
near future.
Rood lights have n<>\\ been Installed at the Haggetts l\>nd
Pumping Station, and it i^ being guarded twenty four hours .i
da\ during t he w ar emergency ,
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The door and windows of the Bancroft Road Pumping Station
have been covered with steel plate for protection during the war
emergency.
Due to the amount of water used by the Shawsheen Dairy
during part of the Summer, it was necessary to prohibit its use
for watering lawns. The ban was lifted when a pump was in-
stalled enabling the Dairy to use river water.
During 1941, 489,287,000 gallons of water were pumped at the
Haggetts Pond Pumping Station, a daily average of 1,340,510
gallons. The steam turbine was in operation 5900 hours and the
electric pump 916 hours and 40 minutes, making a daily average
run of 18 hours and 42 minutes.
On July 11, the greatest amount of water was pumped ; namely,
2,056,000 gallons and the maximum weekly consumption was
that from June 29 to July 5 inclusive, during which time 13,901,-
000 gallons were pumped. The water rate collections for 1941
amounted to $57,702.22.
To provide for adequate Water Maintenance during 1942, we
recommend an appropriation of $31,100.00, to be divided sub-
stantially as follows:
WATER MAINTENANCE
Salaries and Labor $16500 . 00
Coal and Power 1 1 200 . 00
Engine Oil, Chlorine, Etc. 700.00
Repairs, Boilers, Pump and Property 1000.00
Office Supplies 800.00
Reservoirs and Telemeters 250.00
Supplies, Miscellaneous, Tools, Etc. 600.00
Secretarial Services 50 . 00
$31100.00
Services in use January 1, 1942 2729
Meters in use January 1 , 1942 2663
We recommend $9,500.00 for Water Construction in 1942, to
be divided substantially as follows :
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WATER C0NSTR1 CTION
Labor, Kcncw Ing Services, Etc.
Meters and Meter Parts
Pipe of all Kind
Brass ( roods, 1 [ydrants, Etc.
Total
16000.00
1200. 00
1 100.00
900.00
S9500.00
SUMMARY COST OF CONSTRUCTION
WATER DEPARTMENT
Classify vtion
Approved
Hills
Credi ra
Ni. i COS!
Totals
Office Fixtures
$ 916.3o
Telemeters
1090.95
Telephones
184.77
Teams
583.65
Pipe Distribution
S 7800.00
510441.91
Service Pipe
10401.84
$1250 39
$9151.45
1997
Water and Land
6687 . 23
Suction Pipe
1309.46
Reservoirs
16985.82
Coal Shed
806.97
( trading Land
2739.12
Workshop
1271.88
Building Pumping Station
9610 M
Pumping Plant
74907 51
Construction Expenses
10182.64
Tools
4715.34
Totals
$845106.47
SEWER DEPAR nil A 1
Sewer Mains
Cost to Abutters
i lost 1 1) Tnu ii
$160336 00
372582 00
Jan. 1. 1942
RECE
Water Kate-
Water ( 'onstruction
Paid to To* n Treasurer :
Water Rates
Watei ( 'onstruction
TS
$57,70
,, 39
157,702 22
L.25
$5g 95 t.61 |
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
The following table shows the snowfall for the year 1941 :
January 24 . 00 Inches
February 1 . 50 Inches
March 17. 50 Inches
December 1 . 50 Inches
Total 44.50 Inches
During the winter, the storms were difficult to handle, but at
no time was it necessary to use tractors. After the pile of washed
sand at the Andover Sand & Gravel Company was depleted, it
was necessary to screen sand at Beaulieu's pit. During the entire
winter season slippery conditions existed which required consid-
erable sanding.
The following roads were treated with "Tarvia Retread";
Argilla Road, Ayer Street, Ballardvale Road, Boston Road,
Boutwell Road, Brown Street, Center Street, Chester Street,
Gardner Avenue, Hall Avenue, Lincoln Street, Lowell Junction
Road, Marland Street, Oak Street, Orchard Street, Pine Street,
Porter Road, River Street, Rocky Hill Road, Stratford Road,
Sunset Rock Road, Woburn Street and sections of Abbot Street,
Andover Street, Beacon Street, Belle vue Road, Chandler Road,
Chestnut Street, Corbett Street, Dascomb Road, Gray Road,
Greenwood Road, Harding Street, Hidden Road, Highland
Road, North Street, Pleasant Street, Rattlesnake Hill Road,
Reservation Road, Stinson Road, Tewksbury Street, Wildwood
Road and William Street.
During the early spring, sections of the following roads were
gravelled by the Board of Public Works: Woodland Road, Gray
Road and Tucker Road. The Work Projects Administration
gravelled the following: Sanders Road, Webster Street, Gleason
Street and sections of Greenwood Road, Andover Street and
Argilla Road.
The following dirt roads were gravelled, shaped up, rolled and
given an application of "Tarvia B" and then an application of
"Tarvia Retread" and honed: Apple Tree Lane; Bailey Road
from Fiske Street to a point beyond the house of Mr. Chandler
Bailey ; Bailey Road from Haggetts Pond Road to a point beyond
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the property of Mr. William Flint; Gould Road from Main
Street to a point beyond the property of Mrs. Sarah Kibbee;
Fiske Street; Foster Circle; short stretch on Greenwood Road
near the property of Miss Ebba Peterson; High Plain Road from
the old hard surface road near the property of Mrs. Mary Krieger
to a point beyond Greenwood Road; Prospecl Road from Salem
Street to a point in front of Mr. George M. Garland; Rattlesnake
Hill Road from Boston Road to Could Road ; both ends of Wood-
land Road; and the upper end of Sutherland Street.
Some of the above work was done under Article 18 of the 1941
Warrant, and the remainder from the Highway Maintenance
Appropriation.
(lark Road was widened last year and during 1941 was shaped
up, rolled and given an application of "Tarvia IV and then an
application of "Tarvia Retread" and honed.
Dascomb Road from the driveway of Mr. Andrew Pendleton
to a point beyond the Curtis property was widened. A gas shovel
was used to remove the loam and clayey materials and bring in
the gravel. After shaping up and rolling, this section of road
received an application of "Tarvia B" only.
The sections of road on Osgood Street where two bad corners
were eliminated were gravelled, rolled and given an application
of "Tarvia IV, then an application of "Tarvia Retread" and
honed.
Sections of Andover Street near the old Abbot Homestead
where the street was relocated; Argilla Road (new layout) near
the corner of Andover Street and in front of Mrs. Frank Ward's
property; Ballardvale Road where ledge was removed; Hall
Avenue near the corner of Clark Road where the road was re-
graded; Reservation Road near the West Parish Church; and
Shawsheen Ro.id where thecurbing was relocated, were given an
application of tar after the above work was completed.
The Town Yard at the bottom <)\ Lewis Street wa> given an
application of "Tarvia H."
The .mule of vision at the corner of Corbett Street and Prince-
ton Road was improved by the removal ol an earth bank. Similar
blind corners were removed on Salem Streel beyond Wildwood
Road; on Corbett Streel near the properl y oi Mr. Antonio Catan-
zaro and on Ballardvale \<".n\ in front of Mi. Converse Parki
property and in front of the ( lurtis Estate.
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In the above cases it was necessary to remove considerable
ledge.
The following work was accomplished under Article 13 of the
1941 Warrant relative to maintenance of roads built under
Chapter 90 (State and Town paying equal shares) : Cleaning
roads, cleaning catch basins, sealing expansion joints on cement
roads and hard surfacing the shoulders of Union Street.
A drainage system was installed on Central Street from the
Shawsheen River to a point in front of the property of Mr.
Charles W. Arnold, Jr. This new drain made it possible to care
for a catch basin which formerly entered the Town's domestic
sewer system. This work, with the exception of engineering, was
done by the Work Projects Administration. A twelve-inch cor-
rugated iron pipe drain was installed across Blanchard Street
not far from the Tewksbury Line. This work was done by the
Work Projects Administration. Incidentally, permission was
obtained from Mr. Freeman Abbott to flow water on his land.
To relieve a bad drainage condition in front of Mr. Hazar
Kazar's property, a catch basin and stretch of pipe were installed.
This work was done by the WTork Projects Administration.
A drain pipe and catch basin were installed at the corner of
Salem Street and Apple Tree Lane to carry drainage from the
westerly side of Apple Tree Lane towards the brook which runs
under Prospect Road. On Foster Circle, near the bend, a drain
pipe was installed to carry water from one side of the road to the
other.
A section of the wall on Clark Road was taken and relaid. The
entire length of wall was raised, iron posts installed and a cement
cap laid on the entire length: Mr. Philip Hardy, low bidder, did
the work. The bids were as follows :
P.L.Hardy $215.00
F. G. McCarthy 220.00
John Sheehan 295.00
During the building of Bailey Road and Gould Road it was
necessary to install drain pipes across the streets to insure drain-
age.
Two hundred feet of eight-inch drain pipe were installed on
Holt Road near the property of Mr. James French. This work
was done by the Work Projects Administration.
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The upper planking and a small section ol the lower planking
on the Abbott Bridge on Central Street was renewed. Inciden-
tally, the planks were given two (2) applications of No. D. K.
The materials were purchased from the Lawrence Lumber Com-
pany, low bidder.
The bids were as follows:
Lawrence Lumber Company $166.00 Less 2%
J. E. Pitman, Estate 192.00 Less 2%
Upton Lumber Company 186.00
Bean & Poore Lumber Company 196.00
The planks on the small Woburn Street Bridge were renewed
and a number of highway fences renewed and painted.
A number of pieces of curbing have been removed in the way
of new driveways. Much of this work has been done this year
because the Town Ordinance to keep cars off the streets during
the winter months was enforced to the letter.
The scraping of gravel and dirt roads which is becoming less
each year because of more hard-surface roads started April 24th.
The following old tar sidewalks were reparied with "Tarvia
Lithic:"
Bart let Street (west side) from Park Street to Chestnut Street;
Brook Street (south side) from Central Street to Essex Street;
Chestnut Street, (south side) from Main Street to Central
Street; Elm Street (south side) from a point in front of the Free
Church to the property of Mr. Wilbur Smith; Maple Avenue
(west side) the entire length; Maple Avenue (east side) from Wal-
nut Avenue to the property <>t Mrs. Elizabeth Murphy; Park
Street in front of the Fire Station; School Street easl side across
from Boston & Maine Railroad Station; Summer Street, two
Bmall sections in Front of the property of Mr. Thomas Dea and
Mr. Erven ( vilfoy.
New "Lu\ia Lithic" sidewalks were constructed as follows:
Abbot Street wcM side town a point Opposite the main irme
entrance to the driveway o( Mr. Clifford Dunnells; And
Street west side from Hall Avenue to the school driveway;
Andovei Street east ride from the property oi Mr. John Clinton
to the driveway oi Mi-. Theresa Cram ton; Carmel Road
side) from Walnut Avenue to the last house; Ch< b Street
I'M
(west side) from Clark Road to a point beyond the property
of Mr. Donald D. Dunn ; Clark Road (south side) from Chester
Street to a point beyond the property of Mrs. Fred Fone;
Haverhill Street (south side) from an existing cement sidewalk
west of the railroad bridge to the easterly property line of Mr.
James R. Ashburn; Haverhill Street (north side) from the Shaw-
sheen Mill entrance to Sterling Street; Pine Street (west side)
from Summer Street to a point beyond the property of Mr.
James P. Scobie; River Street (west side) from existing tar walk
near the property of Mr. Harry C. Nason to property of Mr.
Howard L. Colbath ; also a small section on River Street, east side
at bottom of steps leading to High Street; Summer Street (south
side) from Avon Street to Stratford Road ; Union Street (east side)
from the Lawrence Line a distance of 1065 feet and also a section
in front of Mrs. Robert Taylor's near the corner of Kensington
Street; Washington Avenue (east side) from the corner of Elm
Street to the driveway of Mr. Percy Dole, and Wheeler Street
(north side) from Main Street to Bartlet Street.
Incidentally, the material for the Wheeler Street job was paid
for by the Phillips Academy.
Expansion joints and cracks on Balmoral Street were filled
with "Genasco" joint filler.
The iron pipe markers at catch basins and hydrants were taken
down in the late spring, painted and put back during the late fall.
The sidewalk on Central Street from the property of Mrs.
Emma Hill to Lupine Road was given an application of "Tarvia
Retread."
The steam roller was inspected and repaired.
The following letter which is self-explanatory was received
from the Insurance Company:
LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY,
Boston
May 29, 1941
Town of Andover
Andover, Massachusetts
Attention: C. T. Gilliard, Supt. Board of Public Works
We believe at the last inspection of your road roller by our
boiler inspector it was noted that some repairs had been
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mack' thai he had previously recommended. Ai the time the
original internal inspection was made it was found thai the
tubes were getting quite thin and also that the plates around
the handholes were badly corroded and it would be necessary
to spend quite a sum of money to make the needed repairs.
The plates have corroded to such an extent that welding
would not be practicable, and patching would he rather
expensive.
It was also noted on the firebox that the rivet heads around
the mud ring and the plates in the corners and along this
ring had thinned out considerably (\uv to corrosion.
Of course, repairs could be made, but we thoughl we would
(all to your attention the fact that the expen>e involved in
making such repairs if applied to a new unit would possibly
pay better dividends in the future.
It is possible that this boiler could be fixed up at a min-
imum of expense and could be operated for perhaps another
year or so, but any repairs made would only be temporary
and as time went on more extensive repairs would need to be
made.
We are advising you of the facts as we found them, as we
believe you would wish to know them, and we only men-
tioned the purchase of a new unit to take the place of this
one because we feel that the expense involved in making
these repairs a- recommended and t<» make the boiler safe for
years to come could be applied to much better ad van 1
toward the purchase of a new one. as when all repairs have
been made you will still h.i\e an old boiler and possibly
leaks and expensive repairs each year.
\ Vr\ iiiiK yours,
LUMBERM1 vsmi ii VLCAS1 \1 n COMPANY
L. ll. FOGG
Boiler and Machinery Departnu
rhe new Cletrac sidewalk plow purchased undei Article
the phi Tow ii \\ ai rani . ai i ived June 1 8th,
Because tin- from wheels ol the steam rollei were no i
usable, the from wheels "t the old North Andovei steam roller
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were substituted with the permission of the Buffalo-Springfield
Roller Company.
The construction of a section of River Road from the Lawrence
Line to North Street started October 8th. This work is being
done under Article 20 of the 1941 Warrant, the State paying
50%, the County and Town 25% each.
To date, the old roadbed has been dug out with a gas shovel
and gravel fill hauled in ; trees in the way taken down and hauled
off; all posts relocated and the drainage system installed. The
only work remaining to be done during the spring of 1942 is the
stoning of the road and the grading of the shoulders.
One hundred and three feet of curbing were installed at the
lower end of the east side of George Street to prevent water from
washing over the property of Mr. George Cairns, thence to the
property of Mr. Joseph Holland where considerable damage had
been done in the past. To prevent the curbing from washing out,
an application of Type I material was applied in the gutter in the
way of the curbing and driveway of Mr. George Cairns.
To overcome the difficulty of entering and leaving Brown
Street near the corner of Lowell Street, Mr. Donald C. Bassett
has deeded a section of land to the Town. By cutting down the
grade near the stone wall and gravelling this new section, the
traffic difficulty has now been eliminated.
To provide for adequate Trucks, Garage and Repair Shop
Maintenance, we recommend an appropriation of $6,900.00 to be
divided substantially as follows :
TRUCKS, GARAGE AND REPAIR SHOP MAINTENANCE
Auto Maintenance
Repair Equipment and Machinery
Tools and Repair
Supplies, Shop Maintenance
Miscellaneous Equipment and Buildings
Total
To provide for adequate Highway Maintenance for 1942, we
recommend an appropriation of $50,800.00 to be divided sub-
stantially as follows:
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$4500.00
1000
.00
350
.00
850
.00
200
.00
$6900
00
[GHWAY MAINTENANCE
Salaries, I -abor and Trucks
Tarvia, ( )il and Asphalt
( iravel, Sand and Stone
Road Scraping
Catch Basins and 1 >rains
Signs, Fences and Stone Bounds
Bridges
Sidew alks
Tools, Supplies, Etc.
Secretarial
Total
$30000.00
10000.00
1500. 00
400.00
B00. 00
250.00
400.00
5000.00
2400.00
50.00
$50800.00
SEWER DEPARTMENT
A sewer cleaning device, purchased under Article 17 of the 1941
Warrant, has proved indispensable.
The eight-inch sewer line on Walker Avenue (a private wax
was extended to care for additional houses, materials and labor
being paid for by Mr. Walter Walker.
A six-inch sewer line was installed on a private way off Lowell
Street , labor and materials being paid for by Mr. Cornelius Wood.
The six-inch sewer line OH Lincoln Circle was extended at the
expense of Mr. ( ieorge Cairns to cue for houses recently built by
him.
All -ewer manholes on hard-surfaced streets wire brought to
the proper grade.
I nder Article 11 of the 1941 Warrant, two new pump- were
installed by the Lawrence Machine and Pump Company in the
Bewer pump house on Riverina Road.
The windows and doors at the sewer pump house on Riverina
K<»ad were covered with steel plate for protection during the war
emergen*
I <> pn>\ Ide foi adci 1 1 1. it i- Sewei Maintenance and Construction,
we recommend an appropriation of $5,800.00 to be di\ ided sub-
Btantiall) as follow -
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SEWER MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION
Labor, Salaries and Trucks
$3000.00
Light and Power
2000.00
Sewer Pipe, Tools, Etc.
600.00
Maintenance of Buildings, Equipment and
Cleaning Pipe
200.00
Total
$5800.00
PARK DEPARTMENT
The benches at Central Park were given two coats of paint.
The Central Park was given an application of 5-10-10 fertilizer.
A new power lawn mower, as well as wings for the mower
bought last year, were purchased under Article 16 of the 1941
Warrant.
Sections of the Central Football Field were seeded and the
baseball diamonds at the Central and Ballard vale Playgrounds
were shaped up.
All playground apparatus was given a coat of paint before
installation and the football bleachers were repaired.
The grass plot on Abbot Street near the cemetery entrance
was graded, seeded and rolled, adding greatly to the appearance
of the cemetery approach.
New goal posts were erected to replace those broken last fall.
The playground equipment was set up after the 4th of July and
taken down after Labor Day.
To provide for adequate Park Maintenance for 1942, we
recommend an appropriation of $4,300.00 to be divided sub-
stantially as follows:
PARK MAINTENANCE
Labor
$3900.00
Lawn Mowers, Repairs, Etc.
50.00
Seed, Fertilizer, Loam and Tools
250.00
Basso Agreement
100.00
Total $4300.00
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COMPARATIVE STATISTICS AS 01 JAM ARY 1. 1942
Mel I
ol
( 081 ol'
( (.^i per M illion < rata.
< rations
Miles of
!>\ total
byc<
Main
Yi \i
Maintenance
Pumping
151 13.06
Maintenance
ol I'lMMpinv
•37 . 86
l'iliii|.c<i
J99, 1 i
Pipe
1937
28358.32
71.04
1938
18371 12
14429 22
75 15
18 <7
J76 01 l.ooo
77 U
1939
27830 64
•14640.99
63 87
•33 60
25,000
1040
27700. 1<S
15256 15
67.04
(6 7"
M ; 653,000
1941
27796.08
*1740i 91
56.81
•35 76
189 287.000
*('osi at bol h Stal ions
NOTICE: CHANGE IN WATER RATESCHEDULE
On June 23, 1941, the Board of Public Works adopted the
following schedule ol water rates to become effective as ol
July I, 1941.
Kate
per
Summary
( u hie Feet
100 Cu.
1 i.
1 eel
1200
22
2 ol
L200
\e\t
1S00
16
5000
5 52
2000
. 15
3.00
5000
E 52
"
21)1 1(1
I \
2 SO
7no)
11 J2
0000
.13
7 80
15000
19 12
"
1 woo
. 12
16 80
27000
15001)
.11
14 JO
10000
15000
.10
15 00
53000
63 22
All over 55000 .00 per 100 Cu. Ft.
Minimum Kate of $1.50 per quarter for 680 Cu. Ft.
Cubic Foot computed as 7^$ Gallons
Respectfully submil ted,
CHARLES T. GILLIARD, Superintendent
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1942 Town Warrant
and
Recommendations of the
Finance Committee
To either 01 rHE Constables of rHETowNOi Andover,
t ik! 1. 1 1\( .:
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereb) required to
notify and warn the inhabitants of said tow n \\ ho are qualified to
vote in Elections and Town Affairs to meet and assemble at the
designated polling places in Precincts One, Two, Three. Four,
Five, and Six, viz: The Town Hall in Precinct One; the Square
and Compass Hall in Precinct Two; the Administration Building,
Shawsheen Village, in Precinct Three; the Andover Grange Hall
in Precinct Four; the Old School House, Ballard vale, in Precinct
Five; and the Peabody House, Phillips Street, in Precinct Six,
in said Andover, on Monday, the second day of March, 1(M2 at
7.00 o'clock A.M., to act upon the following articles
Article 1 To elect a Moderator for one year. Town Clerk
for three years, one member of the Board of Selectmen for three
years, one member of the Board of Selectmen for one year, to
till a vacancy, one member of the Board of Assessors for three
trs, one member of the Board of Assessors for one year, to fill
.i vacancy, three members of the School Committee for three
trs, one member of the School Committee for two years, to
till a vacancy, two members of the Board of Public Works for
three years, one member <>i the Board <>t Health tor three \<
three Constables for one year, one Trustee of Memorial Hall
Library tor seven years, one [Yustee ol Memorial Hall Libi
tor -i\ years, to nil a vacancy, one Tree Warden for one year, one
member of the Planning Board f< >r five years, and all town offi<
required by law to In- elected l>\ ballot.
All the above candidates to be voted for on one l>alloi. The
polls will be open from 7 KM) o'clock \ M 00 >*clock P.M
Aftei final a< tion on the preceding Ai tide t me, the Baid meeting
shall -tand adjourned bj virtue i 5 n -1". Chapt< the
100
General Laws, to Monday, March 9th at 7 .00 o'clock P.M. at the
Memorial Auditorium, then and there to act upon the following
articles, namely:
Article 2 — To elect all other officers not required by law to
be elected by ballot.
Article 3 — To establish the salary of elected Town Officers for
the ensuing year.
Article 4 — To determine what sums of money shall be appro-
priated for the following purposes :
Appropriation for the Assessors, Board of Selectmen,
and all De part-
ments under their control:
Recommended
Appropriated
1942
1941
American Legion
600.00
600.00
Veterans of Foreign Wars
600.00
600.00
Armistice Day
150.00
150.00
Memorial Day
950.00
950.00
Aid to Dependent Children
7600.00
8700.00
Soldiers' Relief
3000.00
4200.00
Military Aid
200.00
300.00
State Aid
350.00
450.00
Old Age Assistance
35000.00
30000.00
Public Welfare
17000.00
22000.00
Retirement Fund
14400.00
13200.00
W.P.A. Material
50.00
1000.00
Damages to Persons and Property
500.00
500.00
Elections and Registrations
4300.00
2530.00
R.FJOOO.OO
Insurance
11000.00
11000.00
Essex Tuberculosis Hospital
9461.37
7282 . 64
Purification Clam Plant
1.05
100.00
Pomps Pond
2200.00
2200.00
Public Dump
1000.00
825.00
R.F. 150.00
Printing Town Report
870.00
829.50
Selectmen
2216.00
2250.00
Treasurer
3145.00
3145 . 00
Collector
4863.00
4917.00
200
Accountant
Assessors
Town Clerk
Moderator
Town Counsel
Finance Committee
Planning Board and Survey
I )og ( Officer
Animal Inspector
Building Inspector
Town Scales
Inspector of Wires
Scaler of Weights and Measures
Municipal Buildings
Infirmary
Moth Suppression
Police Department
Fire I )epartment
Brush Fires
Interest
Retirement of Bond-
Tree Warden
Board of Health
( are of Tubercular Patients
Trustees of Memorial Hall Library
Spring ( irove ( Cemetery
School ( Committee
St reel I .ight ing ( !ommit tee
Playground ( Commit tee
Departments under the control of the
1 lighwa) Maintenance
\\ ater Maintenance
\\ atei ( !ons1 ruction
Parks and Pla} grounds
Sewei Maintenance
sik-w kfii!(»\ al and Sanding
rrucks, ( -.11 age and Repair Shop
Maintenance
2715.50
2750 00
4889.00
00 <><>
3175.00
3175.00
to. 00
10.00
750.00
750.00
20.00
20 on
200. 00
200 (J0
225.00
225 00
350.00
250.00
525.00
525 . 00
175.00
175 .00
R.F. 120.78
425.00
425 00
450.00
450 00
4100.00
4100.00
10300.00
9300 00
4500.00
4500 . 00
30707.00
30607 . 00
28882.00
30617.00
1300.00
1000.00
R.F. 200.00
9192.00
10150.00
38000.00
38000.00
5000.00
5000.00
4500.00
\500.00
3500.00
3000.00
14594.17
13701 00
8880.00
9530.40
191189.00
1\7<J7<J 00
18095 76
19211 72
2000.00
2000 00
Board of Public
Works:
18800 00
29900 00
oioo fjo
1260 00
n, 00
" 00
15000 00
67 !<) 00
Article 5 — To see if the town will vote to authorize the Town
Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money
from time to time after January 1, 1943, in anticipation of the
revenue of the financial year beginning January 1 , 1943, in accord-
ance with Section 4, Chapter 44, General Laws, and to issue a
note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any
note so issued for a period of less than one year, in accordance with
Section 17 of said Chapter 44.
(No action)
Article 6 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
six hundred and ninety dollars ($690.00) to be used with the turn-
in value of a 1939 Plymouth Sedan for the purchase of a cruis-
ing car for the use by the Police Dept., on the petition of George
A. Dane and others.
(Approved $690.00)
Article 7 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
$375.00 for the purchase of a power winch for the use of the Tree
Department.
(Disapproved)
Article 8 — -To see if the town wTill vote to raise and appropriate
$549.60 to pay bills for tuition, contracted for during 1937, 1938,
and 1939 with the Town of North Reading, referred to annual
Town Meeting
(Approved $549.60)
Article 9 — To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum
of $500.00 to provide materials and equipment for the protection
of school children and property in connection with the Civilian
Defense Program. Said sum to be spent under the direction of the
School Committee.
(Disapproved)
Article 10 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appro-
priate the sum of one thousand ($1000.00) dollars to be used for
maintaining, repairing and improving Town Highways under the
provision of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, on petition of the
Board of Public Works.
(Approved S1000.00)
202
Article 11 To 9ee if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to build new sidewalks and appropriate the sum of
twenty-five hundred ($2,500.00) dollar- therefor, at the discretion
of and on petition of the Board of Public Works.
( I >isapproved
Article 12 To see if the town will vote to raise and appro-
priate the sum of five thousand ($5,000.00) dollars to he used to
hard-surface gravel roads which have been built with Federal
Funds under the direction of and on petition of the Board of
Public Works.
( Disapproved
Article 13— To see if the town will vote to raise and appro-
priate the sum of four thousand ($4,000.00) dollars to be used for
material supervision and truck hire, etc., in conjunction with
Federal and town welfare labor which may be allotted, and to be
spent in any Department at the discretion of and on petition of
the Board of Public Works.
Approved $4000.00)
ARTICLE 14— To see if the town will authori/e the Hoard of
Public Works to sell the old steam roller and to purchase a motor-
driven roller with equipment and will appropriate the sum of
five thousand ($5000.00) dollars from taxation and appropriate
twelve hundred ($1200.00) dollars from the road machinery
fund and allow the price for the sale of the old steam roller to be
applied a- part paymen 1 for the new roller, on petition of the
Board of Public Works.
f Disapprove <l
Artk le 15 To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to purchase a pipe drilling machine and appro-
priate the sum of five hundred and fifty $550.00 dollars th<
for, and the price allowed for the old drilling machine be used as
pari payment for the new machine, on petition of the B
Public Work-.
I disapprove d
Artk i i 16 To see it the town will authorize the B< aid "t
Public Works t<> purchase a material spreadei and appropi
the sum of four hundred ($400.00) dollars therefor, on petition of
the Board of Public Works.
(Disapproved)
Article 17 — To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to repair the baseball and football bleachers at the
central playstead and appropriate the sum of five hundred
($500.00) dollars therefor, on the petition of the Board of Public
Works.
(Approved S500.00)
Article 18 — To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate the sum of SI 20.00 to purchase from Sarah M. Burke ap-
proximately 1050 square feet of land on the southwesterly corner
of Shawsheen Road and Cuba Street for highway safety purposes.
(Approved $120.00)
Article 19 — To see if the town will accept as a Public Way
and name Moraine Street, as approved by the Board of Survey,
laid out by the Board of Selectmen, and shown on plan entitled
"Plan of Moraine Street. Andover, Mass," made January, 1941
by Dana Clark, C.E. on petition of William Nicoll and others.
(No action)
Article 20 — To see if the town will vote to accept as a public
way Austin Avenue, as approved by the Board of Survey, laid out
by the Board of Selectmen, and shown on plan entitled, "Plan
Showing Proposed Street to St. Augustine Cemetery," dated
October 23, 1941, Morse, Dickinson & Goodwin, Engineers,
Haverhill, Mass., on petition of James D. Doherty and others.
(No action)
Article 21 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appropri-
ate the sum of thirteen hundred dollars (SI 300), such money to be
used to bear a part of the cost of installation of protection appli-
ances at the railroad crossing at Austin Avenue. The rest of the
cost to be borne by the Boston & Maine Railroad and St. Augus-
tine's Parish, on the petition of James D. Doherty and others.
(Approved S1300.00)
204
Article 22 To see it the Town will vote to accept a^ a Public
Way and name Walker Avenue as approved by the Board of
Survey, laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown on plan
entitled "Acceptance Plan for Walker Avenue," dated October,
1941, Morse, Dickinson & Goodwin, Engineers, Haverhill,
Mass., on petition of Walter S. Walker and others.
No action I
Article 23 — To see if the Town will vote to purchase ol
Walter S. Walker the water mains with appurtenam -e> thereto
belonging, now laid in Walker Avenue, provided the Town votes
to accept said road as a Public Way and to appropriate the sum
of seven hundred two and 57/100 dollars ($702.57) for said pur-
pose, on petition of Walter S. Walker and others.
Approved $702.57, provided the Town accepts the Stree
Article 24 — To see. if the town will vote to accept as a Public
Way and name "Virginia Road" as approved by the Board of
Survey, laid out by the Hoard of Selectmen, and shown on plan
entitled "Acceptance Plan for Virginia Road," made September,
1941, by John Franklin, C.E. Andover, Massachusetts, on peti-
tion of Ruth T. Stevens and others.
No action )
ARTIC] i 25 -To see if the town will vote to purchase of Ruth
r Stevens the water mains, with appurtenances thereto belong-
ing, now laid in Virginia Road, provided the town votes t<> accept
-aid road as a public way, and to appropriate the sum of seven
hundred and fifty-six dollars and thirty-four cents $756 ^1 for
said purpose, on petition of Ruth T. Stevens and others.
Approved $756.34, provided the Town accepts the Street
Vrtu i i 26 To see if the town will accept the completion ^i
Princeton Avenue, Shawsheen 1 It-i^h t >, running south from
( orbett Street to a point or stone bound, a- a public wa\ and
shown on plan <>n file with t he Board "i Survey, dated January,
1941, drawn l>\ John Franklin, ( I a\u\ referred t<> Vnnual
Tow i) Meet ing.
v i act ion
Article 27 — To see if the town will vote to purchase of George
and Frank Cairns, the water mains with the appurtenances
thereto belonging, now laid in said street known as Princeton
Avenue, running southerly off Corbett Street, providing the
town votes to accept said avenue as a public way and to appro-
priate the sum of SI 182.50 for said purpose, and referred to
Annual Town Meeting.
(Approved $1182.50, provided the Town accepts the Street)
Article 28 — To see if the Town of Andover, Mass., wrill ac-
cept as a public wray and name, Lincoln Circle, three hundred
feet running northerly from Shawsheen Road, and from north-
west point running south a distance of 238.62 feet, plan on file
with the Board of Survey, dated May 1940, drawn by Morse,
Dickinson & Goodwin, C.E., on petition of George R. Cairns and
others.
(No action)
Article 29 — To see if the town will vote to purchase of
George and Frank Cairns the water mains with appurtenances
thereto belonging, now laid in said street known as Lincoln
Circle, running northerly from Shawsheen Road, provided the
town votes to accept said road as a public way and to appropriate
the sum of one thousand, two hundred and sixty-eight dollars
and seventy-five cents ($1,268.75) for said purpose, on petition
of George and Frank Cairns and others.
(Approved $1268.75, provided the Town accepts the Street)
Article 30 — To see if the Town will vote to accept as a Public
Way, Castle Heights Road, so called, for a distance of 542 feet,
westerly from the westerly line of North Main Street, approved
by the Board of Survey, and laid out by the Board of Selectmen,
and as shown on a plan with descriptions dated January 1942 as
drawn by Morse, Dickinson, and Goodwin, Engineers, Haverhill,
Mass. on the petition of W. Shirley Barnard and others.
(No action)
Article 31 — To see if the Town will vote to purchase of the
Noyes Whittier Corporation, the water mains with appurtenances
206
thereto belonging, now Laid in Castle Heights Road so-called,
provided the Town votes to accept said road as a Public Way,
and to appropriate the sum of seventeen hundred twentj dollars
and 80 100 i Si .720.80) tor said purpose on the petition of \V.
Shirley Barnard and others.
( Disapproved I
Article 32 — To see if the Town will vote to accept as a Public
Way, Joyce Terrace so-called, for a distance of 463 feet southerly
from the southerlyline of Castle Heights Road so-called ; approved
by the Hoard of Survey and laid out by the Board of Selectmen;
and as shown on a plan with descriptions dated January 1942
as drawn l>y Morse, Dickinson and Goodwin, Engineers, Haverhill,
Mass.. on petition of W. Shirley Barnard and other-.
(No action)
ARTICLE 3.3 — To see if the Town will vote to purchase of the
\o\es Whittier Corporation, the water mains with appurtenances
thereto belonging, now laid in Joyce Terrace, so-called, provided
the Town votes to accept said road as a Public Way, and to appro-
priate the sum of twelve hundred fifty-four dollars and 59 lot)
$1,254.59) for said purpose, on petition of W. Shirley Barnard
and others.
1 disapproved)
Ab i n le 34 -To see if the Tow n \\ ill place all Town empl
under Civil Service as provided tor in Section 47. Chapter 31. of
the ( General Laws, on petition of James K. Sparks and other-.
( No action
Arth i i 35 T<> -re it the Town will authorize the Board <>t
Public Works to extend the water main from the corner of Rivei
Km, id and Brundrett Avenue along Brundretl Avenue a distance
<»t sixteen hundred feci t<» the property of Jacob Shlakis a\\A ap-
propriate the sum of two thousand, five hundred and eighty-five
$2,585.00 dollars therefoi , providing W. P. A. laboi i- available,
on petition < .i Alghi Shlakis and others.
I disapproved
Article 36 — To see if the Town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to extend the water main from the corner of Brund-
rett Avenue and River Road along Brundrett Avenue to the
property of Mr. Henry Robidoux and appropriate the sum of
thirteen hundred ($1,300.00) dollars therefor, providing W.P.A.
labor is available on petition of Henry Robidoux and others.
(Disapproved)
Article 37 — To see if the Town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to extend the water main from the dead end on
Vine Street along Vine Street a distance of eight hundred and
thirty-two feet and appropriate the sum of nineteen hundred
eighty dollars ($1980.00) therefor, providing W.P.A. labor is
available, on petition of Edward A. Doyle and others.
(Disapproved)
Article 38 — To see if the Town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to extend the water main on Hidden Road from the
dead end near the property of Mr. Arthur W. Bassett along
Hidden Road to the corner of Sunset Rock Road thence along
Sunset Rock Road to the dead end near the property of Mr. V. E.
Nunez and appropriate the sum of three thousand ($3,000.00)
dollars therefor, providing W.P.A. labor is available, on petition
of Mr. Arthur W. Bassett and others.
(Disapproved)
Article 39 — To see if the town will vote to change the policy
of handling the matter of street lighting, on the petition of Elmer
J. Grover and others.
(No action)
Article 40 — To see if the Town will accept a total of $2615.25
received in 1941 for the perpetual care of lots in Spring Grove
Cemetery and the custody of perpetual care funds from the
trustees of these cemeteries: South Church $75.00, Christ Church
$200.00, and West Parish Church $93.43, on petition of Thaxter
Eaton, Treasurer.
(No action)
Article 41 — To see if the Town will vote to accept the be-
quest of the late Samuel Raymond amounting to $4193.40 in
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cash, and a real estate mortgage of uncertain worth, "to create a
fund to be a perpetual charity, known as the Walter Landor
Raymond Filnd, which shall always be in the charge and care of
the town treasurer for the time being, the income of which shall be
distributed to and among worthy poor persons in said town who
shall be designated by the Overseers of the Poor, and who shall
not be inmates of any charitable institution. And in this distribu-
tion, the soldiers and sailors of the Civil War, and any and all
future wars, their widows and descendants, shall be preferred to
other needy persons," on petition of the Town Treasurer.
(No action)
Article 42 — To see if the Town will vote to accept the bequest
of the late Emily F. Raymond, amounting to $1302.77, one sixth
part of the income when the fund shall amount to SI 500. to In-
expended annually for the care of the Samuel Raymond burial
lot in the Spring Grove Cemetery and the plot of ground adjacent
to it on the southerly side, one third for the care and improvement
of the Soldiers' Lot in said cemetery, and one half as an addition
to the income of the Walter L. Raymond Fund for worthy poor
persons, on petition of the Town Treasurer.
(No action)
Article 43 — To determine what disposition shall be made of
unexpended appropriations and free cash in the treasury.
(No action I
Article 44 — To act upon the report of the Town Officers.
( No action)
Article 45 To transacl any other business that maj legally
come before the meeting.
\m action
There i^ the usual uncertainty at this season <>t tin- year re-
garding the Town's receipts. In \ iew of that fad \\ 1 \\ ISH l'< l
CALL Vol R A 111 \ IK )\ K ) Till I I >l It )\\ ING:
The amounts oi monej approved in the various departments
for the yeai 1942 does not include .m\ increase in wag the
amount paid during 1941, except the step rate increases which
automatically occur.
It is the opinion of this Committee that the employees of the
Town should receive an increase in wages, but the amount of
increase should be determined by the voters of the Town of
Andover.
The appropriation at last Fall's Special Town Meeting adds
about $1.00 to this year's rate.
The loss of revenue from Excise Tax will be about $1.00 on the
tax rate.
A wage increase of which we approve will add over $20,000 to
Andover's full year expenses or about $1.50 on the tax rate.
The probable loss of revenue from State from gasoline tax will
further increase the tax rate.
Building construction will undoubtedly cease causing the loss
of an average yearly increase in valuation of about $150,000.
Civilian Defense is an unknown additional expense.
Combining all of the above, you have at least $5.00, if not
$6.00 on your tax rate before you start on regular town depart-
ments.
Tax Rate 1934
S29.
50
Tax Rate 1938
$29.00
Tax Rate 1935
29
20
Tax Rate 1939
30.00
Tax Rate 1936
29
20
Tax Rate 1940
30.00
Tax Rate 1937
26
,80
Tax Rate 1941
29.00
HARVEY G. TURNER, Chairman
RALPH A. WOODCOCK, Secretary
HUGH BULLOCK
MITCHELL C. JOHNSON
JOSEPH M. HARGEDON
CHARLES P. GABELER
GEORGE A. STANLEY, JR.
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TOWN OF
ANDOVER
MASSACHUSETTS
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
TOWN OFFICERS
For the Fiscal Year Ending
DECEMBER 31, 1942
INDEX
PAGE
Accounting Taxes and Assessments 109
Aid to Dependent Children 91
American Legion Quarters 102
Andover Post 2128 V.F.W. 102
Animal Inspector 75
Appropriations for 1942 61
Armistice Day 103
Assessments and Receipts (B.P.W.) 115
Assessors 73, 143
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 143
Municipal Properties and Public
Improvements 144
General Government
82,
90,
95,
Balance Sheet
Board of Appeals
Board of Health
Board of Public Welfare
Aid to Dependent Children
Infirmary
Old Age Assistance
Soldiers' Relief
State Aid
Board of Public Works
Accounts Receivable
Assessments and Receipts
Highways
Sewers
Snow Removal and Sanding 88
Water Maint. and Construction
104, 105
Bonds, Redemption of See Town Debt
Building Inspector 79, 168
128
146
162
154
91
156
93
96
95
187
120
115
62
84
Cemetery Funds
Civilian Defense
122
76
Damages to Persons and Property 102
Departmental Accounts Receivable 120
Dog Officer 75
Election and Registration 76
Essex County Tuberculosis
Hospital 83
Excess and Deficiency Account 121
Expenditures for 1942 71
Finance Committee 74
Finance Committee Recom-
mendations 205
Fire Department 79, 157
Forest Fires 82
Election and Registration
76
Municipal Buildings
77
Town Officers
4
Highways
62
Insurance
102
Interest
107
Jury List
174
Memorial Day
103
Alemorial Hall Library
99, 177
Certificate of A uditors
178
Library Statistics
186
Report of Librarian
179
Report of Trustees
178
Military Aid
95
Milk Inspector
165
Moderator
74
Moth Suppression
80,170
Moth Assessments
114
Motor Vehicles Excise Tax
113, 143
Municipal Buildings
77
Municipal Properties and Public
Improvements
144
Old Age Assistance
Overlay
Parks and Playgrounds
Planning Board
Playground Committee
Police Department
Pomps Pond Bathing Beach
Printing Town Reports
Public Dump
Purification Plant
Rationing Board
Receipts for 1942
Reserve Fund
Retirement Report
75,
100,
78,
93
118
100
145
148
159
101
103
84
84
150
65
109
152
*School Department 96
Sealer of Weights and Measures
80,172
*Also see School Report
PAGE
PAGE
Selective Service Board
149
Receipts for 10 12
65
Selectmen
71
Reserve Fund
109
Sewers
84
Town Debt
127
Assessments
115
^Trustees of P milliard Free School 1 24
Sidewalk Assessments
115
Water Accounts Receivable
129
Snow Removal and Sanding
<s<s
Soldiers' Relief
96
Town Clerk
55, 73
Spring Grove Cemetery
106, 171
Town Counsel
74
State Aid
95
Town Debt
127
State Audit
56
Town Infirmary
95, 1 56
state Election
45
Town Meetings
state Primary
36
Proceedings
18
Street Lighting
86
Special Meeting
31
Warrants
13, 205
Tax Collector
72, 135
Town Officers
4
Moth Assessments
114
Town Physician
167
Summary of Tax Collector's
Cash
Town Scales
104
Account
142
Treasurer
72, 134
Tax Title Account
11 J
Tree Warden
8 1 , 1 69
Town Accountant
60, 7 1
Trust Funds
123
Accounting Taxes and Assessments 109
*Trustees of Punchard Free
School 124
A ppropriations for 1942
61
Balance Sheet
128
Vital Statistics
55
Board of Public Works Accounts
Receivable 1 20
Departmental Accounts Receivable 120
Director of Accounts 56
Excess and Deficiency Account 121
Expenditures for 1 942 71
John Cornell Fund 121
Maturing Debt 108
Overlay 1 1 S
Water Accounts Receivable
Water and Sewerage bivestiga
tion
Water Maint.and Construction
Wire Inspector
*Also see School Report
12ii
147
104,
105
80,
173
Town Officers
ELECTED AND APPOINTED
Moderator
FREDERICK BUTLER
' Board of Selectmen and Public Welfare
ROY E. HARDY, Chairman Term expires 1945
J. EVERETT COLLINS, Secretary " " 1944
EDWARD P. HALL " " 1943
GEORGE H. WINSLOVV, Clerk
ARTHUR W. COLE, Agent, Bureau of Old Age Assistance and
Welfare Board
Board of Assessors
ROY E. HARDY, Chairman Term expires 1945
J. EVERETT COLLINS " " 1944
EDWARD P. HALL " " 1943
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Clerk
Assistant Assessors and Registrars
EDITH R. H. KITCHIN JOHN J. DOYLE
FRED CHENEY LOUISE MANOCK
CARL N. LINDSAY MAY L. NOYES
Town Clerk
GEORGE H. WINSLOW Term expires 1945
Collector of Taxes
JAMES P. CHRISTIE Term expires 1943
Treasurer
THAXTER EATON Term expires 1944
Town Accountant Town Counsel
MARY COLLINS WALTER C. TOMLINSON
Board of Retirement
MARY COLLINS, Chairman Term expires 1943
EDMOND E. HAMMOND " " 1943
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Secretary
4
Burial Agent, Soldiers and Sailors
FRANCIS P. MARKEY
Board of Public Works
SIDNEY P. WHITE, Chairman Term expires 1944
FRED W. DOYLE, Secretary " " 1945
[ESSE BOTTOMLEY " " 1945
WILLIAM F. BARRON " " 1943
JOHN P. WHITE " " 1943
CHARLES T. GILLIARD, Superintendent
EDWARD R. LAWSON, Assistant Superintendent
School Committee
FREDERICK C. SMITH, Chairman
katherine a. baldwin
john m. Mackenzie
*harold t. houston
ARTHUR R. LEWIS, Secretary
*JULIE S. MUSK
WILLIAM A. DOHERTY
JOHN M. ERVING
MALCOLM B. McTERNEN
•KENNETH L. SHERMAN, Superintendent
EDWARD I. ERICKSON, Superintendent
Attendance Officer School Physician
JOHN CAMPBELL PHILIE W. BLAKE, M.l>.
Athletic Medical Director School Nun
HARRY B. EAST, M.D. EDITH MORETON, R.N.
Director, ( ontinualion School
CARL M. GAHAN
Board of Health
PERO J. LOOK, M.D. t Chairman Term expires 1943
FRANKLIN II. STACEY, Secretary 1945
GEORGE G. BROW N 1944
I ( OTA M JOHNSON, R.N., Nurse and Agent
Ml RED C. si \( i;\ . B. I.e.. Milk lush,
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expires
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1943
1943
Inspector of Slaughtering
RAY S. YOUMANS
Inspector of Buildings Inspector of Plumbing
JOHN J. DRISCOLL "JOSEPH P. NOLAN
Planning Board and Board of Survey
WALTER M. LAMONT, Chairman Term expires 1945
EDWARD P. HALL " " 1946
SIDNEY P. WHITE " " 1947
HERBERT LEWIS " " 1943
WALTER TOMLINSON " " 1944
Inspector of Wires Sealer of Weights and Measures
WILLIAM J. YOUNG LEWIS N. MEARS
WILLIAM C. BROWN, Deputy
Trustees of Memorial Hall Library
PHILIP F. RIPLEY, Chairman
WINSOR GALE, Secretary and Treasurer
NATHAN C. HAMBLIN
HENRY G. TYER
BURTON S. FLAGG
CLAUDE M. FUESS
MARY BYERS SMITH
MIRIAM PUTNAM, Librarian
Trustees of Punchard Free School
REV. FREDERICK B. NOSS, President
REV. DONALD H. SAVAGE
REV. JOHN S. MOSES
EDMOND E. HAMMOND, Clerk and Treasurer
WILLIAM A. TROWT Term expires 1943
*MYRON E. GUTTERSON " " 1943
HENRY G. TYER " " 1943
CHARLES C. KIMBALL " " 1943
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Term
expires
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Trusters of Cornell Fund
EDWARD P. HALL Term expires 1944
ARTHUR W. COLE " " 1945
FREDERICK E. CHEEVER, Treasurer " " 1943
Trustees of Spring Grove Cemetery
FRANK R. PETTY, Chairman Term expires 1945
CLIFFORD \Y. DUNNELLS " " 1944
FRED G, CHENEY " " 1945
CLIFFORD E. MARSHALL " " 1943
FREDERICK E. CHEEVER " " 1943
JESSE E. WEST, Superintendent
Board of Registrars
RALPH A. BAILEY, Chairman Term expire. 1945
JOHN W. STARK " " 1944
FRANCIS D. HURLEY " " 1943
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Clerk
Finance Committee
HARVEY G. TURNER, Chairman HUGH BULLOCK
RALPH A. WOODCOCK, Secretary
GEORGE A. STANLEY, JR. GEORGE B. GABELER
MITCHELL JOHNSON JOSEPH M. HARGEDON
Supervised Play Committee
STAFFORD LINDSAY, Chairman HARRY I. EMMONS
CHARLES I. BAILEY RICHARD O'BRIEN
JAMES GILLEN MRS. GEORGE G. BROWN
HAROLD L. PETERS FRANCIS P. MARK! ^
Superintendent of Moth Department and Tree Warden
GEORGE R. ABBOTT
Pomps Pond Committee
EDWARD LEFEBVRE, Chairman
J< >M\ s( III RNER RA^ Ml INI > 1 .11 \l I
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Board of Appeals
JAMES S. EASTHAM, Chairman Term expires 1943
ROY E. HARDY, Secretary " " 1944
WALTER M. LAMONT " " 1945
EDWARD P. HALL Associate member
WALTER C. TOMLINSON
Town Physician
JOHN J. HARTIGAN, M.D,
Fire Department
CHARLES E. BUCHAN, Chief
LESTER HILTON, Deputy Chief
Central Station — Permanent Men
ALBERT COLE, Lieutenant TIMOTHY MADDEN
KERR SPARKS ALEXANDER MACKENZIE
*HENRY POMEROY JOHN COLE
CHARLES MURNANE
Central Station — Call Men
FREDERICK L. COLLINS, Captain
WILLIAM COLLINS *GEORGE WILLIAMS
WILLIAM ROSS EDWARD DOWNS
WINTHROP K. WHITE HERBERT BROWN
ARCHIBALD MACLAREN JAMES WILLIAMS
HARRY M. HAYWARD
Station No. 2 — -Permanent Men
RALPH BAKER *GORDON COUTTS
Station No. 2 — -Call Men
FOSTER MATTHEWS HOWARD L. COLBATH
PATRICK MURNANE HENRY PLATT
Forest Warden
CHARLES E. BUCHAN
* Armed Forces
Police Department
GEORGE A. DANE, Chief
Sergeants
WILLIAM R. HICKEY DAVID NICOLL
JAMES WALKER DAVID GILLESPIE
JOHN DEYERMOND *CARL STEVENS
ARTHUR JOWETT FRANK McBRIDE
*GEORGE F. DUFTON WILLIAM STEWART
JAMES LYNCH "JOSEPH A. DAVIS
Reserve Officers
ALAN G. CHAD WICK GEORGE S. L. WALDIE
♦JOSEPH E. O'BRIEN
Provisional Temporary Officers
JOHN CAMPBELL GEORGE N. SPARKS
DAVID M. MAY EUGENE R. ZALLA
WINTHROP K. WHITE WILLIAM J. McCARTHY
Dog Officer
SIDNEY P. WHITE
Constables
Terms expire 1943
GEORGE A. DANE J. LEWIS SMITH
GEORGE N. SPARKS
Civil Co us tables
JOHN CAMPBELL CLARENCE WHITE
J. LEWIS SMITH
I us pert or of A ninials
SIDNEY P. WHITE
Surveyors of Woo,/, Bark and Lumber
EDWARD s. HARDY JOSEPH I. I'l 1\1.\\
•Armed Forces
Public Weighers
BENJAMIN JAQUES LOUIS BEAULIEU
JEROME W. CROSS BERNARD L. McDONALD
HERBERT W. AUTY GUY B. HOWE
ALEXANDER MACKENZIE WENDELL H. KYDD
HENRY BURBINE MONICA McDONALD
CLARENCE E. EARLEY EDWARD J. LONERGAN
Fence Viewers
GEORGE A. DANE
CHARLES T. GILLIARD RAYMOND L. BUCHAN
Selective Service
Local Board No. 3 Town Hall, Andover, Mass.
Representing Andover, Boxford, and North Andover.
The Board has five voting members :
HUGH BULLOCK, Andover
HENRY S. HOPPER, Andover (Secretary)
CORNELIUS J. MAHONEY, North Andover
WALTER K. MORSS, Boxford
SAMUEL F. ROCKWELL, North Andover (Chairman)
E. BARTON CHAPIN, Government Appeal Agent
DR. PHILIP W. BLAKE, Examining Physician
DR. JOHN J. HARTIGAN, Examining Physician
DR. WILLIAM A. FLEMING, Examining Physician
(Dental)
ARTHUR W. COLE, Re-employment Agent
JOSEPH Y. FLANAGAN, North Andover,
Re-employment Agent
CLINTON H. STEVENS, Chief Clerk
LAURETTA S. WILSON, Asst. Clerk
MARION A. DIMLICH, Clerical Assistant
To advise and assist registrants in preparing questionnaires,
claims, etc., there is an Advisory Board for Registrants' —
JAMES S. EASTHAM, Andover, Chairman
ROY E. HARDY, Andover
C. CARLETON KIMBALL, Andover
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Associate Members of (he Advisory hoard:
JOHN AVERY JOSEPH A. MCCARTHY
HENRY A. BODWELL (deceased) B. \Y. \\ . NEWHALL
JOSEPH A. DUNCAN ELDON E. STARK
A. MURRAY HOWE ARTHUR \\ . SWEENEY
FREDERICK R. HULME WALTER C. TOMLINSON
[OHN I). LITTLE ERNEST S. YOUNG
GEORGE II. WINSLOW
Local Rationing Hoard X amber 4S
Foster C. Barnard, Chairman
Panel A: Tires, Bicycles, and Typewriters
Harry G. Tyer, Chairman
J. Augustus Remington
William D. Mclntyre
Panel B: Sugar and other Food Products as may be rationed
Ruth C. I >ake, Chairman
Catherine M. Barrett
Pauline G. Field
Panel ( ' : Gasoline and Fuel ( )il
Foster C. Barnard, Chairman
Irving Southworth
Roger H. Lewis
Panel I > : Price ( Control
( .onion L. Colquhoun, Chairman
John I'. ( lussen
I . I low. ml Poi ter
n
Town of A ndover
Population— 1940 Census, 11,077
Registered Voters— 1942, 6,318
Political subdivisions including And over
Senators
DAVID I. WALSH— Clinton
HENRY CABOT LODGE, Jr.— Beverly
Fifth Congressional District
EDITH NOURSE ROGERS, 444 Andover St., Lowell, Mass.
Fifth Councillor District
WILLIAM H. McSWEENEY, 160 Loring Ave., Salem, Mass.
Fourth Essex Senatorial District
BENJAMIN B. PRIEST, 27 Park St., Haverhill, Mass.
Representatives
Fourth Essex Representative District
J. EVERETT COLLINS, 35 Summer Street, Andover
RALPH H. HILL, 25 Central St., Methuen, Mass.
ALYCE L. SCHLAPP, 19 Hemenway St., Methuen, Mass.
Essex County Commissioners
FREDERICK BUTLER, Andover
JAMES D. BENTLEY, Swampscott
J. FRED MANNING, Lynn
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Annual Town Meeting
MARCH 2, 1942
Agreeably to a warranl signed by the Selectmen, February
13th, 1(M2 the inhabitants of the Town of Andover qualified to
vote in elections and town affairs, met and assembled at the
designated polling places in Precincts One, Two, Three, Four,
Five and Six, viz: The Town Hall in Precinct One; the Square
and Compass Hall in Precinct Two; the Administration Build-
ing, Shawsheen Village, in Precinct Three; the Andover Grange
Hall in Precinct Four; the Old School House. Ballardvale, in
Precinct Five; and the Peabody House, Phillips Street, in Pre-
cinct Six, in said Andover, on Monday, the second day of March,
1942 at 7:00 o'clock A.M.
Essex, ss. Andover, March 2, i(M2
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, I. the subscriber, one of the
( 'oust aides of the Town of Andover, have not i lied the inhabitants
of said town, to meet at the time and places and for the purposes
Stated in said warrant, by posting a true and attested copy of the
same, on the Town I louse, on each Schoolhouse and in no less
than five other public places where bills and notices <m> usually
posted and by publication in the Andover Townsman. Said war-
rants have been posted and published seven days.
GEORGE V sparks, Constable
Took up Article One and proceeded to vote for Town Officers.
The ballol boxes were found to be empty and registered 0000.
The polls were opened at seven o'clock a.m. and closed at seven
o'clock p.m. The total number oi ballots cast was 3211, \ i/ . Pre-
cinct One, 801; Precinct Two, 706; Precinct Three, 682; Precinct
1 our, 31 I ; Precinct Five, 297 ; Precinct Six, 111.
\I< >di rati >k ( me N eai
Pre* im ti
i 2 3 4 5 6
584 173 523 243 228 I rederick Butler
l William Gn 1
1 \\ illiam Bai ron 1
21 ) 233 1 59 70 68 - I Blanks
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Town Clerk— Three Years
Precincts
1
2
3 4
5
6
651
536
551 276
260
1
361
George H. Winslow
Henry W. Piatt
2635
1
150
170
131 38
36
50
Blanks
575
Selectman — Three Years
445 353 457 212 195 247 Roy E. Hardy 1909
337 312 176 80 86 155 P. LeRoy Wilson 1146
19 41 49 22 16 9 Blanks 156
Assessor — Three Years
438 345 446 209 186 235 Roy E. Hardy 1859
340 307 185 81 89 160 P. LeRoy Wilson 1162
23 54 51 24 22 16 Blanks 190
Selectman — One Year (to fill a vacancy)
448 239 158 147 206 198 Edward P. Hall 1396
118 125 236 66 46 146 Stafford A. Lindsay 737
106 242 90 21 27 20 William J. Snyder 506
99 58 166 58 12 26 Lester M. Thompson 419
30 42 32 22 6 21 Blanks 153
Assessor — One Year (to fill a vacancy)
449 243 163 139 200 192 Edward P. Hall 1386
122 126 236 62 47 145 Stafford A. Lindsay 738
101 223 88 24 25 21 William J. Snyder 482
92 61 159 57 12 25 Lester M. Thompson 406
37 53 36 32 13 28 Blanks 199
School
COMMITTEE-
—Three Years
556
404
474 215
196 332
Harold T. Houston
2177
604
492
483 268
225 337
Arthur R. Lewis
2409
570
449
472 217
211 330
Julie S. Musk
2249
1
Henry Piatt
1
673
773
617 242
258 234
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Blanks
2797
School Committee Two Years (to fill a vacancy
Precincts
1 2 3 4 5 6
530 414 443 234 211 311 John M. MacKenzie 2143
1 Henry Piatt . 1
271 292 239 80 85 LOO Blanks 1067
Board of Pi blic Works -Three Years
344 228 258 103 124 192 Jesse Bottomlej 1249
1M 316 318 82 85 121 George R. Cairns 1154
429 333 279 259 191 246 FredW.Doyle 1737
236 175 195 63 70 100 Arthur E. Steinerf 839
361 360 314 121 124 163 Blanks 1443
Trustee ok Memorial Hall Library Seven Years
631 469 502 251 229 348 Nathan C. Ham Win 243n
170 237 180 63 68 63 Blanks 781
Trustee of Memorial Hall Library Six Years
(lo fill a vacancy)
279 218 263 121 113 1S2 Winsor Gale 1176
238 181 192 77 80 125 Carl S. Gregg 893
1 Waller York 1
28 1 307 227 116 103 104 Blanks 1111
Board of 1 h:\i.iii Three Years
561 155 158 215 ill 299 Franklin H. Stacej 2206
1 Arthur Miller 1
2 10 l^S 224 101 74 112 Blanks 1 on 1
Planning Board Five Yeai -
557 152 162 lis 2H Sidney B. White
1 James Oldroyd 1
1 William Barnm 1
2 11 27 1 220 85 75 83 Blanks (>7<>
Tki I \\ \ U I > I \ ( )ne ^^ eai
613 172 wi 246 251 558 George R. Abbott ,;,>'
1 James < Hdroj d l
1 Walter York 1
L88 251 191 (>, 65 75 Blanks
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Constables — One Year
Precincts
12 3 4 5 6
618 496 490 245 228 349 George A. Dane 4262
573- 425 457 225 201 332 J. Lewis Smith 2213
575 465 444 224 244 339 George N. Sparks 2291
637 732 655 248 218 213 Blanks 2703
All the forgoing officers were voted for on one ballot, and
check lists were used.
Report of Clerk — Precinct One
March 2, 1942
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge, Rowland L. Luce.
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 801. Number of
ballots received 1500. Number of ballots returned 702. Number
of ballots cast 801. Police officer on duty, John Campbell. Voted
to count ballots at 10 o'clock A.M.
PATRICK J. BARRETT, Clerk
Report of Clerk — Precinct Two
March 2, 1942
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge, Mark M. Keane.
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 706. Number of
ballots received 1457. Number of ballots returned 754. Number
of ballots cast 706. Police officer on duty, William J. McCarthy.
Voted to count ballots at 9.44 A.M.
JAMES D. DOHERTY, Clerk
Report of Clerk — Precinct Three
March 2, 1942
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge, James R. Mosher.
Ballot Box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 682. Number of
ballots received 1215. Number of ballots returned 533. Number of
ballots cast 682. Police Officer on duty, Joseph O'Brien. 3 absen-
tee ballots. Ballot box 2 over count. Voted to count ballots at
7AM
' * MICHAEL A. BURKE, Clerk
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Report of Clerk Precinct Four
March 2, 1 9 \1
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge, George \V. Disbrow.
Ballot box registered when polls opened ()()()(). Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 314. Number of
ballots received 663. Number of ballots returned 350. Number of
ballots cast 314. Police Officer on duty, Carl H. Stevens. One
absentee ballot. Voted to count ballots at 9.55 A.M.
ALFRED BLANCHETTE, Clerk
Report of Clerk Precinct Five
March 2, 1942
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge, Clester E. Matthew-.
Ballot box registered when polls opened ()()()(). Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 299. Number of
ballots received 581. Number of ballots returned 284. Number of
ballots cast 297. Police Office on duty, George N. Sparks. Voted
to count ballotsat 1.30 P.M.
CHARLES MURNANE, Clerk
Report of Clerk Precinct Six
March 2. 1942
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge Llewellyn I). Pome-
roy. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 411. Number of
ballots received 1 163 plus 2 A. Y. Number of ballots returned 75 \
Number of ballots cast 109 plus 2 A. V. Police officer on duty,
( ieorge Dufton. Voted to count ballots at 9 A.M.
JOSEPH A. I A NCH, Clerk
After final action of Article One the said meeting was adjourned
l>\ virtue oi Section 20, Chapter 39 of General Law- to Monday,
March 9th at 7 o'clock P.M. at the Memorial Auditorium.
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ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 9, 1942
The check lists showed that six hundred eighty-seven persons
entered the auditorium.
The meeting was called to order by Frederick Butler, Moder-
ator, at seven o'clock P.M. and was opened with a salute to the
Hag and a prayer by Very Rev. Thomas B. Austin, O.S.A.
Permission was given to Mr. James Gould and he spoke in the
interest of sales of Defense Stamps and Bonds.
It wTas the unanimous consent of the meeting to admit Miss
Florence Gallarane, stenographer, to record the meeting.
The Warrant was read by the Clerk. Upon motion duly made
and seconded, it was Voted, to dispense with the reading of the
Articles at this time. The Clerk then read the return of service of
the Warrant.
At the request of the Moderator, the Clerk read each article
as it came up.
Announcement of the balloting of March 2, 1942, was read by
the Clerk, and the Moderator declared elected the successful
candidates, as follows :
Frederick Butler elected Moderator for one year.
George H. Winslow elected Town Clerk for three years.
Roy E. Hardy elected Selectman for three years.
Roy E. Hardy elected Assessor for three years.
Edward P. Hall elected Selectman for one year (to fill a va-
cancy) .
Edward P. Hall elected Assessor for one year (to fill a vacancy).
Harold T. Houston elected member of School Committee for
three years.
Arthur R. Lewis elected member of School Committee for three
years.
Julie S. Musk elected member of School Committee for three
years.
John M. MacKenzie elected member of School Committee for
two years (to fill a vacancy).
Jesse Bottomley elected member of Board of Public Works for
three years.
Fred W. Doyle elected member of Board of Public Works for
three years.
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Nathan ('. Hamblin elected Trustee of Memorial Hall Library
lor seven years.
Winsor Gale elected Trustee of Memorial Hall Library foi nx
years I to fill a vacancy l.
Franklin II. Stacey elected member ol Board of Health for
three years.
Sidney P. White elected member of Planning Board for five
years.
( ieorge R Abbott elected Tree Warden for one year.
(ieorge A. Dane elected ( Nonstable for one year.
J. Lewis Smith elected Constable for one year.
(ieorge N. Sparks elected Constable for one year.
Article 2. To elect all other officers not required by law to
be elected by ballot.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was Voted that
Arthur \Y. Cole be elected Trustee of Cornell Fund for three
years.
Article 3. To establish the salary of elected Town Officers for
the ensuing year.
Upon motion made by Mr. Hardy, and duly seconded, ii was
Voted, that the salaries of the elected Town Officers for the en-
suing year be established as follows: (each item being voted on
separately]
Chairman, Board of Selectmen $ 100.00
Two members at $300.00 each 600 00
Board of Assessors
Three members at 1400.00 each 1200 00
Board of Public Welfare
Three members at $100.00 each 300 00
Town Clerk 2200 00
Collector of Taxes 2400 00
Tow n Treasurer 2500 00
Moth Superintendent and Tree Warden, combined
Balarj for both per week W 5<
Board ol 1 lealth
( 'hail man
Secretary
Representing I toctoi
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Secretary, Board of Public Works
Treasurer, Library Trustees
Treasurer, Punchard Trustees
Moderator, per meeting
100.00
100.00
200.00
10.00
Article 4. To determine what sums of money shall be appro-
priated for the following purposes: Appropriation for the Asses-
sors, Board of Selectmen, and all departments under their control.
Voted, to appropriate the following sums of money: (each item
being voted on separately)
American Legion
$ 600.00
Veterans of Foreign Wars
600.00
Armistice Day
150.00
Memorial Day
950.00
Aid to Dependent Children
7600.00
Soldiers' Relief
3000.00
(including $300.00 for War Allowance)
Military Aid
200.00
State Aid
350.00
Old Age Assistance
35000.00
Public Welfare
17000.00
Retirement Fund
14400.00
W. P. A. Material
50.00
Damages to Persons and Property
500.00
Elections and Registrations
4300.00
Insurance
11000.00
Essex Tuberculosis Hospital
9461.37
Purification Clam Plant
1.05
Pomps Pond
2200.00
Public Dump
1000.00
Printing Town Report
741.10
Selectmen
2216.00
Treasurer
3145.00
Collector
5091.00
Accountant
2891.00
Assessors
4889.00
Town Clerk
3175.00
Moderator
10.00
Town Counsel
750.00
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Finance Committee
Planning Board and Survey
Dog Officer
Animal Inspector
Building Inspector
Town Scales
Inspector of Wires
Scaler of Weights and Measures
Municipal Buildings
Infirmary
Moth Suppression
Police Department
Fire Department
Brush Fires
Interest
Retirement of Bonds
Tree Warden
Board of Health
Care of Tubercular Patients
Trustees of Memorial Hall Library
( plus refund on Dog tax)
Spring Grove Cemetery
School Committee
Street Lighting Committee
Playground Committee
Appropriation for all Departments under the control
of the Board of Public Works:
I lighway Maintenance
Water Maintenance
Water ( Construction
Parks and Playgrounds
Sewer Maintenance
Snow Removal and Sanding
si 200. oo of which is t<> be available for the
purchase oi equipment 11 necessary at the
discretion ol I he Board "t Public \\ ..i ks.
Ii iK ks, ( Parage and Repair Shop Maintenance
1< ital I tepaj i mental
20 oo
200 oo
225.00
350.00
525.00
175.00
425.00
450.00
U00 00
10300.00
5000.00
32175.00
31000.00
1300.00
9192.00
38000.00
5500.00
4500.00
3500.00
15000.00
9280.00
199784.00
18095.76
2000 00
50500 00
30900.00
9500 00
1300 00
5S00 00
9000 oo
i Oil
16392 I
21
690.00
549
60
1000
00
4000
00
500.
00
120
00
1300
00
702
.57
756.
34
1268,
75
10887.
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$650124.54
Article 6. Police Car
Article 8. School Bills (North Reading)
Article 10. Chapter 90 — High way work
Article 13. Board of Public Works — materials
supervision and truck hire
Article 17. Repairing Bleachers
Article 18. Sarah M. Burke — -land purchase
Article 21. Protection — Austin Avenue
Article 23. Walker Avenue — water mains etc.
Article 25. Virginia Road — water mains etc.
Article 29. Lincoln Circle — water mains etc.
Total special articles
Grand Total
Article 5 — To see if the town will vote to authorize the Town
Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money
from time to time after January 1, 1943, in anticipation of the
revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1943, in accord-
ance with Section 4, Chapter 44, General Laws, and to issue a
note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any
note so issued for a period of less than one year, in accordance with
Section 1 7 of said Chapter 44.
Upon motion made by Mr. Eaton, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the
Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time after January 1,
1943, in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year begin-
ning January 1, 1943, in accordance with Section 4, Chapter 44,
General Laws, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable
within one year, and to renew any note so issued for a period of
less than one year, in accordance with Section 17 to said Chapter
44.
Article 6 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
six hundred and ninety dollars ($690.00) to be used with the turn-
in value of a 1939 Plymouth Sedan for the purchase of a cruis-
ing car for the use by the Police Dept., on the petition of George
A. Dane and others.
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(poii motion made by Mr. Hardy, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to raise and appropriate six hundred and ninety dollars
($690.00) to be used with the turn-in value of a 1939 Plymouth
sedan for the purchase of a cruising ear for the use by the Police
Department.
Article 7 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
S375.00 for the purchase of a power winch for the use of the Tree
Department.
Voted, Article rejected.
Article 8 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
S549.60 to pay bills for tuition, contracted for during 1937, 1938,
and 1939 with the Town of North Reading, referred to annual
Town Meeting.
Upon motion made by Mr. Smith, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to raise and appropriate S549.60 to pay bills tor tuition,
contracted for during 1937, 1938, and 1939 with the Town of
North Reading. (Unanimous vote.)
Article 9 — To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum
of vSSUO.OO to provide materials and equipment for the protection
of school children and property in connection with the Civilian
Defense Program. Said sum to be spent under the direction of the
School Committee.
I pon motion made by Mr. Smith it was Voted, that Aktk i i 9
be postponed until Article 43 is considered.
ARTICLE 9 taken up after ARTICLE 43 and it was Voted, that
this art icle be withdrawn.
Article 10 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appro-
priate the Mini of one thon>and ($1000.00) dollars to be used for
maintaining, repairing and improving Town Highways under the
provision of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, on petition of the
Board oi Public Works.
I p<»n motion made l>\ Mr. While. a\m\ dnl\ seconded, it Was
I oted, t<. raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand do!'
$1000.00) to be used for maintaining, repairing and improving
Town Highways under the provision of Chaptei 90 ol the < ieneral
I aws.
Article 11 — To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to build new sidewalks and appropriate the sum of
twenty-five hundred ($2,500.00) dollars therefor, at the discretion
of and on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion of Mrs. Home, it was Voted, that article be laid
on the table.
Article 12 — -To see if the town will vote to raise and appro-
priate the sum of five thousand ($5,000.00) dollars to be used to
hard-surface gravel roads which have been built with Federal
Funds under the direction of and on petition of the Board of
Public Works.
Upon motion of Mr. O'Connell it was Voted, that the article be
postponed to the next Annual Town Meeting.
Article 13 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appro-
priate the sum of four thousand ($4,000.00) dollars to be used for
material supervision and truck hire, etc., in conjunction with
Federal and town welfare labor which may be allotted, and to be
spent in any Department at the discretion of and on petition of
the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of four thousand ($4,000.)
dollars to be used for material supervision and truck hire, etc., in
conjunction with Federal and town welfare labor which may be
allotted, and to be spent in any Department at the discretion of
the Board of Public Works.
Article 14 — To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to sell the old steam roller and to purchase a motor-
driven roller with equipment and will appropriate the sum of
five thousand ($5000.00) dollars from taxation and appropriate
twelve hundred ($1200.00) dollars from the road machinery
fund and allow the price for the sale of the old steam roller to be
applied as part payment for the new roller, on petition of the
Board of Public Works.
Voted, that article be defeated.
Article 15 — To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to purchase a pipe drilling machine and appro-
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priate the sum of five hundred and fifty ($550.00) dollars there-
for, and the price allowed lor the old drilling machine be used as
part payment, for the new machine, on petition of the Board of
Public Works.
Article withdraw n.
ARTICLE 16 — To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to purchase a material spreader and appropriate
the sum of four hundred ($400.00) dollars therefor, on petition of
the Hoard of Public Works.
Article withdrawn.
Article 17 — To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to repair the baseball and football bleachers at the
central playstead and appropriate the sum of five hundred
(S500.00) dollars therefor, on the petition of the Board of Public
Works.
Upon motion of Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was Voted,
that article be accepted as read.
Article 18 — To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate the sum of SI 20.00 to purchase from Sarah M. Burke ap-
proximately 1050 square feet of land on the southwesterly corner
of Shawsheen Road and Cuba Street for highway safety purposes.
Upon motion made by Mr. Hardy and duly seconded, it was
Voted: to raise and appropriate the sum of si iu.oo to purchase
from Sarah M. Burke approximately 1050 square feet of land on
the southwesterly corner of Shawsheen Road and Cuba Street
lor highw ay safety purposes.
ARTICLE 19 To sec if the town will accept as a Public Wa\
.mil name Moraine Street, as approved by the Board <>t Survey .
laid out b\ the Board of Selectmen, and shown on plan entitled
"Plan of Moraine Street, Andover, Mass," made January, 1941
b\ Dana Clark, C.E. on petition of William Nicoll and others.
1 |>on motion made l>\ Mr. Mi CO 11 and < 1 1 1 1 \ seconded, it Was
Voted, to accept ,i> a Public Wa\ and name Moraine Street, as
approved l>\ the Board <>i Survey, laid out 1>\ the Board "t &
lectmen, and shown on plan entitled "Plan <>i Moraine Stn
Andover, Mass." made January 1941, bj Dana Clark, ( I
Article 20 — To see if the town will vote to accept as a public
way Austin Avenue, as approved by the Board of Survey, laid out
by the Board of Selectmen, and shown on plan entitled, "Plan
Showing Proposed Street to St. Augustine Cemetery," dated
October 23, 1941, Morse, Dickinson & Goodwin, Engineers,
Haverhill, Mass., on petition of James D. Doherty and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Doherty and duly seconded, it was
Voted: to accept as a public way Austin Avenue, as approved by
the Board of Survey, laid out by the Board of Selectmen, and
shown on plan entitled, "Plan Showing Proposed Street to St.
Augustine Cemetery," dated October 23, 1941, Morse, Dickinson
& Goodwin, Engineers, Haverhill, Mass.
Article 21 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appropri-
ate the sum of thirteen hundred dollars ($1300.), such money to be
used to bear a part of the cost of installation of protection appli-
ances at the railroad crossing at Austin Avenue. The rest of the
cost to be borne by the Boston & Maine Railroad and St. Augus-
tine's Parish, on the petition of James D. Doherty and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Doherty and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of thirteen hundred dol-
lars ($1300.), such money to be used to bear a part of the cost of
installation of protection appliances at the railroad crossing at
Austin Avenue, the rest of the cost to be borne by the Boston &
Maine Railroad and St. Augustine's parish.
Article 22 — To see if the Town will vote to accept as a Public
Way and name Walker Avenue as approved by the Board of
Survey, laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown on plan
entitled "Acceptance Plan for Walker Avenue," dated October,
1941, Morse, Dickinson & Goodwin, Engineers, Haverhill,
Mass., on petition of Walter S. Walker and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. William C. Ford, and duly seconded,
it was Voted, to accept as a Public Way and name Walker Avenue
as approved by the Board of Survey, laid out by the Board of
Selectmen and shown on plan entitled "Acceptance Plan for
Walker Avenue," dated October, 1941, Morse, Dickinson &
Goodwin, Engineers, Haverhill, Mass.
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Article 23 — To see if the Town will vote to purchase of
Walter S. Walker the water mains with appurtenances thereto
belonging, now laid in Walker Avenue, provided the Town vote-
to accept said road as a Public Way and to appropriate the sum
of seven hundred two and 57/100 dollars ($702.57; for said pur-
pose, on petition of Walter S. Walker and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. William C. Ford and duly seconded,
it was Voted, to purchase of Walter S. Walker the water mains
with appurtenances thereto belonging, now laid in Walker Aven-
ue, and to appropriate the sum of seven hundred two and 57/100
dollars ($702.57) for said purpose.
Article 24 — To see if the town will vote to accept as a Public
Way and name "Virginia Road" as approved by the Board of
Survey, laid out by the Board of Selectmen, and shown on plan
entitled "Acceptance Plan for Virginia Road," made September,
1941, by John Franklin, C.E. Andover, Massachusetts, on peti-
tion of Ruth T. Stevens and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Carl Stevens, and duly seconded, it
was Voted, to accept as a Public Way and name "Virginia Road "
as approved by the Board of Survey, laid out by the Board of
Selectmen, and shown on plan entitled "Acceptance Plan for
Virginia Road," made September, 1941, by John Franklin, C.E.,
Andover, Mass.
Article 25 — To see if the town will vote to purchase of Ruth
T, Stevens the water mains, with appurtenances thereto belong-
ing, now laid in Virginia Road, provided the town votes to accept
Baid road as a public way, and to appropriate the sum of seven
hundred and fifty-six dollars and thirty-four cents ($756.34) for
said purpose, on petition of Ruth T. Stevens and others.
I p<>n motion made l>y Mr, Carl Stevens, ami dulj seconded, it
was Voted, to purchase of Ruth T, Stevens the water mains, with
appurtenances thereto belonging, now laid in Virginia Road, ami
to appropriate the sum of seven hundred titt\ six dollars and
thirty-four cents ($756.34) foi --aid purpose,
Akin l l 26 'To see it the town will accept the completion ol
Princeton Avenue, Shawsheen Heights, running south from
Corbett Street to a point oi stone bound, as a public way and
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shown on plan on file with the Board of Survey, dated January,
1941, drawn by John Franklin, C.E. and referred to Annual
Town Meeting.
Article rejected.
Article 27 — To see if the town will vote to purchase of George
and Frank Cairns, the water mains with the appurtenances
thereto belonging, now laid in said street known as Princeton
Avenue, running southerly off Corbett Street, providing the
town votes to accept said avenue as a public way and to appro-
priate the sum of $1182.50 for said purpose, and referred to
Annual Town Meeting.
Article passed over.
Article 28 — To see if the Town of Andover, Mass., will ac-
cept as a public way and name, Lincoln Circle, three hundred
feet running northerly from Shawsheen Road, and from north-
west point running south a distance of 238.62 feet, plan on file
with the Board of Survey, dated May 1940, drawn by Morse,
Dickinson & Goodwin, C.E., on petition of George R. Cairns and
others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Dow, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to accept as a public way and name Lincoln Circle three
hundred and forty feet running northerly from Shawsheen Road,
and from northwest point running south a distance of 238.62
feet, plan on file with the Board of Survey, dated May, 1940,
drawn by Morse, Dickinson & Goodwin, C.E.
Article 29 — To see if the town will vote to purchase of
George and Frank Cairns the water mains with appurtenances
thereto belonging, now laid in said street known as Lincoln
Circle, running northerly from Shawsheen Road, provided the
town votes to accept said road as a public way and to appropriate
the sum of one thousand, two hundred and sixty-eight dollars
and seventy-five cents ($1,268.75) for said purpose, on petition
of George and Frank Cairns and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Halbert Dow, and duly seconded ,
it was Voted, to purchase of George and Frank Cairns the water
mains with appurtenances thereto belonging, now laid in said
street known as Lincoln Circle, running northerly from Shaw-
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sheen Road, the town having voted to accept said road as a pub-
lic way, and to appropriate the sum of one thousand two hundred
and sixty-eight dollars and seventy-five cents ($1268.75) for said
purpose.
Article 30 — To see if the Town will vote to accept as a Public:
Way, Castle Heights Road, so called, for a distance of 542 feet,
westerly from the westerly line of North Main Street, approved
by the Board of Survey, and laid out by the Board of Selectmen,
and as shown on a plan with descriptions dated January 1942 as
drawn by Morse, Dickinson, and Goodwin, Engineers, Haverhill,
Mass. on the petition of W. Shirley Barnard and others.
Article postponed to the next Annual Town Meeting.
Article 31 — To see if the Town will vote to purchase of the
Noyes Whittier Corporation, the water mains with appurtenances
thereto belonging, now laid in Castle Heights Road so-called,
provided the Town votes to accept said road as a Public Way,
and to appropriate the sum of seventeen hundred twenty dollars
and 80/100 ($1,720.80) for said purpose on the petition of \\ .
Shirley Barnard and others.
Article postponed to the next Annual Town Meeting.
ARTICLE 32 — To see if the Town will vote to accept as a Public
Way, Joyce Terrace so-called, for a distance of 463 feet southerly
from the southerly line of Castle Heights Road so-called ; approved
by the Board of Survey and laid out by the Board of Selectmen .
and as shown on a plan with descriptions dated January 1942
as drawn by Morse, Dickinson and ( ioodwin, Hngineers, Haverhill,
Mass., on petition of \\ . Shirley Barnard and others.
l fpon motion of Mr. Hardy it was Voted, that Article be strick-
en from t he warrant .
Akin i i 33 To see if the Town will vote to purchase ^i the
Noyes \\ hit tier Corporation, the water mains with appurtenances
thereto belonging, now laid in Joyce retrace, so called, provided
the Tow n votes to accept said road as a Public Way , and to appro
priate the mud ol twelve hundred fiftj four dollars and 5c> ion
($1,254.59) toi said purpose, on petition ol \\ . Shirle) Barnard
and Othei B.
Upon motion of Mr. Winslow it was Voted, that Article be
stricken from the warrant.
Article 34 — To see if the Town will place all Town employees
under Civil Service as provided for in Section 47, Chapter 31, of
the General Laws, on petition of James K. Sparks and others.
Upon motion of Mr. O'Connell it was Voted, that Article be
postponed to the next Annual Town Meeting.
Article 35 — To see if the Town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to extend the water main from the corner of River
Road and Brundrett Avenue along Brundrett Avenue a distance
of sixteen hundred feet to the property of Jacob Shlakis and ap-
propriate the sum of two thousand, five hundred and eighty-five
($2,585.00) dollars therefor, providing W.P.A. labor is available,
on petition of Alghi Shlakis and others.
Article 35 — disapproved.
Article 36 — To see if the Town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to extend the water main from the corner of Brund-
rett Avenue and River Road along Brundrett Avenue to the
property of Mr. Henry Robidoux and appropriate the sum of
thirteen hundred ($1,300.00) dollars therefor, providing W.P.A.
labor is available on petition of Henry Robidoux and others.
Article 36 — disapproved.
Article 37 — To see if the Town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to extend the water main from the dead end on
Vine Street along Vine Street a distance of eight hundred and
thirty-two feet and appropriate the sum of nineteen hundred
eighty dollars ($1980.00) therefor, providing W.P.A. labor is
available, on petition of Edward A. Doyle and others.
No motion being made, Article 37 is rejected.
Article 3S> — To see if the Town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to extend the water main on Hidden Road from the
dead end near the property of Mr. Arthur W. Bassett along
Hidden Road to the corner of Sunset Rock Road thence along
Sunset Rock Road to the dead end near the property of Mr. V. E.
Nunez and appropriate the sum of three thousand ($3,000.00)
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dollars therefor, providing W.P.A. labor is available, on petition
of Mr. Arthur W. Bassett and others.
Article is rejected.
Article 39 — To see if the town will vote to change the policy
of handling the matter of street lighting, on the petition of Elmer
J. Grover and others.
Upon motion of Mr. Brimer it was Voted, Resolved that the
functions heretofore performed by the Street Lighting Committee
of the Town be and are hereby transferred to the Board of Public
Works, and the Street Lighting Committee is dissolved.
Article 40--To see if the Town will accept a total of $2615.25
received in 1941 for the perpetual care of lots in Spring Grove
Cemetery and the custody of perpetual care funds from the
trustees of these cemeteries: South Church S75.00, Christ Church
$200.00, and West Parish Church $93.43, on petition of Thaxter
Katon, Treasurer.
Article 40 — adopted as read.
Article 41 — To see if the Town will vote to accept the be-
quest of the late Samuel Raymond amounting to S4 193.40 in
cash, and a real estate mortgage of uncertain worth, "to create a
fund to be a perpetual charity, known as the Walter Landor
Raymond Fund, which shall always be in the charge and care of
the town treasurer for the time being, the income of which shall be
distributed to and among worthy poor persons in said town who
shall be designated by the Overseers of the Boor, and who shall
not be inmates of any charitable institution. And in this distribu-
tion, the soldiers and sailors of the Civil War, and any and all
future wars, their widows and descendants, shall be preferred to
other needy persons," on petition of the Town Treasurer.
Article 41 Voted, a- read.
Voted, that Articles 12, 13 and 14 be taken up after Article \S.
Article 42 To see if the Town will vote to accept the bequest
oi the late Emily 1' . Raymond, amounting to $1 3< nc sixth
part ol the income when the fund shall amount to $1500, t<> be
expended annually lor the »aie oi the Sanmel Raymond biuial
lot in the Spring Grove Cemetery and the plot of ground adjacent
to it on the southerly side, one third for the care and improvement
of the Soldiers' Lot in said cemetery, and one half as an addition
to the income of the Walter L. Raymond Fund for worthy poor
persons, on petition of the Town Treasurer.
Upon motion made by Mr. Eaton, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to accept the bequest as read.
Article 43 — To determine what disposition shall be made of
unexpended appropriations and free cash in the treasury.
Upon motion made by Mr. Eaton, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, that all unexpended balances be turned into the treasury
except the following:
Art. 1 (Dec. '41) Civilian Defense (Selectmen) $11,11.5.64
Art. 2 (Dec. '41) B. PAY. truck and winch 6,050.00
Art. 3, 4 (Dec. '41) Civilian Defense (B.P.YY.) 1,577.00
Art. 13 Chapter 90-Highway work .44
Art. 19 W.P.A. materials and truck hire 92 . 53
Art. 20 River Road 1,122.52
Art. 10 (1937) River Road 3,807 . 17
Art. 24 Sander Property Purchase 669.87
(for waste disposal)
That $22,000. free cash be transferred to the Reserve Fund.
That SI 5, 000. free cash be voted the Assessors to reduce the
1942 Tax Rate.
Article 44 — To act upon the report of the Town Officers.
Upon motion made by Mr. YVinslow, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, that the reports of the Town Officers be accepted and
placed on file.
Article 45 — To transact any other business that may legally
come before the meeting.
Upon motion made by Mr. Hardy, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, that the Selectmen be instructed to lay out no way neces-
sitating any payment by the Town as a reimbursement for ex-
pense incurred in the construction of a street sidewalk, curb,
drain, or water or sewer installation, and that no layout of a street,
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new or old, be presented to the Town for acceptance calling for
any payment to abutters, and that, it is the policy of the Town ol
Andover to accept no street until it is complete with the neces-
sary drains, sidewalks, curbs, sewer and water installations, and
that the road bed is in condition satisfactory to the Board of
Public Works. (Unanimous vote.)
Upon motion made by Mr. Doyle, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned at 10.20 P.M.
The foregoing is a true record of the doings of the meeting.
Attest.
GEORGE II. WINSLOW,
Town Clerk
Special Town Meeting
AUGUST 21, 1942
Agreeably to a warrant signed by the Selectmen, August 13th,
1942, the inhabitants of the Town of Andover met and assembled
at the Memorial Auditorium on Friday, August 21st, 1942 at
7.30 o'clock P.M.
The meeting was called to order by Moderator Frederick
Butler at 7.30. Prayer was offered by the Rev. Elton E. Smith,
Pastor of the Baptist Church and was followed by salute to the
American flag.
Voted, to admit School Superintendent Edward I. Erickson to
the meeting.
Roy E. Hardy, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, after very
appropriate remarks, presented an Emblem of Honor with five
stars designating five sons in service to Mrs. John Deyermond.
The sons are: Sgt. William J. Deyermond, Company B. Force
6814-A, U.S. Army, A.P.O. 502, Care Postmaster, San Francisco,
California; Sgt. Calvin Coolidge Deyermond, 901st Quarter
Master Co., Dow Field, Bangor, Maine; Corp. Warren Harding
Deyermond, Drill Instructor, 6th Battalion Marine Barracks,
Parris Island, South Carolina; James Wallace Deyermond, Acting
First Gunner's Mate, U.S. S. Swanson, O. Division, Care Post-
master, N.Y.C.; Pvt. Robert Victor Deyermond, Drill Instructor,
Platoon 452, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island,
So. Carolina.
The Warrant and Constable's return was read by the Town
Clerk:
Andover, August 21, 1942
Essex, s.s.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, I, the subscriber, one of the
Constables of the Town of Andover, have notified the inhabitants
of said town to meet at the time and place and for the purposes
stated in said warrant, by posting a true and attested copy of the
same on the Town House, on each Schoolhouse and in no less than
five other public places where bills and notices are usually posted
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and by publication in the Andover Townsman, Said warrants
have been posted and published seven days.
GEORGE SPARKS, Constable
Article 1 To see it' the town will vote to instruct the School
Committee to rescind their recent action in closing the Bradlee,
North and West ('enter Schools, on petition of William J, Rile}
and others.
Voted, that the School Committee rescind their recent action
and re-open the three schools they voted to close.
The vote was taken standing and counted: Yes — 270. No 80.
ARTICLE 2 — To transact any other business that may legally
come before the meeting.
Voted, a rising vote of appreciation to the School Committee.
Voted, at 8.50 P.M. that the meeting be dissolved.
The foregoing is a tine record of the doings of the meeting.
Attest:
GEORGE H. WINSLOW,
Town Clerk
State Primary
SEPTEMBER 15, 1942
WARRANT
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Essex, ss.
to either of the constables of the town of andover,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to
notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified to
vote in Primaries to meet in Precincts One, Two, Three, Four,
Five and Six, viz: The Town Hall in Precinct One; the Square
and Compass Hall in Precinct Two; the Shawsheen School,
Shawsheen Milage, in Precinct Three; The Andover Grange Hall
in Precinct Four; the Old School House, Ballardvale, in Precinct
Five; and the Peabody House, Phillips Street, in Precinct Six, in
said Andover, on Tuesday, the Fifteenth day of September, 1942
at 8.00 o'clock A.M., for the following purposes:
To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Nomina-
tion of Candidates of Political Parties for the following offices :
Governor for this Commonwealth.
Lieutenant Governor for this Commonwealth.
Secretary of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth.
Treasurer and Receiver-General for this Commonwealth.
Auditor of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth.
Attorney General for this Commonwealth.
Senator in Congress for this Commonwealth.
Representative in Congress for the Fifth Congressional District.
Councillor for the Fifth Councillor District.
Senator for the Fourth Essex Senatorial District.
Three Rrepresentatives in General Court for the Fourth Essex
Representative District.
District Attorney for Eastern District.
Register of Probate and Insolvency for Essex County.
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County Commissionei foi Essex County.
County Treasurer for Essex County.
The polls will be open from 8.00 A.M. to 7.00 P.M.
Hereof fail not and make return of this warranl with your
doings thereon at the time and places of said meeting.
Given under our hands this Tw en t y-lonrt h day ol August,
\ I ) 1 (M >
" ROY E. HARDY
J. EVERETT COLLINS
EDWARD P. HALL
Selectmen of Andover
Andover. September 15. \{)\1
Essex, ss.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, I, the subscriber, one of the
( Constables of I he Town of Andover, have notified the inhabitants
of said town, to meet at the time and places and for the purposes
Stated in said warrant , by posting a true and attested D >py of the
same on the Town House, on each Schoolhouse and in no less
than five other public places where bills and notices are usually
posted and l>y publication in The Andover Townsman. Said
warrants have been posted and published seven days.
GEORGE \. SPARKS, Constable
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Andover
qualified to vote in Primaries, convened in the designated and
appointed polling places in said Andover on the Fifteenth day of
September, 1942 at s.oo A.M. agreeably to the requirements ol
the foregoing warrant, the) did bring in their votes a- follows
REPUBLICAN PARTY
GOVERNOR
Pre* tin is
1 2 3 4 5 6
sos 112 127 ill 56 L66 Leverett Saltonstall
16 9 \2 lo lo Blanks Bl
LIEUTEN W l < .< >\ I RNOR
296 101 123 1 1 l 55 163 Horace r. Cahill
31 21 13 9 11 is Blanks 98
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SECRETARY
Precincts
1 2 3 4 5 6
296 113 124 115 58 163 Frederic W. Cook 869
31 15 12 8 8 13 Blanks
TREASURER
160
56
51
51
30 88 Laurence Curtis
436
36
15
17
12
8 25 Edgar A. French
113
37
20
26
21
11 23 Sybil H. Holmes
138
14
4
7
6
3 6 Richard E. Johnston
40
19
5
14
10
3 8 Wallace E. Stearns
59
61
28
21
23
11 26 Blanks
AUDITOR
170
281
105
125
107
55 161 Russell A. Wood
834
46
23
11
16
11 15 Blanks
122
ATTORNEY GENERAL
288
116
126
112
58 164 Robert T. Bushnell
864
39
12
10
11
8 12 Blanks
92
SENATOR IN CONGRESS
276
100
120
109
51 123 Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
779
18
13
10
4
4 45 Courtenay Crocker
94
33
15
6
10
11 8 Blanks
83
CONGRESSMAN— FIFTH DISTRICT
296
118
126
108
60 158 Edith Nourse Rogers
866
10
3
8
12
3 12 Harry L. Caldwell
48
21
7
2
3
3 6 Blanks
42
COUNCILLOR— FIFTH DISTRICT
124
40
55
48
31 58 Samuel R. Bailey
356
92
39
32
32
13 38 Washington Cook
246
29
13
26
15
5 35 William H. McSweeney
123
82
36
23
28
17 45 Blanks
231
SENATOR— FOURTH ESSEX DISTRICT
261 104 117 105 49 150 Benjamin B. Priest 786
66 24 19 18 17 26 Blanks 170
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REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT
FOURTH ESSEX DISTRICT
Precincts
1
2
3
4
5
6
303
118
126
116
63
167
J. Everetl Collins
893
164
57
62
57
34
84
Ralph H. Hill
458
183
65
66
70
28
91
Alyce L. Schlapp
503
72
26
50
46
23
44
Carl A. Woekel
261
259
118
104
80
50
142
Blanks
753
DISTRICT
ATTORNEY
EASTERN DISTRICT
247
96
109
99
47
145
Hugh A. Cregg
743
80
32
27
24
19
31
Blanks
213
REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY
ESSEX COUNTY
245 99 103 102 51 145 William F. Shanahan 7 15
82 29 33 21 15 31 Blanks 211
COUNTY COMMISSIONER— ESSEX COUNTY
128 49 45 42 31 32 C. F. Nelson Pratt 527
165 62 85 75 27 131 James D. Bentley 545
34 17 6 6 8 13 Blanks 84
COUNTY TREASURER ESSEX COUNTY
276 113 121 110 54 155 Harold E. Thurston 829
51 15 15 13 12 21 Blanks 127
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
GOVERNOR
15 19 16 7 15 S Francis E, Kelly 80
2 1 36 17 13 12 20 Roger I.. Putnam 122
2 3 2 11 1 Blanks 10
MM II \ \\ r ( iOVERNOR
31 36 25 1 7 23 2^ John C Can 157
10 22 lo 1 5 I Blanks
1
16
4
12
9
2
33
6
6
13
Precincts
3 4
20 6
5 3
1 8
9 4
SECRETARY
5 6
14 18 Joseph J. Buckley
4 5 Leo A. Gosselin
8 3 John D. O'Brien
2 3 Blanks
107
27
38
40
TREASURER
9
13
5
6
8
11
24
9
1
13
5
20
5
5
6
11
2
2
8 6
14 17
3 1
2
1 5
Thomas E. Barry
Francis X. Hurley
William F. Hurley
John F. Welch
Blanks
45
99
25
9
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AUDITOR
21
7
13
42
7
9
27
4
4
12
6
3
19 23
8 3
1 3
Thomas J. Buckley
Leo D. Walsh
Blanks
144
35
33
ATTORNEY
GENERAL
27
14
36
22
25
10
15
6
20 22
8 7
James E. Agnew
Blanks
145
67
SENATOR IN
CONGRESS
14
16
3
8
32
2
13
6
5
14
3
14
2
2
9
9
2
1
13 13
3 1
8 8
2 4
2 3
Joseph E. Casey
Daniel H. Coakley
John F. Fitzgerald
Joseph Lee
Blanks
95
9
68
19
21
CONGRESSMAN— FIFTH DISTRICT
41
58
35
21
1
1
27 28
John H. McDonald
Henry W7. Piatt
Blanks
1
1
210
COUNCILLOR— FIFTH DISTRICT
26
15
39
19
27
8
16
5
21 21
7 8
James A. Donovan
Blanks
150
62
40
SENATOR— FOlTRTH ESSEX DISTRICT
Precincts
1 2 3 4 5 6
41 58 35 21 28 29 Blanks 212
REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT
FOURTH ESSEX DISTRICT
21
29
1
1
22
14 20
18
1
Herbert B. Bower
John James Costello
Carl Woekel
William L. McDonald
124
1
1
1
102
143
83
49 64
68
Blanks
509
DISTRICT ATTORNEY-
-EASTERN DISTRICT
18
27
15
11 10
10
Hugh A Cregg
91
11
14
16
3 6
5
John T. Coan
55
9
12
4
5 8
11
1
Joseph B. Harrington
John James Costello
49
1
3
5
2 4
2
Blanks
16
REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY
ESSEX COUNTY
27 39 22 14 20 27 William F. Shanahan 149
14 19 13 7 8 2 Blanks 63
COUNTY COMMISSIONER— ESSEX COUNTY
28 37 21 15 20 24 Michael F. Conway 145
13 21 14 6 8 5 Blanks 67
COUNTY TREASURER ESSEX COUNTY
27 35 21 15 21 23 William G. Hennessej 142
14 2A 14 6 7 r, Blanks 70
TOTAL VOTE
327 128 13(5 123 66 176 REPUBLICAN 5>56
U 58 35 21 2X 29 DEM( h'KA TIC M !
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REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT ONE
September 15, 1942
Polls opened at 8 A.M. Warden in charge Rowland L. Luce.
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed Rep. 327; Dem.
41. Number of ballots received Rep. 1297; Dem. 469. Number
of ballots returned Rep. 970; Dem. 428. Number of ballots
cast Rep. 327; Dem. 41. Police officer on duty John Campbell.
Voted to count ballots at 2.30 P.M.
PATRICK J. BARRETT, Acting Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT TWO
September 15, 1942
Polls opened at 8 A.M. Warden in charge Mark M. Keene.
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed, Rep. 128; Dem. 58
(186). Number of Rep. ballots received 838. Number of
ballots returned 710. Number of Dem. ballots received, 831.
Number of Dem. ballots returned 773. Police officer on duty
William McCarthy. Voted to count ballots at 2.15 P.M.
NORMAN K. MacLEISH, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT THREE
September 15, 1942
Polls opened at 8 A.M. Warden in charge, Stafford A. Lindsay.
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed, Rep. 136; Dem.
35 (171). Number of Rep. ballots received 1095. Number of Rep.
ballots returned 959. Number of Dem. ballots received 421.
Number of Dem. ballots returned 386. Police officer on duty,
Joseph E. O'Brien. Voted to count ballots at 9.15 A.M.
MICHAEL A. BURKE, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT FOUR
September 15, 1942
Polls opened at 8 A.M. Warden in charge, George W. Disbrow.
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 144. Rep. 123;
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Dem. 21. Number of Rep. ballots received 579. Number of Rep.
ballots returned 456. Number of Dem. ballots received 322.
Number of Dem. ballots returned 301. Police officer on duty
Joseph A. Davis. Voted to count ballots at 7 P.M.
JOHN F. GOLDEN, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK -PRECINCT FIVE
September 15, 1042
Polls opened at 8 A.M. Warden in charge, Clester E. Mat-
thews. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed
at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 94. Rep 66;
Dem. 28. Number of Rep. ballots received 527. Number of Rep.
ballots returned 461. Number of Dem. ballots received 256.
Number of Dem. ballots returned 228. Police officer on duty
( .eorge N. Sparks. Voted to count ballots at 6 P.M.
ARTHUR L. MARION, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT SIX
September 15, 1942
Polls opened at 8 A.M. Warden in charge, Carl N. Lindsay.
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 205; Rep. 176,
Dem 29. Number of Rep. ballots received 987. Number of Rep.
ballots returned 811. Number of Dem. ballots received 2()2.
Number of Dem. ballots returned 233. Police officer on duty,
George Duf ton. Voted to count ballots at 4 P.M.
JOSEPH A. LYNCH, Clerk
The foregoing is a true copy of the warrant and of the true
officers' ret urn on the same, also a true record ^i the doings of
the meeting.
Attest:
GEORGE 11. WINSLOW. Town Clerk
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STATE PRIMARY— RECOUNT
September 23, 1942
The Board of Registrars of Voters met at 7 o'clock in the
evening of September 23, 1942 for the purpose of re-counting
Republican votes cast for County Commissioner at the State
Primary held September 15, 1942, the petition for said recount
having been filed in behalf of C. F. Nelson Pratt.
Notice of said meeting were sent according to law to all can-
didates.
The ballots were carefully examined and votes counted and
totalled as follows:
REPUBLICAN COUNTY COMMISSIONER
ESSEX COUNTY
Recount
Precincts
1
2
3
4
5
6
Ttls.
128
48
45
42
31
32
C. F. Nelson Pratt
326
165
63
86
75
27
131
James D. Bentley
547
34
17
5
6
8
13
Blanks
83
Original
128
49
45
42
31
32
C. F. Nelson Pratt
327
165
62
85
75
27
131
James D. Bentley
545
34
17
6
6
8
13
Blanks
84
Length of session, 2 hours.
A true record :
Attest:
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Clerk
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State Election
NOVEMBER 3, 1942
WARRANT
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
ESSEX, SS.
to either ok the constables of the town of andover,
Greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to
notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified
to vote in Elections to meet in Precincts One, Two, Three, Four,
Five and Six, viz: The Central Fire Station in Precinct One; The
Square and Compass Hall in Precinct Two; The Store at 350
North Main Street, Shawsheen Village, in Precinct Three; The
Andover Grange Hall in Precinct Four; The Old School House,
Ballardvale, in Precinct Five; and the Peabody House, Phillips
Street, in Precinct Six, in said Andover, on Tuesday, the third
day of November, 1942 at 7:00 o'clock A.M., for the following
purposes:
To bring in their votes to the Election Officers for the Election
of the following officers:
Governor for this Commonwealth.
Lieutenant Governor for this Commonwealth.
Secretary of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth.
Treasurer and Receiver-General for this Commonwealth.
Auditor of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth.
Attorney General for this Commonwealth.
Senator in Congress for this Commonwealth.
Representative in Congress for the Fifth Congressional Dis-
trict.
Councillor for the Fifth Councillor District.
Senator for the Fourth Essex Senatorial 1 >ist rict .
Three Representatives in General Court for the Fourth I ssex
Representative I >istriet.
District Attorney for Eastern District.
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Register of Probate and Insolvency for Essex County.
County Commissioner for Essex County.
County Treasurer for Essex County.
Also to vote YES or NO on the following questions :
Question No. 1
LAW PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION
Shall the proposed measure which provides that the present
statutes which make it a crime punishable by fine or imprison-
ment knowingly to advertise, print, publish, distribute or cir-
culate any matter containing reference to any person from whom
or place where any drug, instrument or means whatever, or any
advice or information may be obtained, for the purpose of pre-
venting pregnancy, or to sell, lend, give away, exhibit, offer or
advertise any drug, medicine, instrument or other article for the
prevention of conception, or to write or print information of any
kind stating when, where, how, of whom, or by what means such
article can be obtained, or to manufacture or make such article,
shall not apply to treatment or prescription given to married
persons for protection of life or health by or under the direction
of registered physicians nor to teaching in chartered medical
schools nor to publication or sale of medical treatises or journals,
which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a
vote of 77 in the affirmative and 133 in the negative and in the
Senate by a vote of 16 in the affirmative and 18 in the negative,
be approved? YES NO
Also to vote YES or NO on the following :
1. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of
all alcoholic beverages (whiskey, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines
and all other alcoholic beverages) ? YES NO
2. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein
of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other
malt beverages)? YES NO
3. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of
all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on
the premises? YES NO
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Also to vole YES or NO on t he following:
1. Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed horse
races be permitted in this county? YES NO
2. Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed dog
races be permitted in this county? YES NO
All the above candidates and questions are to be voted for
upon one ballot.
The polls will be open from 7 :00 A.M. to 7 :()() P.M.
Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your
doings thereon at the time and places of said meeting.
Given under our hands this nineteenth day of October, A.D.,
1942.
ROY E. HARDY
J. PLVERETT COLLINS
EDWARD P. HALL
Selectmen of And over
Andover, November 3, L942
Essex, ss.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, I, the subscriber, one of the
( Constables of the Town of Andover, have notified the inhabitants
of said town, to meet at the time and places and for the purposes
stated in said warrant, by posting a true and attested copy of the
same, on the Town House, on each Schoolhouse and in no less
than five other public places where bills and notices are usually
posted and by publication in the Andover Townsman. Said war-
rants have been posted and published seven days.
GEORGE \. SPARKS. Constable
\\ a legal meeting ol the inhabitants ol the [*own ol Andover
qualified to vote in Elections at the designated polling place- in
Precincts One, Two, Three, Four, Five ~wu\ Six in said Andovei
on the third daj ol November, 1942 at 7:00 o'clock A.M. agree
ablj to the requirements of the foregoing warrant the^ did bring
in their vote as follow b:
GOVE
Precincts
1
2
3
4
5
6
247
373
200
137
115
96
Roger L. Putnam (D)
1168
789
478
611
307
229
575
Leverett Saltonstall (R)
2989
1
1
1
2
Henning A. Blomen (SLP)
5
1
2
1
1
1
Otis A. Hood (C)
6
1
4
1
2
Joseph Massidda (SP)
8
1
1
1
Guy S. Williams (P)
3
20
14
14
5
5
2
Blanks
60
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
782
470
605
302
224
566
Horace T. Cahill (R)
2949
224
341
193
125
113
87
John C. Carr (D)
1083
4
5
3
3
1
8
Walter S. Hutchins (SP)
24
2
3
2
1
2
George L. McGlynn (SLP)
10
3
1
5
6
3
2
E. Frank Searle (P)
20
46
49
23
13
9
13
Blanks
153
SECRETARY
228 338 197 125 105 90 Joseph J. Buckley (D) 1083
786 475 602 300 230 558 Frederic W. Cook (R) 2951
2 4 2 5 2 3 Bernard G. Kelly (SLP) 18
112 2 12 Abbie L. Tebbets (P) 9
12 2 6 Peter Wartiainen, Jr. (SP) 11
41 48 27 19 13 19 Blanks 167
TREASURER
748
447.
574
293
219
546
Laurence Curtis (R)
2827
263
364
222
130
117
96
Francis X. Hurley (D)
1192
1
4
3
5
1
2
Martha E. Geer (P)
16
1
3
1
Gote Elvel Palmquist (SLP)
5
3
2
2
1
4
Anders H. Swenson (SP)
12
44
51
30
19
14
29
Blanks
187
AUDITOR
57
361
225
130
118
140
Thomas J. Buckley (D)
1231
43
437
558
290
219
492
Russell A. Wood (R)
2739
1
4
4
3
2
3
Herbert Crabtree (SLP)
17
1
4
3
1
3
Ethel J. Prince (P)
12
58
65
41
25
11
40
Blanks
240
48
ATTORNEY GENERA]
Prei
incis
1
2
3
4
5
6
186
293
143
116
100
70
James E. Agnew (I >)
90S
828
513
658
312
236
582
Robert T. Bushnell (R)
3129
1
2
2
1
2
3
Charles F. Danlortli (P)
11
1
4
1
Fred E. Oelcher (SLP)
6
1
• 1
2
2
Howard Penley (SP)
6
13 59 26 18 13 20 Blanks 179
SENATOR IN CONGRESS (all ballots)
234
y^i
201
114
108
184
Joseph E. Casey (D)
1194
788
478
612
313
233
478
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (R)
2902
2
1
3
4
1
Horace I. Hillis (SLP)
11
2
3
1
4
2
George I. Paine (SP)
12
1
2
1
2
George I. Thompson (P)
6
^
^
13
16
9
11
Blanks
115
Only one Official War Ballot was cast for Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge, Jr., which is included in the above total.
CONGRESSMAN— FIFTH DISTRICT (all ballots
909 643 708 362 297 620 Edith Nourse Rogers (R) 3539
151 225 124 89 54 58 Blanks 701
Only one Official War Ballot was cast for Congressman Edith
Nourse Rogers, which is included in the above total.
COUNCILLOR FIFTH DISTRICT
358 120 347 162 136 195 James A. Donovan D 1618
616 3(>5 438 243 194 43o William H. McSweenej R 2286
85 S3 47 lo 21 53 Blanks
SE NATOR FOURTH I SSI X DISTRIC l
203 289 l()l 122 loo 91 William N. Grandin l> 996
759 458 577 289 222 512 Benjamin P.. Priest R
(>7 121 M lo 29 15 Blanks
REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT
FOURTH ESSEX DISTRICT
Precincts
1
2
3
4
5
6
155
231
155
97
82
87
Herbert B. Bower (D)
807
850
562
661
346
259
586
J. Everett Collins (R)
3264
201
296
202
106
90
134
John James Costello (D)
1029
623
371
534
235
171
407
Ralph H. Hill (R)
2341
631
361
479
243
171
425
Alyce L. Schlapp (R)
2310
717
783
465
326
280
395
Blanks
2966
DISTRICT ATTORNEY— EASTERN DISTRICT
624 373 474 252 192 435 Hugh A. Cregg (R) 2350
340 416 308 158 133 173 Joseph B. Harrington (D) 1528
95 79 50 41 26 70 Blanks 361
REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY
ESSEX COUNTY
780 550 614 321 243 524 William F. Shanahan (R-D) 3032
1 Rowland L. Luce 1
278 318 218 130 108 154 Blanks 1206
756
462
589 304
220
530
James D. Bentley (R)
2861
217
297
185 111
105
89
Michael F. Conway (D)
1004
86
109
58 36
26
59
Blanks
374
COUNTY
TREASURER— ESSEX COUNTY
248
307
215 124
117
106
William G. Hennessey (D)
1117
715
436
559 283
204
501
Harold L. Thurston (R)
2698
96
125
58 44
30
71
Blanks
424
Question No. 1
BIRTH CONTROL
528 297 435 207 150 416 YES 2033
366 413 310 134 141 174 NO 1538
165 158 87 110 60 88 BLANKS 668
50
1— ALL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Precincts
1
2
3
4
5 6
525
534
521
277
185 321 YLS
378
205
203
110
119 275 NO
156
129
108
64
47 82 BLANKS
2-
-WINKS AND MALT BEVERAGES
5 IS
519
528
288
185 365 YES
326
186
165
84
99 211 NO
190
163
139
79
67 102 BLANKS
3— PACKAGES
609
557
541
290
193 411 YES
265
161
152
87
91 164 NO
185
150
139
74
67 103 BLANKS
BETTING LICENSED HORSE RACES
594
390
378
185
169 228 YES
461
264
323
173
125 351 NO
204
214
131
93
57 99 BLANKS
2363
1290
586
2428
1071
7U)
2601
920
718
17 14
1697
798
BETTING—LICENSED DOG RACES
335 342 508 163 148 178 YES 1474
494 505 361 181 131 389 NO 1861
230 221 163 107 72 111 BLANKS 904
REPORT OF CLERK PRECINCT ONE
Andover, November 3, I'M.1
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge, Rowland L. Luo
Ballot l»»\ registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot lx>\ registered when polls closed 1063, Ballot box
skipped 3, Number of ballots received 1 928. War ballot I. Number
<»i ballots returned 869. Absentee ballots if> Number <>t ballots
cast 1043. Police I Ifficei on duty John Campbell. Voted to count
ballots .ii 8.15 A.M.
JOSEPH W McNALLY, Clerk
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REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT TWO
Andover, November 3, 1942
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge, Mark Keane. Ballot
box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at 7 P.M.
Ballot box registered when polls closed 868. Number of ballots
received 1872. Number of ballots returned 1004. Number of bal-
lots cast 868. Police Officer on duty Joseph E. O'Brien. Voted to
count ballots at 8.30 A.M. xt^t™ * A tvt t^ ™ T t-toTT ^i i
NORMAN K. MacLEISH, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT THREE
Andover, November 3, 1942
Polls opened at 7:00 A.M. Warden in charge, Stafford A. Lind-
say. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 :00 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 832. Number of
ballots received 1784 plus 7 A.B., 1791. Number of ballots re-
turned, 959. Number of ballots cast, 832. Police Officer on duty,
James Walker. Voted to count ballots at 8.25 A.M.
MICHAEL A. BURKE, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT FOUR
Andover, November 3, 1942
Polls opened at 7:00 A.M. Warden in charge, George W. Dis-
brow. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed
at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 451. Number of
ballots received 888. Number of ballots returned 447. Number of
ballots cast 451. Police Officer on duty E. Burke Thornton.
Voted to count ballots at 10:10 A.M. Absent voters, 10.
ALFRED L. CARTER, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT FIVE
Andover, November 3, 1942
Polls opened at 7:00 A.M. Warden in charge, Clester E. Mat-
thews. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed
at 7 :00 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 352. Number
of ballots received 802 plus 8 A.V., 810. Number of ballots re-
turned 459. Number of ballots cast 351. Police Officer on duty,
George N. Sparks. Voted to count ballots at 11 :00 A.M.
EUGENE A. ZALLA, Clerk
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REPORT OF CLERK PRECINCT SIX
Andover, November 3, 1942
Polls opened at 7:00 A.M. Warden in charge, Llewellyn I).
Pomeroy. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Poll-
closed at 7:00 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 678.
Number of ballots received 1399 plus 15 A.V. Number of ballots
returned 735 plus 1 void. Number of ballots cast 663 plus 15
A. \\, 678. Police Officer on duty George Dufton. Voted to count
ballots at 8:30 A.M.
JOSEPH A. LYNCH, Clerk
The foregoing is a true copy of the warrant and of the officers'
return on the same, also a true record of the doings of the meeting.
Attest:
GEORGE II. WINSLOW, Town Clerk
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Report of the Town Clerk
To The Board of Selectmen:
I hereby submit my report of the office of the Town Clerk for
the year 1942.
The total number of registered voters in Andover at the close
of registration October 14, 1942 was 6318 by precincts as follows:
1 1459
2 1 344
3 1255
4 673
5 568
6 1019
6318
VITAL STATISTICS
Nuin her of births recorded
is
Males
25
Females
23
Number of deaths recorded
144
Males
63
Females
81
Number of marriages recorded
142
Respect i
ully
submitted,
GEORG1
I 11.
WINSLOW,
Town Clerk
Report of Director of Accounts
March 11, 1942
To the Board of Selectmen
Mr. Howell F. Shepard, Chairman
Andover, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and ac-
counts of the town of Andover for the year ending December 31,
1941, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44,
General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by
Mr. Herman B. Dine, Assistant Director of Accounts.
Very truly yours,
Theodore N. Waddell,
Director of Accounts
Mr. Theodore N. Waddell
Director of Accounts
Department of Corporations and Taxation
State House, Boston
Sir:
As directed by you, I have made an audit of the books and
accounts of the town of Andover for the fiscal year ending De-
cember 31, 1941, and report as follows thereon:
The financial transactions, as recorded on the books of the
several departments receiving or disbursing money for the town
or committing bills for collection, were examined and checked for
the period covered by the audit.
The books and accounts in the accountant's office were ex-
amined and checked in detail. The general and appropriation
ledger accounts were analyzed and proved. The recorded receipts
were compared with the treasurer's cash book, wrhile the pay-
ments, as entered, were checked with the treasurer's cash book
and with the treasury warrants. The appropriations and transfers,
as recorded on the ledger, were checked with the town clerk's
records of town meeting votes. The approved vouchers and pay-
rolls on file were examined for legal requirements, a trial balance
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was taken off, and a balance sheet, Bhowing the financial condi-
tion of the town on December 31, 1941, was prepared and is ap-
pended to this report.
'The books and accounts of the town treasurer were examined
and cheeked. The recorded receipts were analyzed and compared
with the records in the several departments in which money was
collected for the town or in which charges originated, with the
other sources from which money was paid into the town treasury,
and with the accountant's books. The recorded payments were
checked with the warrants authorizing the disbursements of tow n
funds and with t ho records in the accountant's office.
The treasurer's cash book footings were verified, and the cash
balance on January 5, 1942, was proved by actual count of the
cash in the office and by reconciliation of the bank balances with
statements furnished by the banks of deposit.
The recorded payments on account of debt and interest win
proved with the amounts falling due, being checked with the
cancelled securities and coupons on file. The outstanding coupons
on January 5, 1942, were listed and reconciled with the balances
in the bond and coupon accounts as shown by statements fur-
nished by the banks of deposit.
The records of trust and investment funds in custody of the
town treasurer were examined. The income was proved and the
disbursements were verified.
The records of tax titles held by the town were checked with
the deeds on file. The amounts added to the tax title account
since the previous audit were compared with the collector's rec-
ords, the recorded redemptions were verified, and the tax titles
on hand were listed and proved.
The books and accounts of the tax collector w ere examined and
checked. The taxes and assessments outstanding according to the
previous examination were audited, and all subsequent com-
mitments were verified and compared with the assessors' war-
rants for their collect ion,
The collector's cash books wen- footed and the recorded collec-
tions were compared with the payments to the treasurer as shown
b\ the treasurer's ^\u\ the accountant's book- lh«- recorded
abatements were rheeked with the aOOCOOOrs' reCOItls "t .t'1
mentS granted, and the outstanding taxes ami assessments were
listed and proved with the accountant's ledger.
The outstanding accounts were verified by mailing notices
to a large number of persons whose names appeared on the books
as owing money to the town, the replies thereto indicating that
the outstanding accounts, as listed, are correct.
Attention is again called to the outstanding taxes and assess-
ments of prior years. Prompt action should be taken to bring
about a settlement of the overdue accounts.
The financial records of the town clerk were examined and
checked. The recorded receipts on account of licenses, permits,
recording fees, etc., were examined and checked in detail, the
payments to the treasurer being compared with the treasurer's
and the accountant's books.
Payments by the clerk to the town treasurer of town licenses,
permits, recording fees, etc., should be made once a month or
oftener.
The collections on account of sporting and dog licenses issued
were verified and compared with the recorded payments to the
State and to the town treasurer.
It was noted that payments to the State of sporting licenses
collected and to the town treasurer of dog licenses collected were
not made as often as required by Section 11, Chapter 131, and
Section 147, Chapter 140, General Laws, respectively.
The records of departmental cash collections by the sealer of
weights and measures and inspector of buildings, as well as by
the fire, health, sewer, school, library, cemetery, and all other
departments in which money was collected for the town, were
examined and checked.
The records of water charges were examined and checked.
The recorded collections were compared with the payments to
the treasurer, the abatements were verified, and the outstanding
accounts were listed and proved with the several ledger accounts.
The securities and saving bank books representing the invest-
ments of the Punchard Free School, Memorial Hall Library, and
John Cornell Wood and Coal Funds in custody of the several
trustees were examined and listed. The income and other receipts
were verified, the disbursements were proved, and the cash bal-
ances wTere verified with statements furnished by the banks.
The surety bonds furnished by the several town officials re-
quired by law to furnish such surety were examined and found to
be in proper form.
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Appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet, are
tables showing a reconciliation of the treasurer's cash, sum-
maries of the tax, assessment, tax title, depart men t al, and water
accounts, as well as tables showing the condition and t ransacl ions
of the various trust funds.
For the cooperation and assistance rendered by all the town
officials during the progress of the audit, I wish, on behalf of my
assistants and for myself, to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted.
Herman 15. Dine,
Assistant Director of Accounts
The above report of audit of Andover books and accounts is
for year ending December 31, 1941.
State Auditors have recently completed their work for year
ending December 31, 1942. The report of this year's audit had
not been received before going to press.
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Town Clerk
Report of the
Town Accountant
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR
ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1942
January 1, 1943
To the Board of Selectmen:
Andover, Mass.
Gentlemen :
In accordance with Chapter 41, Section 61 of the General
Laws, I submit herewith my annual report for the year ending
December 31, 1942.
A detailed statement of the receipts and their sources, and of
the payments and the purposes therefor, follows. The condition
of the various trust funds, as well as the Town of Andover Retire-
ment Fund, sources of incomes and the amounts paid out are also
set forth. A statement of the temporary loans, maturing debt and
interest is included.
A balance sheet, which is appended to this report, was prepared
showing the assets and liabilities as of December 31, 1942.
May I express my thanks for the co-operation accorded to me
by your Board as well as by each Town Department during the
past year.
Respectfully submitted,
MARY COLLINS,
Town Accountant
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Appropriations for 1942
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 2, 1942
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Selectmen
$2216.00
Accountant
2891.00
Treasurer
3145.00
Tax Collector
5091 .00
Assessors
4889.00
Town Clerk
3175.00
Animal Inspector
350.00
Town Counsel
750.00
Dog Officer
225.00
Moderator
10.00
Finance Committee
20.00
Planning Board and Board of Survey
200.00
Election and Registration
4300.00
Municipal Buildings
4100.00
$31362.00
PROTECTION OF
PERSONS
AND PROPERTY
Police Department
$32175.00
Art. 6 — Police Car
690.00
Fire Department
31000.00
Building Inspector
525.00
Wire Inspector
425.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
450.00
Moth Suppression
5000 00
Tree Warden
5500. 00
Forest Fires
1300.00
$77iKo 00
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Health Department $4500.00
( .iic and Treatment of Tubercular
Patients 1500 00
Amouni Carried Forward Ssnnu oo SIhmj; on
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Amount Brought Forward
$8000.00 $108427.00
Essex County Tuberculosis Hospital 9461 . 37
Public Dump 1000.00
Proportionate Share of Operating Ex-
pense for Purification Plant 1 . 05
Sewers Maintenance 5800 . 00
HIGHWAYS
Highways Maintenance $50500 . 00
Trucks, Garage and Repair Shop Main-
tenance 6870.00
Art. 10, Chap. 90 of General Laws 1000 . 00
Art. 18, Purchase of land from Sarah
M.Burke 120.00
Art. 21, Railroad crossing at Austin
Avenue 1300.00
Art. 13, Purchase materials, supervision
and truck hire in connection with
Federal and Town welfare labor 4000 . 00
Snow Removal and Sanding 9000 . 00
Street Lighting 18095 . 76
$24262.42
$90885.76
CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
Public Welfare
Public Welfare Salaries
Aid to Dependent Children
Aid to Dependent Children Admin.
Infirmary
Old Age Assistance
Old Age Assistance Admin.
State Aid
Soldiers' Relief
Military Aid
W.P.A. Materials
Amount Carried Forward
$15500.00
1500.00
7400.00
200.00
10300.00
33300.00
1700.00
350.00
3000.00
200.00
50.00
$73500.00
$297075.18
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Amount Brought Forward $297075.18
SCHOOLS AND LIBRARY
School Department $199784.00
Art. 8, Unpaid tuition bills to Town of
North Reading 549.60
Memorial Hall Library 15000.00
$215333.60
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED
Parks and Playgrounds $4300 . 00
Playground Committee 2000 . 00
Article 17, Repair bleachers at central
playground 500 . 00
Pomps Pond Bathing Beach 2200.00
Damages to Persons and Property 500.00
American Legion Quarters 600.00
Veterans of Foreign Wars Quarters 600 . 00
Insurance 11000.00
Memorial Day 950 . 00
Town Reports 741.10
Armistice Day 150.00
Town Scales 175.00
Retirement Fund 14400.00
$38116.10
ENTERPRISES AND CEMETERY
Water Maintenance $30900 . 00
Water Construction 9500. 00
Art. 23, Purchase Water Mains with
appurtenances — Walker Avenue 702 . 57
Art. 25, Purchase Water Mains with
appurtenances — Virginia Road 756.34
Ait. 29, Purchase Water Mains with
appurtenances — Lincoln Circle 1268.75
Spring Grove Cemetery 9280.00
$52407.66
Amnion Carried Forward $602932 M
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Amount Brought Forward $602932.54
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT
Interest $ 9192.00
Maturing Debt 38000 . 00
$47192.00
Total Appropriations, March, 1942 $650124.54
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Receipts for 1942
James P. Christie, Collector:
Taxes, Current Year:
Poll $
6384.00
Personal
54962 . 25
Real Estate
338909. 53
Taxes, Previous Years:
Poll
822.00
Personal
5390.60
Real Estate
74489.56
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes :
1936
3.81
1937
18.13
1938
12.31
1940
20.01
1941
594.14
1942
31103.02
Moth Assessments
1351.79
Sewer Assessments:
1939 Apportioned (added-to-taxes)
9.64
1941 Apportioned (added-to-taxes)
7 . 55
1942 Apportioned (added-to-taxes)
33 . 44
Poll Tax Costs
219.10
Interest on Taxes
3498.25
Interest on Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes 17.50
Interest on Sewer Assessments
1 .55
Committed Interest on Sewer Assessments 6 1~
$517854.45
Thaxter Eaton, Treasurer:
Grants and ( rifts
3.00
Loans, Anticipation of Revenue
125000.00
County of Essex 1 tog Tax
1265 83
Tax Titles
510 86
Loan, Anticipation Reimbursement,
An. No. 20 River Road
2000 00
128779 69
Amount c'urrit-d Forward
$646634 l I
Amount Brought Forward
Town Clerk's Licenses, etc. :
Dog Licenses
Marriage Licenses
Miscellaneous Fees
Board of Selectmen, Licenses, etc.:
Alcoholic Beverages
Junk
Gasoline and Explosives
Dance Hall
Auctioneers
Sunday Licenses
Pool, Billiards and Bowling
Common Victuallers
Theatre
Sunday Movies
Auto Dealers
Certificates of Registration
Innholders
Police Department:
Court Fines
Pistol Permits
Damage to Signs
Fire Department:
Use of Ambulance
Purchase Old Materials
Municipal Property:
Rent of Court Room
Rent, Town Property, Ballard vale
Rent, other Town Property
Sale of Town Hall Settee
Amount Carried Forward
$646634.14
1985.00
256.00
257.75
2498.75
3500.00
20.00
6.00
20.00
9.00
60.00
30.00
34.00
25.00
26.00
75.00
40.50
10.00
3855.50
345.50
30.00
9.00
384.50
50.00
10.50
60.50
120.00
150.00
68.50
2.00
340.50
$653773.89
66
Amount Brought Forward
Building Inspector's Fees
Sealer of Weights and Measures' Fees
Wire Inspector's Fees
Public Weigher's Fees
Damage to Tree
Board of Health : Licenses, etc. :
Milk
Oleo
Alcohol
Ashes and Garbage
Pasteurization
Ice Cream
Plumbing Inspector's Fees
Girl Scouts' Camp License
Health and Sanitation :
Tuberculosis Subsidy
Reimbursement for Contagious Diseases
Sewer Connections
Board of Public Works — Machinery Account
Highways:
From State:
For Snow Plowing 40.50
I )ivision of Highways, Chap. 90
Cont. 8255— River Road 2649 [&
Division of Highways, Chap. 90
Cont. 8410— Article No. 10 500 00
$653773.89
50.50
139.28
51 .00
31.69
5 . 00
22.50
3 . 00
4.00
14.00
70.00
20.00
133.00
.50
267.00
1034.59
45 . 00
88.55
1168.14
nt
480.20
3189.98
From County :
Division of Highways, Chap. 90
Com. 8255 Kiwr Road 1324 7 1
1 ^vision of 1 (ighways, Chap. 90
Cont. 8410 Article No. 10 500 mi
\4 :\
Sale of Scrap 17'J ;i
Amount Carried Forward 61161 13
Amount Brought Forward
Infirmary:
Board and Care
Convalescent Home:
Board and Care
Reimbursements for Public Welfare :
From Cities and Towns
From State
From Individuals
Reimbursement for Aid to Dependent
Children :
From State
Reimbursements for Old Age Assistance :
$661161.13
999.00
1619.00
225.86
312.33
491.25
1029.44
3404.32
From State
22828.09
i
From Cities and Towns
490.25
23318
290
34
.00
Reimbursement for State Aid from State
Reimbursement for Military Aid from State
52
.50
Reimbursements for Soldiers' Relief
80.
00
School Department:
Tuition State Wards
358.87
Other Tuition
236.00
Sale of books and supplies
15.10
Rental Auditorium and Gymnasium
455.00
All other
65.60
1130
.57
Library :
Fines
844.35
Income from Investments
2900.00
Sale Library Cannon
130.25
Lost and Damaged Books
11.38
3885
98
Water Department:
Metered Rates
54455.09
Services
598.14
Amount Carried Forward
$55053.23 $696970.28
68
Amount Broug/il Forward
$55053.23 $696970.28
Miscellaneous
245.85
Damage to Hydrant
49 . 69
55348.77
Cemetery Department :
Sale of lots
31 .00
Care of lots
498.50
Interments, Use of Tomb and Cement
Vaults
1208.50
Foundations
318.91
Filling Graves
36.00
Use of Lowering 1 )evice
27.00
Miscellaneous
68.75
IVrpetual Care Withdrawals
1925.68
Trust and Investments:
Perpetual Cares:
Christ Church
Spring Grove
South Church
West Parish
St. Augustine's
Smart Fund
( '.iddings Fund
A. V. Lincoln Fund
Varnum Lincoln Fund
American Legion Fund
Conroy Fund
Commonwealth of Massachusetts;
Income Tax, etc.
1 lighway Fund 1 )istribution
Meal Tax (Jan. -June)
Set . 17. Ch. 729 ot 1941 I
Reimbursement 1 <»>^ Taxes
Reimbursement for State Guard I niforms349 <v
Hawker's Licenses 80 00
158
.84
2816
.81
. 489
.00
56
.01
13
.04
18
.50
20
.10
10
00
20
00
4
02
5
.00
1 19352
74
30433
18
371
19
395
99
11 1 1 SI
Sol 1
. 1 mount Carried Forward
$180983 28 $760044 71
69
Amount Brought Forward $180983. 28 $760044. 71
English Speaking Classes 480.00
Vocational Education 265.95
Gas Tax Refund, Moth Department 10.56
Aid to Dependent Children Grants 3162.92
Old Age Assistance Grants 30231 . 00
215133.71
Refunds :
General Departments 147.12
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Refund .55
Spring Grove Cemetery Petty Cash
Refund 10.00
Board of Public Works Petty Cash
Refund
Use of Telephone
Tailings
Total Receipts, 1942
50.00
2.61
15.00
225.28
$975403.70
70
Expenditures for 1942
APPROPRIATION
accounts
;en
SELECTM
Cr.
Appropriation
$2216
.00
Dr.
Salaries, Selectmen :
Roy K. Hardy
$ 383.30
J. Everett Collins
300. 00
.
Edward P. Hall
250.00
Salaries, Clerks:
George H. Winslow
400.00
Edith P. Sellars
420.00
Anne Birdsall
9.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
78.60
Printing and Advertising
15.61
Carfares, Dues, etc.
6.00
Telephone
163.35
Registry of Deeds and All Other
182.92
Total Expenditures
$2208.78
Balance to Revenue
7.22
$2216.00
$2216
.00
ACCOUNTANT
Cr.
Appropriation
$2891
.00
Dr.
Salary . Accountant, Mary ( lollins
$1974.00
Salary, ( 'Ink, Mary A. Loosigian
600.60
Extra Clerk Hire
90 00
Amount Carried Forward
$2664 60
$2891
...i
7 1
Amount Brought Forward
$2664.60
$2891
00
Office Supplies, Stationery
Printing and Advertising
Dues
and Postage
159.52
54.51
12.00
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$2890.63
.37
$2891.00
$2891
.00
TREASURER
Appropriation
Cr.
$3145
.00
Dr.
Salary, Treasurer, Thaxter Eaton
$2500.00
Clerk Hire
7.80
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
281.63
Carfares, Dues, etc.
20.49
Surety Bond
231.50
Certification of Notes
2.00
All Other
31.38
Total Expenditures
$3074.80
Balance to Revenue
70.20
$3145.00
$3145.00
TAX COLLECTOR
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$5091.00
Salary, Tax Collector, James P. Christie
$2362.50
Salary, Clerk, Phoebe E. IN
[oyes
1551.00
Office Supplies, Stationery
and Postage
433.12
Printing and Advertising
139.25
Telephone
42.90
Amount Carried Forward
$4528.77
$5091.00
11
Amount Brought Forward
$4528.77
$5091 .ou
On Bonds
485.00
All Other
14.48
Total Expenditures
S5028.25
Balance to Revenue
62.75
$5091 .00
S5091 00
ASSESSORS
Ck.
Appropriation
Ok.
S89.00
Salaries, Board of Assessors
Roy E. Hardy
S 400.00
J. Everett Collins
400.00
Edward P. Hall
333 . 33
Assistant Assessors
600.00
Salaries, Clerks:
George H. Win slow
400.00
Edith P. Sellars
840.00
Anne Bird sail
491 .00
Office Supplies, Stationery ;
iihI Postage
74.90
Printing and Advertising
78.94
Heeds, Probates, etc.
114.83
Surveying Streel Lines, Fie
Id Work. etc.
1074.08
Telephone
1 2 4S
All Other
55
Total Expenditures
$4820 11
Balance to Revenue
89
14889 oo
g9 oo
TOWN CLERK
Appropriation
Cr.
Dr.
Salary, Town Clerk, George H. Winslow
$2200.00
Salaries, Clerks:
Edith P. Sellars
288.75
Anne Birdsall
471.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
188.17
Printing and Advertising
12.32
On Bond
5.00
Dues, Carfares, etc.
8.60
All Other
.35
Total Expenditures
$3174.19
Balance to Revenue
.81
$3175.00
$3175.00
MODERATOR
Cr.
Appropriation
$10.00
Dr.
Frederick Butler, Moderator
$10.00
$10.00 $10.00
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Cr.
Appropriation $20 . 00
Dr.
Printing Budget Forms $9.50
Balance to Revenue 10.50
TOWN COUNSEL
$20.00 $20.00
Cr.
Appropriation $750 . 00
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Dr.
Salaries, Town Counsel :
Arthur Sweeney, 3 months $125.00
Walter Tomlinson, 9 months 375.00
Walter Tomlinson, services at recount 45.00
Total Expenditures $545.00
Balance to Revenue 205 . 00
$750.00 $750 00
DOG OFFICER
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
Sidney P. White,
Dog Officer
$168.75
Balance to Rever
lue
56.25
$225.00
$225.00 $225.00
ANIMAL INSPECTOR
Cr.
Appropriation $350 . 00
Dr.
Sidney P. White, Animal Inspector $325.00
Balance to Revenue 25.00
$350.00 $350.00
PLANNING BOARD AND BOARD OF SURVEY
Cr.
Appropriation f >00 00
Dr.
Salary, Clerk, Edward R. Lawson $100 00
Balance t<> Revenue loo.oo
$200.00 00 00
ELECTION AND REGISTRATION
Cr.
Appropriation
$4300.00
Refund
Dr.
8.50
Registrars :
Ralph A. Bailey
$ 78.50
George H. Winslow
78.50
John W. Stark
64.00
Francis D. Hurley
76.50
Assistant Registrars
600.00
Frederick Butler, Moderator
10.00
Stenographer at Town Meeting
27.50
Election Officers
1141.50
Checkers at Town Meeting
60.00
Police Duty, Erecting booths,
, etc.
191.66
Posting Warrants
19.38
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
230.43
Printing and Advertising
1065.30
Meals
65.02
Carting Ballot Boxes
59.00
Rent:
Andover Square and Compass Club
45.00
Andover Grange
60.00
J. Augustus Remington
15.00
Janitors
62.00
All Other
8.97
Total Expenditures
$3958.26
Balance to Revenue
350.24
$4308 . 50
$4308 . 50
ARTICLE ONE— CIVILIAN DEFENSE
Cr.
Balance from 1941 $11115.64
Transfers from Reserve Fund 7500.00
Refund 2.00
Amount Carried Forward
$18617.64
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Amount Brought Forward
Dr.
Hitchings
$18617.64
Salary, Clerk, Mrs. Ruth T.
S 954.00
Labor, Guard
1706.55
Office Supplies, Stationery, and Postage
1091.55
Printing
110.02
Radio Receiver Set
265.00
Medical Supplies
1351.94
Other Supplies (Police and Fire Equip-
ment, etc., for Civilian Defense)
7573.44
Telephone
529.12
Trailer Pump Units, etc.
2760.00
Wiring for Siren
211.11
All Other
195.54
Total Expenditures
$16748.27
Balance to 1943
1869.37
$18617.64
S18617.64
MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS
Cr.
Appropriation
$4100.00
Transfers from Reserve Fund
600.00
Dr.
Salary, Janitor, William C. Brown
$1470.00
Trucking Rubbish
57.00
Fuel
370.94
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
593 . 66
Janitor's Supplies
238.86
Repairs
1705.71
Laundry
12.81
Water Bills
54.61
Rent of rooms, Ballardvale Com-
munity Association
100.00
All Other
4.00
Total Expenditures
$4607 59
Balance to Revenue
92.41
$4700 00
$4700 00
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POLICE DEPARTMENT
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$32175.00
Salaries :
Chief
$ 2742.00
Patrolmen
21965.83
Special Police
3034.73
Matron, Men Painting Streets, etc.
123.11
Office Supplies, Printing,
Stationery
and Postage
296.19
Office Repairs
31.21
Telephone
283.79
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
450.40
Gasoline, Oil and i\uto Maintenance
1152.29
Equipment for Men
249.51
Other Equipment
574.23
Signs, Signals, etc.
173.64
Paint for Streets
35.61
Kerosene
43.89
Laundry
25.40
Physicians' Emergency Calls and Treatments 33 . 00
Express and All Other
125.06
Total Expenditures
$31339.89
Balance to Revenue
835.11
$32175.00 $32175.00
ARTICLE 6— POLICE CAR
Cr.
Appropriation $690 . 00
Dr.
Police Cruiser $646.00
Balance to Revenue 44.00
$690.00 $690.00
78
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Cr.
Appropriation
S3 1000. 00
Refund
.70
Dr.
Salaries :
Chief
$ 2742.00
Firemen
19931.15
Call Men
3083 . 49
E. Burke Thornton, Assistance on
Ambulance
221.00
Other Employees
27.21
Apparatus
368.72
Equipment for Men
78.35
Other Equipment
939.91
Gas, Oil and Truck Maintenance
867.76
Alarm Boxes, etc.
146.03
Fuel
771.42
Lawrence Gas & Electric Company
372.87
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds:
Repairs
274.38
Furniture and Furnishings
167.60
Laundry
190.41
Miscellaneous Supplies
516.38
Water Bills
30.52
Office Supplies, Stationery, Printing and
Postage
94.40
Telephone
145.01
Express and All Other
21.98
Total Expenditures
$30990.59
Balance to Revenue
10.11
'00 70 $51(100.70
Appropriation
BUILDING INSPECTOR
Cr.
7')
5 oo
Dr.
Salary, John J. Driscoll $501 .00
Balance to Revenue 24.00
$525.00
$525.00
WIRE INSPECTOR
Cr.
Appropriation
$425 . 00
Dr. '
Salary, William J. Young $400 . 00
Printing 14.75
Total Expenditures $414.75
Balance to Revenue 10.25
$425.00
$425.00
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$450.00
Salary, Lewis N. Mears $400.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage 1 . 93
Seals, Dies, etc. 12.81
Transportation 32 . 50
Total Expenditures $447 . 24
Balance to Revenue 2 . 76
$450.00
$450,00
MOTH SUPPRESSION
Cr.
Appropriation
$5000.00
Dr.
G. Richard Abbott, Moth Supt. $ 843 . 50
Amount Carried Forward $ 843.50
$5000.00
80
Amount Brought Forward
$ 843.50
$5000.00
Labor
2582.36
Stationery, Printing and Postage
25 . 85
Telephone
19.05
Insecticides
901.69
Hardware, Tools and Equipment
46.24
Gas, Oil and Truck Maintenance
271.16
Laundry
9.40
Rent
90.00
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
4.50
Express and All Other
13.90
Total Expenditures
$4807 . 65
Balance to Revenue
192.35
$5000.00
$5000.00
TREE WARDEN
Cr.
Appropriation
v<
5500 . 00
Dr.
G. Richard Abbott, Tree Warden
$1128.00
Labor
3024.76
Stationery, Printing and Postage
18.85
Lawrence Gas & Electric Company
4.75
Telephone
18.85
Hardware and Tools
113.56
Trees
71.50
Insecticides
6.50
Gas, Oil and Truck Maintenance
379.31
Loam
6.00
Rent
90 . 00
Laundi \
10.20
All Other
3 1 89
Total Expenditures
$4904.17
Balance i<> Revenue
595.83
$5500 00 $5500 oo
81
FOR
EST
FIRES
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$1300.00
Wages, Fighting Fires
$489.27
Other Employees
15.68
Hose
600.79
Extinguisher
51.50
Gasoline
32.44
All Other
21.77
Total Expenditures
$1211.45
Balance to Revenue
88.55
$1300.00
$1300.00
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Appropriation
Cr.
Dr.
Amount Carried Forward
$4500.00
Salaries, Board of Health :
Percy J. Look, Chairman
$ 75.00
Franklin H. Stacey, Secretary
75.00
Salary Lotta Johnson, Agent
1500.00
Salary, Representing Doctor
P. J. Look, M.D.
75.00
Lotta Johnson, Use of car
350.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
163.44
Printing and Advertising
4.50
Telephone
80.15
Laundry
13.05
Range Oil
14.46
Express and All Other
24.12
Quarantine and Contagious Diseases:
Drugs and Medicines
12.37
Schick Tests
18.60
Rabies Vaccine and Dog Vaccinations
404.94
$2810.63 $4500.00
82
Amount Brought Forward
$2810.63
$4500 00
Baby Clinic:
Philip W. Blake, M.I).
200.00
Supplies, Medicines, etc.
113.98
Rent, Andover Guild
50.00
Plumbing Inspections
180.00
Disposing of Dead Cats and
Dogs
101.00
Vital Statistics:
Births
1.25
Deaths
17.25
Alfred C. Stacey, Milk Inspector
220.00
Expenses and Supplies
44.46
Total Expenditures
$3738.57
Balance to Revenue
761.43
S4500.00
S4500.00
CARE AND TREATMENT OF TUBERCULAR PATIENTS
Cr.
Appropriation
Essex Sanatorium
Mass. General Hospital
No. Reading Sanatorium
Totai Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
Dr.
$3500.00
$2311 40
50.85
202 . 00
$2564 25
935 75
$3500.00 $3500 00
ESSEX COUNTY TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITAL
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
Essex Co urn y Tuberculosis Hospita
$9461 .37
$9461 37
$946] s: $9461 37
PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF OPERATING EXPENSE
FOR PURIFICATION PLANT
Cr.
Appropriation
$1.05
Dr.
Purification Plant
$1.05
•
$1.05
$1.05
PUBLIC DUMP
Cr.
Appropriation
$1000.00
Dr.
Robert Cairnie, Keeper
$742 . 50
Benjamin Summers
45.00
Tools, etc.
2.49
Total Expenditures
$789.99
Balance to Revenue
210.01
$1000.00 $1000.00
SEWERS MAINTENANCE
Cr
Appropriation
$5800 . 00
Dr.
Salaries :
Supt., Charles T. Gilliard
$ 216.00
Asst. Supt., Edward R. Lawson
111.00
Clerks: Laura B. Juhlmann
52.50
May Shorten
31.00
Labor
2599.83
Tools and Equipment
28.09
Pipe and Fittings
.99
Amount Carried Forward
$3039.41 $5800.00
84
Amount Brought Forward-
$3039.41 $5800.00
Lawrence Gas & Electric Company
2059 . 43
Manholes
51.23
Pump Repairs
62.75
Wipers, Sewers Cloths, etc.
19.21
Coal
38.12
Express and All Other
90.55
Total Expenditures
$5360.70
Balance to Revenue
439.30
$5800.00 $5800. 00
HIGHWAYS MAINTENANCE
Cr.
Appropriation
$50500.00
Dr.
Salaries:
Supt., Charles T. Gilliard
$ 1921 .40
Asst. Supt., Edward R. Lawson
1307.50
Clerks:
Laura B. Juhlmann
415.50
May Shorten
161.04
Robert W. Crosby
634 . 30
Secretary:
J. Harry Playdon
10.00
Fred W. I >oyle
40.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
66.92
Telephone
1 36 95
Lawrence Gas & Electric Company
1 7 69
Labor
25291 52
(rushed Sione, Sand, Gravel, etc.
81 1 (>5
Equipment and Repairs
114 80
Gasoline, Oil and Truck Maintenance
10.22
Asphalt, Tarvia and Road Oil
1639 64
1 Linlw are, Tools, etc.
274 08
A mount Cumcd Forward
$35854 no $50500 on
Amount Brought Forward
$35854.60 $50500.00
Painting buildings
115.00
Pipe and Fittings
9.00
Roadway Maintenance
665.13
Shovel Hire
30.00
Loam
5.00
Culverts
186.72
Express
6.38
Blasting
271.40
Fuel Oil
68.90
Calcium Chloride
143.55
All Other
49.71
Total Expenditures
$37405.39
Balance to Revenue
13094.61
$50500.00 $50500.00
TRUCKS, GARAGE AND REPAIR SHOP
MAINTENANCE
Appropriation
Cr.
Dr.
$6870.00
Labor
$1986.30
Shop Maintenance
335.13
Repairs to Equipment
204.27
Tools, etc.
254.40
Trucks Maintenance
3011.68
Coal and Fuel Oil
269.99
Lawrence Gas & Electric Company
61.37
Telephone
42.25
Express and All Other
10.6.23
Total Expenditures
$6271.62
Balance to Revenue
598.38
$6870.00 $6870.00
86
ARTICLE TEN- CHAPTER NINETY MAINTENANCE
Cr.
Appropriation
Commonwealth of Mass.
County of Essex
Asphalt filler, etc.
Labor
Truck and Roller I lire
Total Expenditures
Balance to 1943
Dr.
SI 000. 00
500.00
500.00
$ 896.20
924.14
157.50
$1977.84
22.16
$2000.00 $2000.00
ARTICLES 3 AND 4— CIVILIAN DEFENSE
Cr.
Balance from 1941
Labor
Equipment and Repairs
Tools, etc.
Express and All Other
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
Dr.
$1577.00
$ 42 . 84
1012.71
495.18
24.76
1575.49
1.51
S1577.00 $1577 00
ARTICLE 13 W.P.A. MATERIALS AND TRUCK HIRE
Cr.
Balance from 1941 | 92 53
Appropriation 1000 00
Dr.
Salary, Clerk, May Shorten s <>n»> no
I Hnce Supplies, Stationery and Postage 18.14
Labor 80
.•1 mount Carried Forward
$1880 94 |
87
Amount Brought Forward
$1880.94 $4092.53
Trucks
26.00
Materials
229.73
Tools, Equipment and Repairs
53.52
Stone, Sand, Gravel and Cement
248.69
Use of Roller
4.00
Coal and Fuel Oil
55.35
All Other
84.66
Total Expenditures
$2582.89
Balance to 1943
1509.64
$4092 . 53 $4092 . 53
ARTICLE 18— PURCHASE SARAH M.BURKE LAND
Cr.
Appropriation $1 20 . 00
Dr.
Balance to 1943
$120.00
$120.00
$120.00
ARTICLE 21— RAILROAD CROSSING, AUSTIN AVENUE
Cr.
Appropriation
$1300.00
Dr.
Expense incurred by B. & M. R.R.
in
connection with cemetery crossing
$1002.95
Balance to 1943
297.05
$1300.00 $1300.00
SNOW REMOVAL AND SANDING
Cr.
Appropriation
$9000 . 00
Dr.
Labor
Amount Carried Forward
$6036.39
$6036.39 $9000.00
88
Amount Brought Forward
$6036.39 $9000. 00
Trucks — Hauling and Sanding
13.50
Trucks — Road Plows
81.00
Sidewalk Plows
99.75
Salt
5.44
Sand
646.44
Chloride Make
431.81
Gasoline and Oil Maintenance
270.00
Tools and Equipment
1315.81
Express and All Other
54.05
Total Expenditures
$8954.19
Balance to Revenue
45.81
$9000.00 S9000.00
ARTICLE TWENTY— RIVER ROAD IMPROVEMENT
Cr.
Balance from 1941
$1122.52
Loan (Anticipation Reimbursement
by
State and County)
Dr.
2000 . 00
Trucks
S 331.70
Use of Roller
21.00
Labor
1778.22
Tarvia
660.00
( '.ravel
20.32
1 ,umber
79 97
( 'able guard posts
136.50
All Other
9.00
Total Expendil ures
Balance to 1943
$3036 71
85 -;
$3122 52 $3122 52
Approprial ion
STREET LIGHTING
Cr.
Dr.
Street Lighting
Balance to Revenue
$17660.48
435.28
$18095.76 $18095.76
PUBLIC WELFARE
Cr.
Appropriation
$15500.00
Refund
15.00
Dr.
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
$ 101.35
Telephone
17.35
Cash to Individuals
2411.50
Men Working for Welfare
984.00
Agent's Expenses
11.70
Groceries and Provisions
426.57
Fuel
211.21
Medicine and Medical Attention
1015.64
Clothing
20.65
Board and Care
1676.02
State Institutions
1885.14
Relief by Other Cities
514.05
Trucking Federal Supplies
471.00
Town Physician, John J. Hartigan
200.00
Funeral Expenses
15.00
Rental W. P. A. Commissary
195.00
Expenses Federal Music Project
25.00
Miscellaneous Supplies for Commodities
Div.
217.45
Total Expenditures
$10398.63
Balance to Revenue
5116.37
$15515.00 $15515.00
PUBLIC WELFARE SALARIES
Cr.
Appropriation
90
$1500.00
Dr.
Salaries, Board of Public Welfare:
Roy E. Hardy
S 100.09
J. Everett Collins
100.00
Edward P. Hall
83 . 30
Arthur W. Cole, Agent
550.00
Clerks:
Gladys Brainerd
377.00
Edith P. Sellars
288.75
Total Expenditures
$1499 14
Balance to Revenue
.86
$1500.00
W. P. A. MATERIALS
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
Balance to Revenue
$50.00
$50.00
$50.00 $50.00
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN- (Town)
Cr.
Appropriation
$7400 00
Dr.
Aid to 1 >ependen1 ( Children
$ 1690. 50
Town Physician, John J. Hartigan
50.00
Total Expendil urea
$4740 50
Balance to Revenue
2659.50
$7400 00 $7400 00
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN ADMINISTRATION
(Town)
Cr.
Appropriation " 00
91
Dr.
Salaries :
Arthur W. Cole, Agent
$105.00
Gladys Brainerd, Clerk
91.00
Telephone
2.25
Agent's Expenses
1.50
Total Expenditures
$199.75
Balance to Revenue
.25
8200.00 $200.00
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
(Federal Grants)
Cr.
Federal Grants:
Balance from 1941
$1011.20
Federal Grants received in 1942
3017.00
Dr.
Aid to Dependent Children
s$4026.15
Balance to 1943
2.05
$4028.20
$4028.20
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
ADMINISTRATION
(Federal Grants)
Cr.
Federal Grants:
Balance from 1941
$ 2.11
Federal Grants received in 1942
145.92
Dr.
Salaries :
Arthur W. Cole, Agent
$ 68.00
Gladys Brainerd, Clerk
64.50
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
2.00
Amount Carried Forward $134.50 $148.03
92
Amount Brought Forward
$134.50 1148 03
Telephone
Agent's Expenses
6.75
1.62
Total Expenditures
Balance to 1943
S142.87
5.16
SI 48. 03
$148.03
Appropriation
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
(Town)
Cr.
Dr.
Cash to Individuals
Paid to Other Cities
Paid to Other Towns
Town Physician, John J. Hartigan
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$33300.00
$32154.45
715.08
230.00
200 . 00
$33299.53
.47
S33300 00 S333()().l)l)
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION
(Town)
Approprial ion
Salaries:
\i i hin \\ . Cole, Agent
( il.uK b Brainerd, ( 'lei k
Agent 'a Expenses
A mount ( 'arried Forward
Cr.
Dr,
si Too 00
$1 321 98
331 00
21 K>
$1674. M SIMM) 00
M
Amount Brought Forward
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
Telephone
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$1674.14 $1700.00
6.57
9.00
$1689.71
10.29
$1700.00 $1700.00
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
(Federal Grants)
Cr.
Federal Grants:
Balance from 1941
$ 6.86
Federal Grants received in 1942
29255.63
Refunds
25.00
Dr.
Cash to Individuals $29206 . 86
Balance to 1943 80.
63
$29287.49 $29287.49
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION
(Federal Grants)
Cr.
Federal Grants:
Balance from 1941 $ 1.13
Federal Grants received in 1942 975.37
Dr.
Salaries :
Arthur W. Cole, Agent
$555.01
Gladys Brainerd, Clerk
320.50
Expenses, Agent
27.48
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
55.89
Telephone
14.80
Total Expenditures
$973.68
Balance to 1943
2.82
$976.50
$976.50
94
INFIRMARY
Cr.
Appropriation
SI 0300. 00
Dr.
Salary, Bertha W. Thornton, Matron
$1000.00
Wages, Other Employees
2265.75
Groceries and Provisions
3815.29
Dry Goods and Clothing
367 . 36
Building and Repairs
785.35
Lawrence Gas & Electric Company
386.67
Fuel
685.93
Household Supplies and Utensils
265.84
Furniture and Furnishings
68.21
Telephone
57.40
Medicine and Medical Attention
167.42
Funeral expenses, etc.
166.00
Town Physician, John J. Hartigan
50 . 00
Water Bills
60.00
Barber Service for Inmates
36.00
All Other
119.34
Total Expenditures
$10296.56
Balance to Revenue
3.44
$10300.00
$10300. 00
MILITARY AID
Cr.
Appropriation
$200.00
Dr.
Balance to Revenue
$200 on
i 00
1200 oo
Appropriation
STAFF All)
Cr.
I 00
Dr.
State Aid
$290.00
Balance to Revenue
60.00
$350.00
$350.00
SOLDIERS'
RELIEF
Cr.
/
Appropriation
$2700.00
Dr.
Cash to Individuals
$1629.00
Groceries and Provisions
94.00
Fuel
76.50
Medicine and Medical Attention
17.48
Hospitalization
21.00
Clothing
10.25
Total Expenditures
$1848.23
Balance to Revenue
851.77
$2700.00 $2700.00
WAR ALLOWANCE— (SOLDIERS' RELIEF)
Cr.
Appropriation $300 . 00
Dr.
Balance to Revenue $300.00
$300 . 00
$300.00
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Cr.
Appropriation
$199784.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
4000.00
Dr.
Salary, Superintendents:
Kenneth L. Sherman
$ 480.58
Edward Erickson
3518.35
Amount Carried Forward
$3998.93 $203784.00
96
Amount Brought Forward
N3998.93 $203784 00
Salaries, ( 'lerks:
Evelyn A. Rutter
1121 .66
Frances McTernen
770.05
Gladys Towne
823 . 36
Truant Officer
82.50
Office Supplies, Stationery and Post
age 371.87
Telephone
460 . 48
School Census
75.62
Teachers' Salaries:
High
40987.77
Junior High
41253.70
Elementary
48049.90
Textbooks and Supplies:
High
960.98
Junior High
535.99
Elementary
995.04
Other Expenses of Instruction:
High
1789.79
Junior High
1 709 . 40
Elementary
923 . 85
Tuition :
High
946.60
Transportation :
High
$4143.81
Junior High
\M)\ .41
Elementary
1899.41
Janitors' Services:
High
3367.61
Junior 1 ligh
1391 23
Element. ii \
I 76
Health:
High
696 25
Junior 1 ligh
1063 07
Element ai \
1042 7 7
\<Uilt Education
! 00
mni ( arricd Forward
1177109 81 $203 -1 on
9;
Amount Brought Forward
$177109.81 $203784.00
Lawrence Gas & Electric Company:
High
192.46
Junior High
2136.88
Elementary
578.80
Fuel:
High
1977.01
Junior High
2148.10
Elementary
6428.34
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds
High:
Repairs
1276.18
Janitors' Supplies
242 . 24
All Other
3.00
Junior High and Elementary:
Repairs
2902.19
Janitors' Supplies
827.16
All Other
20.60
School Reports
210.00
Express
36.31
Water Bills
786 . 84
New Equipment
253.08
Laundry
33.50
Extra Coal Account
3660.81
All Other
32.00
Total Expenditures
$200855.31
Balance to Revenue
2928.69
$203784.00 $203784.00
ARTICLE 8— TUITION BILLS— SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Cr.
Appropriation
Town of North Reading
Dr.
98
$549.60
$549.60
$549.60 $549.60
MEMORIAL HALL LIBRARY
Cr.
Appropriation $15000.00
Dog Account Refund 1 265 . 83
Income from Investments 2900.00
Refund 3.70
Dr.
Salaries:
Librarian, Miriam Put nam
$ 2349.90
Assistants:
Evelyn K. Robinson
1737.00
Margaret D. Manning
1548.00
Dorothy H. Ruhl
1285.50
Nancy P^. Babcock
1221 .00
Sarah H. Ballard
1221 00
Kleanore G. Bliss
431.75
Martha I). Byington (B.
Vale)
216.00
Extra Page Help
334.28
Janitors:
Archibald D. Maclaren
1612.50
Elizabeth I )onaldson
295.70
Clester E. Matthews (B.
Vale)
150 00
Extra Assistance
20 00
Treasurers:
( ieorge F. Saw yer
24 99
Winsor Gale
7 1 97
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
560.45
Telephone
04 1 1
Books
3176.46
Periodicals
99 53
Binding Books and Periodical
s
$59 04
Fuel
923 10
Law rence < ias a Electi ic ( lorn
|MI!\
320.44
Repairs
18 01
Janitoi b' Supplies
141 91
Water Bills
9 90
Trucking Rubbish
(9 50
Amount Curried Forward $19045 04 $19169
99
Amount Brought Forward
Treasurers' Bond
Express
All Other
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$ 19045. 04
$19169.53
25.00
14.00
73.99
$19158.03
11.50
$19169.53 $19169.53
Appropriation
PARK DEPARTMENT
Cr.
Dr.
Appropriation
Salaries, Instructors
Amount Carried Forward
Dr.
$1740.00
$4300.00
Salaries :
Supt., Charles T. Gilliard
% 216.00
Asst. Supt., Edward R. Lawson
111.00
Clerks :
Laura B. Juhlmann
52.50
May Shorten
31.00
Labor
3206.39
Equipment and Supplies
64.00
Hardware, Tools, etc.
69.84
Loam, Fertilizer and Lawn Seed
44.80
Use of Land at Playstead
100.00
Calcium Chloride
28.71
All Other
4.69
Total Expenditures
$3928.93
Balance to Revenue
371.07
$4300.00 $4300.00
PLAYGROUND COMMITTEE
Cr.
$2000.00
740.00 $2000.00
100
A mount Brought Forward
Fl 740. 00
$2000 00
Postage
5 . 40
Playground Recreational Sup
plies
194 1 \
Repairs
47. 84
All Other
11.77
Total Expendit ures
SI 999. 15
Balance to Revenue
.85
SiOOO.OO S2000.00
POMPS POND BATHING BEACH
Cr.
Appropriation
$2200.00
Refund
Dr.
21.21
Life Guards
$1132. 14
Matron
145.71
Labor
16.00
Supplies
23 . 65
Repairs
511.21
Rem I lusse} 's Pond Beach
100.00
Rent Pomps Pond Beach
100.00
Total Expenditures
$2028.71
Balance to Revenue
192.50
S221\ 21 S2J21 .21
ARTICLE 17 PLAYSTEAD BLEACHERS
Cr.
Approprial i<>n
I .umbei
Laboi
. 1 moan! Curried Forward
Dr.
$500.00
$ 52 5(5
175
Hit
143.12
.97
$371.97
128.03
Amount Brought Forward $227.88 $500.00
Contract — Repairing Bleachers
All Other
Total Expenditures
Balance to 1943
$500.00 $500.00
DAMAGES TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Cr.
Appropriation $500 . 00
Dr.
Damages to Persons and Property $130 . 48
Balance to Revenue 369 . 52
$500.00 $500.00
AMERICAN LEGION QUARTERS
Cr.
Appropriation $600 . 00
Dr.
Rent. American Legion Quarters $600 . 00
$600.00 $600.00
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS QUARTERS
Cr.
Appropriation $600 . 00
Dr.
Rent, Veterans of Foreign Wars Quarters $600 . 00
Appropriation
Transfer from Reserve Fu
INSURANCE
Cr.
nd (War Damage)
$600.00
$600 . 00
$11000.00
500.00
Amount Carried Forward
$11500.00
102
Amount Brought Forward (11500 00
Dr.
Insurance $10950 24
Balance to Revenue 5 19 76
$11500.00 $11500.00
ARMISTICE DAY
Cr.
Approprial ion 50. 00
Dr.
Prizes, Bands, etc.
Wreaths
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$150.00 S150.00
$50.00
20.00
$70.00
80.00
MEMORIAL
DAY
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$<;5o.o<
Junior Legion I )rum ( )orps
$120 00
( 'l.m McPherson Pipe Band
60 00
Punchard ( rirls1 Band
100 00
Rags
1 w> 86
Plants, \\ reaths, etc.
163 7<»
< .i ave Markers
15 00
Tot al Expendil ure
s<)M-
Balance to R»\ enue
II II
$950 on 50 00
TOWN REPORTS
( R,
Appropriation \\ in
Dr.
Printing Town Reports
$741.10
$741.10
TOWN SCALES
Cr.
Appropriation
$741.10
$175.00
Dr.
Salary, William C. Brown, Public Weigher $100.00
Balance to Revenue 75.00
$175.00
$175.00
WATER MAINTENANCE
Cr.
Appropriation
$30900.00
Petty Cash Refund
50.00
Dr.
Salaries :
Supt., Charles T. Gilliard
$1154.00
Asst. Supt., Edward R. Lawson
847.20
Clerks :
Laura B. Juhlmann
996.50
Robert W. Crosby
555.00
Secretaries :
J. Harry Playdon
10.00
Fred W. Doyle
40.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
364.05
Petty Cash Account
50.00
Printing and Advertising
73.83
Telephone
485 . 05
Labor
5180.58
Pipe and Fittings
117.37
Meters and Fittings
42.79
Gasoline, Oil and Truck Maintenance
11.62
Amount Carried Forward S9927.99 S30950.00
104
Amount Brought Forward $9927 99 $30950 on
1 [ardware, Tools, etc.
108. 14
Chlorine
183.55
Lawrence Gas & Electric Company
5699.91
Freight
6 .62
Pumping Station :
Engineers
6951 .41
Oil, Waste and Packing
166.65
( oal
8916 1 i
Building Repairs
511 .23
Maintenance Pumping Equipment
302.28
All Other
86.24
Total Expenditures
$30859.93
Balance to Revenue
90.07
$30950.00 $30950 0C
WATER CONSTRUCTION
CR.
Appropriation
Dr.
Salaries:
Snpt ., ( Charles T. ( milliard
S 444 00
Asst . Sn|)t., Edward R. Law son
209 50
Clerk, I .aura B. Juhlmann
210 oo
I ,abor
t745 67
I'ipe a\\(\ Fit tings
549 69
Meters and Parts
1250 hi
1 lydrants and Valves
538 67
( rasoline, ( )il and Truck Maim
enance
5 97
Express
All Other
151
Total Expenditures
L9 06
Balance to Revenue
i S8<
19500 oo
iO tio
PURCHASE WATER MAINS AND APPURTENANCES
ARTICLE 23— WALKER AVENUE
Cr.
Appropriation $702.57
Dr.
Walter S. Walker $702.57
(Purchase Water Mains)
$702.57 $702.57
PURCHASE WATER MAINS AND APPURTENANCES
ARTICLE 25— VIRGINIA ROAD
Cr.
Appropriation $756 . 34
Dr.
Ruth T. Stevens $756.34
(Purchase Water Mains)
$756.34
$756.34
PURCHASE WATER MAINS AND APPURTENANCES
ARTICLE 29— LINCOLN CIRCLE
Cr.
Appropriation
$1268.75
Dr.
George and Frank Cairns $1268. 75
(Purchase Water Mains)
$1268.75
$1268.75
SPRING GROVE CEMETERY
Cr.
Appropriation
$9280.00
Petty Cash Refund
10.00
Refund
3.75
Amount Carried Forward $9293.75
106
Amount Brought Forward
m 7
Dr.
Salaries:
Supt., [esse E. West
$1700 00
Clerk, Edith P. Sellars
200 00
( Office Supplies, Stationery
and Posl
50.23
Telephone
35.63
Petty ( '.isli Account
10.00
Labor
5236 20
Fertilizer, Loam, etc.
13 12
Shrubs, Seeds, etc.
1 [3 16
Stone, Sand .md ( travel
128.14
( 'emeiit , ( Curbing, etc.
61 .66
Tools and Equipment
1 99 99
( rasoline, Oil and Truck M
aintenance
182.28
Lawrence ( >aa & Elecl ric ( '
ompany
10.82
( 'oncrete Containers
165 (><)
Transportation
is 67
Water Bills
8 17
All Other
17 62
Total Expenditures
11 89
Balance to Revenue
751 .86
$92<>> 75
INTEREST
Cr.
\p| >i ■( >pi i.il ion
Dr.
nteresl :
Temporary I .oans
J iinioi I [igh School
^li.iw sheen School
I Kitfall Sewer
All Other
>8.19
5412 50
935 00
1443 7>
3 tO
$9293
( j
.s<)i«) \ on
Total Expenditures
IVil.nu e to Revenue
|909
99 w,
$9192 00
MATURING DEBT
Cr.
Appropriation
$38000 . 00
Dr.
General Loans:
Junior High School
$22000.00
Shawsheen School
11000.00
Outfall Sewer
5000.00
$38000.00
$38000.00
Temporary Loans
125500.00
(Anticipation of Revenue)
Chapter 90 — Loan Repaid
7000.00
Town Clerk's Dog License Money
1929.80
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds:
West Parish
56.01
St. Augustine's
13.04
Christ Church
158.84
South Church
489.00
Spring Grove
2823.37
3540.26
Private Trust Funds
113.05
Retirement Fund
14400.00
Essex County Tax
27561.25
Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
State Tax
42300.00
Auditing Municipal Accounts
624.46
State Parks and Reservations
523.31
43447.77
Refunds :
On Taxes
114.10
On Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
308.34
On Tax Titles
100.00
Apportioned Sewer Assessments
Paid-in-Advance
14.30
Interest on Apportioned Sewer
Assessment
.52
537.26
Total Expenditures, 1942
$888286.82
108
RESERVE FUND
Cr.
Transferred from Excess and Deficiency
Dr.
Transferred to:
Article One — Civilian Defense
Municipal Buildings
School Department (Extra Coal
Account)
Insurance (War Damage)
$22000 .00
$7500.00
600.00
4000.00
500.00
Total Transferred
SI 2600. 00
To Revenue
9400.00
$22000.00
$22000.00
TAXES
1935
Balance from 1941
s 84.05
Collected in 1942
$ 2.73
Balance to 1943
$84.05
81.32
$84.05
TAXES
1936
Balance from 1941
$182.56
Re-commitment
260.61
Collected in 1942
f 85.03
Abated
l-lo 89
Tax Title
IS 26
Balance to 1943
16S 99
sS44S 17
mis i;
TAXES
1937
Balance from I'M 1
si 552 <>:
Re-commitmenl
\9 19
Collected in* 1942
| B 01
Abated
129.31
Tax Title
109 88
Balance to 1943
1474 96
$1792 16 $1792 16
109
TAXES 1938
Balance from 1941
Tax Title Disclaimed
Collected in 1942
Abated
Tax Title
Balance to 1943
$2623.22
258.83
$398.30
215.33
118.90
2149.52
$2882.05 $2882.05
POLL TAXES 1939
Balance from 1941
$270.00
Collected in 1942
$ 60.00
Balance to 1943
210.00
$270.00
$270.00
PERSONAL TAXES 1939
Balance from 1941 $1108.93
Collected in 1942
$587.38
Balance to 1943
521.55
$1108.93
$1108.93
REAL ESTATE TAXES 1939
Balance from 1941 $4240 . 62
Tax Title Disclaimed 282 . 00
Collected in 1942
$2293.34
Abated
297.70
Tax Title
123.00
Balance to 1943
1808.58
Balance from 1941
Collected in 1942
Balance to 1943
$4522.62 $4522.62
POLL TAXES 1940
$390.00
$162.00
228.00
$390.00 $390.00
110
PERSONAL TAXES 1940
$2325.54
Collected in 1942
SI 259 62
Balance to 194 J
$2325.54
1065 92
25.51
REAL
ESTATE
TAXES 1940
Balance from 1941
$22528.86
Tax Title- I tfsclaimed
270.75
Collected in 1942
$17948.59
Abated
900 75
Tax Title
123.00
Balance to 1943
$22799.61
3827.27
$22799.61
POLL TAXES
1941
Balance from 1941
$1172.00
Collected in 1942
1532.00
Balance to 1943
$1172.00
640.00
$1172.00
PERSONAL TAXES 1941
Balance from 1941
Collected in 1 () I 2
Balance to 1 () 1 I
S4966
$4966 53
REAL ESTATE TAXES 1941
$3382 15
1 584 08
$4966 53
Balance from 1(M1
Tax Title I disclaimed
Collected in 1942
Abated
Tax Title
Balance to 1943
$77033 95
261 73
$5391
1 21
l is
>79 8(5
:
in
POLL TAXES 1942
Commitments
$7714.00
Refunds
4.00
Collected in 1942
$6384.00
Abated
706.00
Balance to 1943
$7718.00
628.00
$7718.00
PERSONAL TAXES 1942
Commitments
$59425.76
Refund
20.30
Collected in 1942
$54962 . 25
Abated
168.20
Balance to 1943
4315.61
$59446.06 $59446.06
REAL ESTATE TAXES 1942
Commitments
Refunds
Collected in 1942
Abated
Tax Title
Balance to 1943
$414011.38
89.80
$338909.53
624.98
150.80
74415.87
$414101.18 $414101.18
TAX TITLE ACCOUNT
Balance from 1941
$1882.95
Tax Titles Taken
745.20
Added to Tax Titles
152.24
Refund
100.00
Redemptions in Excess of Book Value
410.86
Redemptions
$ 510.86
Disclaimed Tax Titles
1673.85
Balance to 1943
1106.54
S3291.25
$3291.25
112
TAX TITLE POSSESSIONS
Balance from 1941 $1 US. 30
Balance to 1943 $1 KS JO
$1 16.30 $1 \(>- JO
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1934
Balance from 1941 $67.76
Balance to 1943 $67 76
$67.76 ' 76
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1 935
Balance from 1941 $63.82
Balance to 1943 $63 82
$63.82 $63.82
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1936
Balance from 1941 $154.95
Collected in 1942 $
Balance to L943 151 , 14
$154 95 $154 <>;
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1(M7
Balance from 1941 $231 1 1
Collected in 1942 f 18 I I
Balance to 194 J 213 31
: n M u
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1938
Balance from 1941 $153 ,Ji»
Collected in 1942 $ I
Balance to 1943 l ll 59
$15
II |
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1940
Balance from 1941 $61.58
Collected in 1942
Abated
Balance to 1943
SS20.01
37.
.57
4
.00
$61.58 $61.58
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1941
Balance from 1941
Committed in 1942
Refunds
Collected in 1942
Abated
Balance to 1943
$787.71
56.70
16.87
$594.14
254.16
12.98
$861.28 $861.28
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1942
Commitments, 1942 $32130.66
Refunds 291.47
Collected in 1942 $31103.57
Abated 1078.93
Balance to 1943 239.63
$32422.13 $32422.13
MOTH ASSESSMENTS 1937
Balance from 1941 $2.04
Collected in 1942 $2.04
$2.04 $2.04
MOTH ASSESSMENTS 1938
Balance from 1941 $4.39
Collected in 1942 $3.56
Balance to 1943 . 83
$4.39 $4.39
114
MOTH ASSESSMENTS 1939
Balance from 1941
Collected in 1942 19 '
$9 ft |2
MOTH ASSESSMENTS 1940
Balance from 1941 $30 53
Collected in 1942 H? 61
Balance to 1943 12.92
$30.53 $30 53
MOTH ASSESSMENTS 1941
Balance from 1941 $24 MM
Collected in 1942
$174 2<>
Balance to 1943
69.75
$244.04
$244 <>1
MOTH
ASSESSMENTS 1942
Commit men! , 194 -
$1396
Collected in L942
$1144 97
Abated
2 76
Balance in 1943
24-
$1396.08 $1396 08
UNAPPORTIONED SIDEWALK ASSESSMENTS
Balance hum 1941 $242 99
Abated 12 XI 99
1 99
UNAPPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1926 WD
PRIOR
Balance from 1941
Abated
ill
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1933
Balance from 1941 $5.22
Balance to 1943 $5.22
$5.22 $5.22
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1934
Balance from 1941 $24.85
Balance to 1943 $24.85
$24.85 $24.85
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1935
Balance from 1941 $17.12
Balance to 1943 $17.12
$17.12 $17.12
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1936
Balance from 1941 $104.90
Balance to 1943 $104.90
$104.90 $104.90
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1939
Balance from 1941 $65.55
Collected in 1942 $ 9.64
Balance to 1943 55.91
$65.55 $65.55
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1940
Balance from 1941 $53.64
Balance to 1943 $53.64
$53.64 $53.64
116
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1941
Balance from 1941 $81 l<>
Collected, 1942
Balance to 1943
181.40 i 40
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1942
Commitment, 1(M2 $11 I 85
Collected, 1942 $33 44
Balance to 1 94 i 81 H
$114.85 $114 ^;
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS PAID
IN ADVANCE
Balance from 1941 $1 I 30
Refund ol overpayment, 1942 $14 30
SI \ 30 $1 \ 30
COM M IT TED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1933
Balance from 1941 $2.47
Balance to 1(U.^
$2 i:
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1934
Balance from 1941 $1 I 9(5
Balance to 194 1 $1 I 96
tl \ 96 $] \ 96
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1935
Balance from 1941 $10 64
Balance to 194 ! $11
110 64 $10 64
n;
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1936
Balance from 1941 $11.93
Balance to 1943 $11.93
$11.93 $11.93
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1939
Balance from 1941 $15.35
Collected in 1942 S 2.32
Balance to 1943 13.03
$15.35 $15.35
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1940
Balance from 1941 89.55
Balance to 1943 89.55
$9.55 89.55
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1941
Balance from 1941 $17.44
Collected in 1942 8 .91
Balance to 1943 16.53
$17.44 $17.44
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1942
Commitment, 1942 $17.59
Collected in 1942 S 3.04
Balance to 1943 14.55
$17.59 $17.59
OVERLAY 1936
Balance from 1941 SI 64. 00
Abatements 1942 S140.89
Balance to 1943 23.11
$164.00 $164.00
118
Balance from 1941
Abatements 1942
Balance to 1(M3
OVERLAY 1937
81552 o;
S 129 .31
1423.66
$1552 (;7 $1552 9^
OVERLAY 1938
Balance from 1941
Abatements L942
Transfer to ( >verlaj Resei ve
Balance to 1943
$262
$ 21 «
250.00
2157.89
Balance from 1941
Abatements l(>42
Balance to 1943
OVKRLAY 1939
$2623 22 $2623 22
% 297.70
2154.97
$2452 67
Balance from 1941
Abatements 1942
Balance to 1943
OVKRLAY 1940
$2452 67 $2452 67
s 900 75
8774.11
s<)(>;\ 86
Balance from 1941
Abatements 1942
Balance to 1943
I tverlaj 1942
Abatements 1942
Balance to 194 I
OVERLAY 1941
$9674 86 $9674 86
$10837 B4
l 21
10553 63
SI 0837 84 SI 083
OVERLAY 1942
$ l 199 18
1 2 » : i
$1 j9; i
119
OVERLAY RESERVE
Balance from 1941
Transferred from Overlay 1938
Balance to 1943
$13753.21
$13503.21
250.00
$13753.21 $13753.21
DEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Balance from 1941
$ 2037.04
Adjustment
24.83
Charges, Accounts Receivable, in 1942
40774.46
Collected in 1942
$39544.74
Abatements
85.70
Balance to 1943
3205.89
$42836.33
$42836.33
WATER RATES
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Balance from 1941
Charges, Commitments, 1942
Collected in 1942
Abatements
Balance to 1943
6509.35
56377.29
$54455.09
129.62
8301.93
$62886.64 $62886.64
WATER SERVICES AND MISCELLANEOUS
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Balance from 1941
$ 691.66
Charges, Commitments, 1942
618.69
Collected in 1942
Abatements
$ 893.68
69.36
Balance to 1943
347.31
$1310.35 $1310.35
120
EXCESS AM) DEFICIENCY ACC01 NT
Balance from 1941
Refund 1941
i nexpended Appi i >pi ial i< >n I lalan< <•-
Appropriation Special Town Meeting,
Dec 29, 1941
Re commil ment 1936 and 1937 Taxes
I ,i\ I i t le l\c\ en ue
Revenue 1942
Refund on 1()41 Sewer Assessment Interest
To Reserve Fund
To Revenue Free ( 'ash to reduce I he
1942 Tai Rate 15000.00
Tax Title Revenue 7(>2 . 74
Balance to 1943 249618 9S
0444
\A
50
1647
7650
00
199
so
l L84
17
11567 7
91
52
22000
00
87412.24 $28741
JOHN CORNELL FUND
Principal Fund $5000 i"1
Andover Savings Bank $1000 00
Essex Savings Bank, Laurence 1000 00
Broadway Savings Bank, Lawrence 1000 00
City Inst, for Savings, Lowell 1000.00
Central Savings Bank, Lowell 1000 00
RECEIPTS
Balance on hand January l . 1942
Interest receh ed • >n I '.mis accounts
EXPENDITl RES
Audi w ei ( '< >al ( i ».
Balance on hand Januan 1, 1943
97
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TRUSTEES OF PUNCHARD FREE SCHOOL
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1942
Rev. JOHN S. MOSES
*MYRON E. GUTTERSON
CHARLES C. KIMBALL
EDMOND E. HAMMOND
* Deceased
Rev. DONALD H. SAVAGE
HENRY T. TYER
Rev. FREDERICK B. NOSS
WILLIAM A. TROW
REPORT OF THE
TRUSTEES OF PUNCHARD FREE SCHOOL
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1942
PRINCIPAL FUND
January 1, 1942
Cash in banks
Real Estate Mortgages
Bonds at Book Value
December 31, 1942
Cash in banks
Real Estate Mortgages
Bonds at Book Value
$10746.27
45421.31
20832.42
117909.74
36257.84
22832.42
$77,000.00
$77,000.00
INCOME ACCOUNT
Jan. 1, 1942 Cash on Hand $4944.62
Interest and Dividends
Received 3730.60
Expenditures
M. E. Stevens, Instructor
$2696.42
E. V. Lovely, Principal
450.00
E. E. Hammond, salary
200.00
Amount Carried Forward
% 3346.42
$8675.22
124
25.00
12.00
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52X.V 19
18675.22
Amount Brought Forward ^46 12
Treasurer's Bond
Safe I teposil Box
Postage and Miscellaneous
Accrued [nterest on 2M U.S.
( ',o\ t. 21 28
\)vc. 31. 1942 Ca>li on hand
GOLDSMITH FUND
Jan. 1, 1(M2 Cash in Savings Bank $316 28
[nteresl Received 6.35
\)vr. 31, 1(M2 (a>h in Savings Bank 22 63
DRAPER FUND
Jan. 1, 1942 Cash in Savings Bank $1505.80
Interest Received 29.95
$1535 75
Scholarship Awarded 30.00
Dec. 31, 1942 Cash in Savings Hank $150
BARNARD FUND
km. 1. I'M.' Cash in s,(\ ings Bank $27.02
Dividend Received n> 00
Interest Received . 14
67 16
Prizes Aw
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Se< "nd
12 00
Third
8.00
L0 00
l >. , n, 1942 Cash in Savings Bank
CHAPIN FUND
Jan. 1, 1942 Cash in Savings Bank $2298.08
Interest Received 45 . 44
2343.52
Scholarships Awarded 1 25 . 00
Dec. 31, 1942 Cash in Savings Bank $2218.52
RESERVE FUND
Jan. 1, 1942 Cash in Savings Bank $2843.62
Interest received 57.15
Dec. 31, 1942 Cash in Savings Bank $2900.77
HENRY WARREN BARNARD AND MABEL
PARADISE BARNARD FUND
Jan. 1, 1942 Cash in Savings Bank $1020.84
Interest received 20.30
1041.14
Athletic goods purchased 20 . 84
Dec. 31, 1942 Cash in Savings Bank $1020.30
Respectfully submitted,
EDMOND E. HAMMOND, Treasurer
This is to certify that the securities belonging to the Trustees
of Punchard Free School and the income accruing therefrom
have been checked and found to be correct.
The remaining items in the above account are examined by the
Town Accountant.
WILLIAM A. TROW
CHARLES C. KIMBALL
126
Town Debt
DETAIL OF PAYMENT BY YEARS
Junior High
Shawsheen
Sewer
School
School
Totals
Year
Rate 4' ,\
2 & 2%%
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Av. 2.634 1
1943
5000.
21000.
11000
37000.
1944
5000.
21000.
26000.
1945
5000.
21000.
26000.
1946
5000 .
21000.
26000
1947
5000.
21000.
26000
1948
5000 .
21000.
26000
1949
5000.
19000.
24000.
1950
5000 .
19000.
24000.
1951
5000.
19000.
24000
1952
5000 .
19000.
24000
1953
5000 .
19000.
24000.
1954
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40(H).
1955
4000.
4000 .
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Treasurer's Report
Receipts and payments for the year were as follows
Balance, January 1, 1942 $121373.78
Receipts 975403.70
$1096777.48
Payments 888286.82
Balance, December 31, 1942 S208490.66
Included in these figures is $125000., borrowed in anticipation
of taxes, at a rate of .38%, and repaid in November. This was
$25000. less than last year.
Disbursements, in accordance with 99 selectmen's warrants,
were 4% less. The number of checks issued was 13600.
Summarized statements of 820 cemetery perpetual care funds,
amounting to $98878.44 and 16 other trust funds, in the trea-
surer's custody, amounting to $25180.68, will be found elsewhere
in the town report, as will the financial report of the Board of
Retirement.
One of the two tax title accounts, totalling $1106.54, is in the
hands of the Land Court for foreclosure of the rights of re-
demption.
THAXTER EATON, Treasurer
134
Report of Tax Collector
t 5.22
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$5.22
2.47
1933
Balance of Sewer (apportioned) Added-to-
Taxes
Balance of Committed Interest on ap-
portioned Sewer
Sewer Uncollected (apportioned)
Committed Interest on apportioned Sewer
I Uncollected
$7.69 $7.69
1934
Reliance of Sewer l apportioned ) Added-to-
Taxes I B5
Balance of Committed Interest on ap-
portioned Sewer 1 \ 96
Balance of Excise 67 76
Sewer I ncollected (apportioned f 24.85
Committed Interest on apportioned Sewer
Uncollected 14 96
Excise l ncollected 67 76
$107
. 57
$107.57
1935
I ncollected Balance, January 1. 1() \2
| M 05
Balance oi Sewer (apportioned Added-
to-Taxes
17 L2
Balance ol Committed Interest on appor-
tioned Sewer
10 "1
Balance <>i Ex< ise
63.82
Interest on Taxes
ts on Polls
Taxes ( Collected
Interest on Taxes ( Collected
( losta «'n Polls ( Collected
.1 mount Carried Forward <>«»
Amount Brought Forward
$ 3.70 $176.60
Taxes Uncollected
Sewer Uncollected (apportioned)
Committed Interest on apportioned Sewer
Uncollected
Excise Uncollected
1936
81.
32
17
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10
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63
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$176.60 $176.60
Uncollected Balance, January 1, 1942
$182
.56
Balance of Sewer (apportioned) Added-
to-Taxes
11
.90
Balance of Sewer (unapportioned) Added-
to-Taxes
93
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Balance of Committed Interest on appor-
tioned Sewer
2
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Balance of Committed Interest on unap-
portioned Sewer
9
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Balance of Excise
154
.95
Tax Title Disclaimed and Tax Recom-
mitted
260
.61
Interest on Taxes
31
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Interest on Excise
.62
Costs on Polls
.70
Taxes Collected
S 85
,03
Excise Collected
3
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Interest on Taxes Collected
31
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Interest on Excise Collected
.62
Costs on Polls Collected
.70
Taxes Abated :
Real
140
.89
Taxes Credited :
Tax Title taken over by Town
48
.26
Taxes Uncollected
168
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Sewer Uncollected (apportioned)
11
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Sewer Uncollected (unapportioned)
93
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Amount Carried Forward
$584.81 $747.88
136
Amount Brought Forward
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Committed Interest on apportioned Sewer
Uncollected
Committed Interest on unapportioned
Sewer I'ncollected
Excise I ncollected
1937
2 38
151.14
8747.88 $747.88
I'ncollected Balance, January
1, 1942
SI 552
97
Tax Title Disclaimed and Tax
Recommitted
.19
Balance of Moth
2
04
Balance of Excise
231
44
Interest on Taxes
12
34
Interest on Excise
2
63
( losts on Polls
2
45
Taxes Collected
$ 78.01
Moth Collected
2 04
Excise Collected
18.13
Interest on Taxes Collected
1 2 34
Interest on Excise Collected
2 63
Costs on Bolls Collected
2 45
Taxes Abated :
Real
129 31
Taxes ( Credited:
Tax Tit le taken over by Town
109.88
Taxes I ncollected
1474.96
Excise 1 ncollected
213.31
$2043 or, $2043 06
1938
l ncollected Balance, January 1 . 1942
Balance ol Moth
Balance of Ex< ise
l'.i\ Title I disclaimed and Ta* Recommitted
Interest i >n Taxes
unt ( arried Forward
1
Amount Brought Forward
$3096.18
Interest on Excise
Costs on Polls
Taxes Collected
Moth Collected
Excise Collected
Interest on Taxes Collected
Interest on Excise Collected
Costs on Polls Collected
Taxes Abated :
Real
Taxes Credited:
Tax Title taken over by Town
Taxes Uncollected
Moth Uncollected
Excise Uncollected
1.50
7.70
398.30
3.56
12.31
55.84
1.50
7.70
215.33
118.90
2149.52
.83
141.59
$3105.38 $3105.38
1939
1942
Uncollected Balance, January 1
Balance of Moth
Balance of Sewer (apportioned) Added-to-Taxes
Balance of Committed Interest on apportioned Sewer
Tax Title Disclaimed and Tax Recommitted
Interest on Taxes
Interest on Sewer
Costs on Polls
Taxes Collected $2940 . 72
Moth Collected
Sewer Collected (apportioned) Added-to-Taxes
Committed Interest Collected on apportioned
Sewer
Interest on Taxes Collected
Interest on Sewer Collected
Costs on Polls Collected
Taxes Abated :
Real
$5619.55
9.32
65.55
15.35
282.00
322.72
Hj
10
55
50
9.32
9.64
2
322
1
10
32
72
55
50
297.70
Amount Carried Forward
$3594.47 $6326.54
138
Amount Brought Forward $3594.47 $6326. 5 1
Taxes Credited:
Tax Title taken over by Town 1 23 . 00
Taxes Uncollected 2540 . 1 3
Sewer Uncollected (apportioned) 55.91
Committed Interest on apportioned Sewer
Uncollected 13.03
$6326.54 $6326.54
1940
Uncollected Balance, January 1, 1942
Balance of Moth
Balance of Sewer (apportioned) Added-to-Taxes
Balance of Committed Interest on apporl
Balance of Excise
Tax Title Disclaimed and Tax Re-commi
Interest on Taxes
Interest on Excise
Costs on Polls
Taxes Collected
Moth ( Collected
Excise Collected
[nteresl on Taxes Collected
Interesl on Excise ( 'ol lee ted
( !osts on Bolls ( Collected
Taxes Abated :
Real
Excise Abated
Taxes ( Credited :
Tax Title taken ovei by Town
Taxes I Uncollected
Moth I Uncollected
Sewei Uncollected apportioned
( Oiniiiii ted [nteresl on appoi i ioned
Sewei i ncollected
Ex< ise I Uncollected
sl^IW. 10
30.53
>-Taxes
53.64
tioned Sewn
().:^?
61 .58
tted
270.75
1296.45
1 . 58
27.65
$19370.21
17 61
20.01
1296.45
1 58
27.65
900 75
37.57
123 00
5121 19
12 92
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1941
Uncollected Balance, January 1, 1942
$83172.49
Amount Additional Excise
56.70
Balance of Moth
244.04
Balance of Sewer (apportioned)
Added-
to-Taxes
81.40
Balance of Committed Interest
on
ap-
portioned Sewer
17.44
Balance of Excise
787.71
Tax Title Disclaimed and Tax '.
Recom-
mitted
261.73
Interest on Taxes
1654.62
Interest on Excise
6.43
Refunds on Excise
16.87
Costs on Polls
87.15
Taxes Collected
S57827.16
Moth Collected
174.29
Sewer Collected (apportioned)
Added-
to-Taxes
7.55
Committed Interest Collected
on
ap-
portioned Sewer
.91
Excise Collected
594.14
Interest on Taxes Collected
1654.62
Interest on Excise Collected
6.43
Costs on Polls Collected
87.15
Taxes Abated :
Real
284.21
Excise Abated
254.16
Taxes Credited:
Tax Title taken over by Town
118.90
Taxes Uncollected
25203.95
Moth Uncollected
69.75
Sewer Uncollected (apportioned)
73.85
Committed Interest on apportioned
Sewer Uncollected
16.53
Excise Uncollected
12.98
S86386.58 S86386.58
140
Real Refunded bv
1942
Amount of Warrant
Amount of December Warrant
Amount of Moth Warrant
Amount of Sewer Assessments appor-
tioned) Added-to-Taxes
Amount of Committed Interest on ap-
portioned Sewer
Amount of Excise \\ ar rants
Interest on Taxes
Interest on Excise
Refunds on Taxes
Overpayment on
Treasurer
Refunds on Excise
( "< ists on Polls
Taxe> Collected
Moth Collected
Sewer Collected (apportioned) Added-to-
Taxes
Committed Interest Collected on appor-
tioned Sewer
Excise Collected
Interest on Taxes ( Collected
Interest on Excise ( Collected
( !ostS on Polls Collected
Taxes Abated :
Polls
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Real
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Assessors' Report
We herewith submit our annual report:
Number of assessed polls --S823
Valuation of personal estate $ 2,040,060 00
Valuation of real estate
14,268,406.00
$16,308,466.00
Tax on polls
s 7,646.00
Tax on personal estate
59,162.44
Tax on real estate
413,789.65
$0,598.09
Abatements:
Poll taxes
$706 00
Personal estate
16S 20
Real estate
624.98
Moth work
1 76
Kaic ol Taxation on $1000.
29.00
Number of assessed
1 lorses
106
(\>\\ -
638
Yearlings, bulls, heifers
1 12
Swine
183
1 owl
34, 56*
Sheep
12
All other
58
Acres of land
16,890
1 dwellings
2,690
MOTOR VEHICLE AND TRAILER EXCISE TAX
Number of vehicles assessed
3691
Assessed valuation
$926, J40 00
Excise
Abatements
1,078 93
Rate on $1000.
1 ft ise for 1941 in 1942
Vehicles
Valuation
$12,840 00
1 1
Number of assessed polls
Valuation of personal estate
Valuation on real estate
Tax on polls
Tax on personal estate
Tax on real estate
DECEMBER ASSESSMENTS
34
$9,080.00
7,645.00
68.00
263.32
221.73
ROY E. HARDY, Chairman
J. EVERETT COLLINS
EDWARD P. HALL
Board of Assessors
Municipal Properties and Public Improvements
Land and
Equip, and
Total
Buildings
other property
Town Hall
$ 95,980
$ 5,150
$ 101,130
Fire Department
62,280
48,000
110,280
Police Department
275
1,500
1,775
Schools
1,093,115
51,179
1,144,294
Library
129.650
39,170
168,820
Water Department
100,638
599.804
700,442
Sewer Department
2,500
420,578
423,078
Highway Department
11,750
17,807
29,557
Parks and Playgrounds
56,825
500
57,325
Tree Warden and Moth Department
3,600
3,600
Infirmary
44,125
2,538
46,663
Spring Grove Cemetery
28,000
1,125
29,125
Weights and Measures
350
350
Town Scales
500
500
Old Schoolhouse, Ballardvale
11,810
11,810
Punchard School Fund
77,000
77,000
Memorial Hall Investment Funds
84,000
84,000
Burnham Road Land
2,500
2,500
Pomps Pond Beach
2,000
2,000
Carmel Woods — Land
12,300
12,300
Indian Ridge — Land
1,000
1,000
Woodland — West District
275
275
Totals
$1,655,023
$1,352,801
$3,007,824
144
Report of Planning Board and Board
of Survey
Several public hearings and regular meetings were held by the
Planning Board and Board of Survey during the year 1 l)\l.
The following street plans were approved: Moraine Street,
Lincoln Circle, Castle Heights and Joyce Terrace, and Austin
Avenue. At the March Town Meeting Moraine Street, Lincoln
Circle and Austin Avenue were accepted. The latter action was
necessary for installation of protective devices at the right of
way over railroad tracks into a cemetery.
Representation was made before the Board for eliminating a
dangerous condition at the junction of Cuba Street and Shaw-
sheen Road. Proposal called for cutting back corners and relocat-
ing street lines. This was urgently recommended and later in the
year the work involved was done by the Board of Public Works.
Specific references to refuse and dump conditions along certain
roads were brought by this Board to the attention of the Select-
men and the Police I Vpartment and conditions were remedied.
Reforestation of Town Land was considered with a possible
one hundred and sixty-seven '167) acres that could be refores-
tated.
Respectfully submitted,
WALTER M. LAMONT, Chairman
WALTER C.TOMLINSI >N, Secretary
EDWARD P. HALL
SIDNEY P. \\ IIITL
HERBERT LEWIS
r>\ : EDWARD R. LAWSON, Clerk
Board of Appeals Report
To (he Board of Selectmen:
The Board of Appeals under the Zoning By-Law of the Town
of Andover has the following members: James S. Eastham, Chair-
man, term expiring May 1, 1943; Roy E. Hardy, Secretary,
term expiring May 1, 1944; Walter M. Lamont, term expiring
May 1, 1945.
During the year 1942, the seventh year of the Zoning Law,
the Board heard and decided six cases as follows :
Petition of Edward Shattuck, decided on May 15, 1942, for a
permit to operate a store and maintain a roadside stand on River
Road. Permit granted for roadside stand; store permit denied.
Petition of Irene Cushing, decided on May 22, 1942, for a
permit to maintain a tea room on Andover Street. Granted.
Petition of Squire Moss, decided on June 4, 1942, for a permit
to convert a residence at 53 Whittier Street to a two-family
house, and build nearer than 15 feet to the north side lot line.
Granted.
Petition of Edward Shattuck, decided on July 3, 1942, for a
permit to operate a retail store on River Road. Granted.
Petition of the Andover-Shawsheen Realty Company, decided
on October 5, 1942, for a permit to vary the application of the
Zoning By-Law of Andover to a proposed subdivision of land on
the westerly side of Enmore Street. Permission was granted to
establish two existing lots with frontages of 68.2 feet, and areas
of 8184 square feet, and with side yards less than 15 feet. Per-
mission was denied the petitioner to subdivide a single lot into
two lots with frontages of less than 75 feet.
Petition of William J. Deady, decided on November 7, 1942,
for a permit to operate a retail store on Boston Road. Granted.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES S. EASTHAM, Chairman
ROY E. HARDY, Secretary
WALTER M. LAMONT
February 13, 1943.
146
Water and Sewerage Investigation
Andover, Mass.
February 6, 1943
The committee appointed in 1941, and reappointed last year,
feel that the recommendations offered in the report of February
1 7, 1942 must again be offered this year. In view of the \\ ar condi-
tions, it is impossible to carry out on either the water or the
sewerage system any work except what is absolutely necessary to
maintain as nearly as possible the present amount of service.
The committee feels it advisable to keep the problems outlined
last year definitely before the Town, and to further continue a
committee, if the Town shall agree, to carry on whatever study
may be possible, and in cooperation with the Board of Public
Works and the Board of Health, be prepared to participate in
any post-war planning if opportunities arise. It would be the
expectation that the Town will provide for any special engineer-
ing services as soon as this seems advisable.
During the past year some further precautions were taken to
safeguard the water flowing into Haggett's Pond. Also the chlor-
Ination at the Pumping Station was slightly increased thus
.ulding ,i little to the factor of safety at this point. There w as only
moderate trouble from algae growths in the year.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD V. FRENCH
SIDNEY P. WHITE
Joseph a. McCarthy
c ommiUet
14:
Report of Playground Committee
The committee on supervised play covering activities in Ando-
ver's playgrounds at Central, Shawsheen and Ballardvale here-
with submits its report :
The registration at the three playgrounds was 1630 and the
total attendance records show that 30,230 visited the playgrounds
bringing the daily average to approximately 703 children.
The personnel headed by Miss Margaret Davis, general super-
visor, was practically the same as last year with the exception of
Mr. James Doherty, who entered the service, and the addition of
several new cadet instructors. The tournaments and special
activities were the same as of former years with the doll and pet
shows and field activities.
The story telling was added this year in cooperation with the
regular weekly library service. One outstanding successful activity
was the soft ball league of teen-age boys covering the three play-
grounds. Other features were the weekly air raid drills and a
Junior Warden course for teen-age boys and girls in cooperation
with the state civilian defense program. The usual picnics were
canceled on account of transportation restrictions.
The interested parents of each playground held the usual
carnivals to raise money for equipment and other essentials.
During these troubled times it is gratifying to note that the
instructors and the supervisor stressed patriotic guidance and the
welfare and happiness of youth.
The committee feels that this has been a most successful year.
Respectfully submitted,
STAFFORD A. LINDSAY
February 15, 1943
148
Report of Selective Service Board
Local Board No. 3, Town Hall, Andover, Mass.
Representing Andover, Boxford and North Andover.
February, 1943.
The Draft Board was appointed by President Roosevelt on
October 9, 1940. There have been six registrations, covering all
men from eighteen to sixty-five.
Due to war conditions, it is not considered advisable to publish
the number registered or inducted, but Andover continues to
furnish slightly more than half the men sent from district number
three.
The splendid cooperation and help given by the citizens of all
three of the towns has been of great assistance. Our young men
have answered the call with a willingness and with a spirit of
which we may all be proud. Wherever they may be, they have the
best wishes of Andover, North Andover, and Boxford.
The Town of Andover not only has furnished and cared for our
comfortable quarters in the Town Hall, but also recently has
enlarged the room to accommodate the expansion of the equip-
ment made necessary by the large increase in the number of
registrants. For all this we wish to express our appreciation.
We give on another page a list of the personnel of the local
organization. All services are given willingly, and, except for the
three permanent clerks in the office, are without pay.
Respectfully submitted
for the Selective Service Board,
SAMIKL F. ROCKWELL, Chairman
149
Report of Rationing Board
Local Board Number 48, Andover, Mass.
February, 1943.
War economy raises many unusual problems among them being
the problem of rationing. Rationing is the best method yet de-
vised for the fair and equitable distribution of commodities of
which there are shortages.
To handle this problem of rationing in Andover, Rationing
Board No. 48 was organized. J. Everett Collins, Foster C. Barn-
ard and Henry G. Tyer were appointed by the Board of Select-
men. The appointments were approved by Henry Parkman Jr.,
State Administrator.
This Board, with J. Everett Collins serving as chairman,
functioned up to August, during which time tires, bicycles, type-
writers, gasoline, and sugar were rationed.
On August 21, the Board learned with regret that its chairman
must retire. Irving Southworth was appointed to the Board and
Foster C. Barnard was selected to take over the chairmanship.
This Board handled all the rationing problems until October
when it was deemed necessary to appoint additional members to
help meet the ever-increasing demands being made on the Board.
At the present time the Local Rationing Board includes four
panels with three members serving on each panel. Foster C.
Barnard is serving in the capacity of General Chairman of all
panels and is ever ready to give assistance whenever and wherever
it is needed.
Several registrations of various kinds were conducted in the
public schools under the capable supervision of Edward I. Erick-
son, Superintendent of Schools. The first registration was held on
April 28 and 29; this was for the registration of commercial trade
and institutional firms for sugar. The second registration was for
the purpose of registering individual consumers and distributing
War Ration Book One. This registration took place on May 4, 5,
6, and 7. On May 12, 13, and 14 the gasoline ration cards were
distributed. July 9, 10, and 11 were the days set aside for the
registration for gasoline coupon books. Fuel Oil Registration
150
was held on October 28, 29, and 30 and the coupons were dis-
tributed on November 19 and 20.
The Rationing Hoard members lake this opportunity to thank
all the townspeople for their splendid cooperation and sincere
understanding "in the most tremendous undertaking of our
American history." The Board will endeavor to give its best to
the citizens of Andover and to the Nation.
Respectfully submitted,
FOSTER ('. BARNARD, Chairman
151
Board of Retirement Report
To the Board of Selectmen:
Andover, Mass.
Gentlemen :
The Town of Andover Board of Retirement herewith submits
the following report for the year 1942 :
Balance, Jan. 1, 1942 : $10469 . 79
1942:
$6236.27
2265.83
Receipts, Jan. 1-Dec. 31
Deductions, Group I
Deductions, Group II
Interest, 1942, on bonds
Interest, 1942, Savings Banks
Appropriation, 1942
Redemption of Bonds
Expenditures, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1942:
Pension Payments:
Group I $6041.32
Group II 3391.32
$ 8502.10
2423.43
153.46
14400.00
16705.00
42183.99
$52653.78
Investments
Accrued Interest on Investments
Office Expenses:
Salary, Clerk, Mary A. Loosigian
$562.80
Office Supplies, Station-
ery and Postage 147 . 66
$ 9432.64
32800.95
207.71
Refunds :
Group I
Balance, December 31, 1942
710.46
1550.72
$44702 . 48
A schedule of membership for the year 1942 follows:
January 1, 1942: Active Members 107
Enrolled during 1942 4
$7951.30
111
152
Retirements during 1942 4
Withdrawn, 1942 5
Total Active Members, December 31, 1942 102
January 1, 1942: Pensioners 10
Retirements during 1942 4
Total Pensioners, December 31, 1942 14
Total Membership, December 31, 1942
including Pensioners 116
Securities were purchased during the year after due delibera-
tion and each investment was considered carefully.
The amortized or investment value of the securities as set up
by true actuarial practices was $54764.99, and the total amount in
Savings Banks was $5173.19, as of December 31, 1942.
$14792.00 is the amount required to add to the fund by town
appropriation for the year 1943.
Respectfully submitted,
MARY COLLINS, Chairman
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Secretary
EDMOND E. HAMMOND
Board of Retirement
153
Board of Public Welfare
The Board of Public Welfare submits the following report for
the year 1942:
We are pleased to report a further reduction in the number of
cases aided and cash disbursed in all departments except Old
Age Assistance, where the new laws enacted by the legislature
during 1941 and enforceable after May 1, 1942, made an increase
in the amount of assistance. The new laws make it mandatory
for the town to pay any person eligible for Old Age Assistance
$40.00 monthly if living alone, and $30.00 monthly in family
groups, unless he has some form of income. A family group is de-
fined as three or more people. A husband and wife are eligible for
$65.00 monthly unless living in a family group, when $50.00 for
two is the minimum. On January 1, 1942, there were 173 cases
receiving Old Age Assistance, while at the close of 1942 we were
aiding 171 cases, with a yearly average of 174. We received 58
applications for assistance, of Avhich 37 were approved and 21
rejected. Thirty-nine cases were closed by death or for other
reasons.
Soldiers' Relief showed a further reduction during 1942, when
we aided six cases with 17 individuals, for a total cost of $1848.23.
Aid to Dependent Children has also shown a decrease, due to
many children in these families finding employment. At the start
of 1942, there were 15 families with 42 children being aided, while
at the close of the year we were aiding 10 families with 28 children.
Two Andover boys were sent to C.C.C. camps in 1942, previous
to July, when the Civilian Conservation Corps was liquidated.
During 1942, federal surplus commodities were distributed in.
Andover to those families on relief, by a W.P.A. project, but up
to the time of writing this report, the total value had not been
received.
Under the supervision of the Board of Public Works, the
following W.P.A. projects were undertaken:
Work Pro- Location Description Average No. of
ject No. Men Employed
22639 Town Engineering Survey 2
22727 Town Drains *12
154
20966 Town Water Main Installations *15
22266 No. Andover Lawrence Airport 9
*Fluctuated
We wish at this time to thank all organizations and private
citizens who have cooperated with our board, especially during
the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons, to bring cheer to needy
families.
Respectfully submitted,
ROY E. HARDY, Chairman
J. EVERETT COLLINS
EDWARD P. HALL
Board of Selectmen
ARTHUR W. COLE, Agent
Andover Town Infirmary
The Town Infirmary has provided home, food, clothing, medi-
cal and nursing care for seventeen townspeople during 1942.
Each one was well remembered at Easter and Christmas,
although our annual Christmas party had to be omitted due to
so much serious illness in the Home.
The three rooms in the Convalescent section have been in con-
stant use and there is a great demand for more beds for this type
of work.
The Convalescent Home and paying patients in the Infirmary
section have made it possible to turn over to the town the sum
of twenty-six hundred and twenty-seven dollars ($2627.00).
Number of inmates January 1, 1942 10
Number admitted during the year 7
Number discharged during the year 5
Number of deaths 1
Number between one and ten years of age 0
Number between ten and twenty years of age 0
Number between twenty and thirty years of age 1
Number between thirty and forty years of age 0
Number between forty and fifty years of age 5
Number between fifty and sixty years of age 1
Number between sixty and seventy years of age 3
Number between seventy and eighty years of age 5
Number between eighty and ninety years of age 1
Number between ninety and one hundred years of age 1
Number of inmates January 1, 1943 11
Respectfully submitted, ■
BERTHA W. THORNTON, Matron
156
Fire Department
To the Board of Selectmen
Afldover\ Massachusetts
( .1 vi i.i.mia :
I have the honor to submit my second annual report as Chief of
the Andover Fire I )epartment.
During the year 1942 the department answered the following
alarms: 92 bell (3 false); 119 still; total 211 a decrease of 109
calls from last year. 46,150 feet of hose were laid as follows: 8950
feet of 2'./' hose, 8300 feet of P i" hose, 16,350 feet of 1" or
forestry hose, 12,550 feet of :V or booster hose. 704 feet of lad-
ders were raised.
Total valuation of buildings where fires occurred: S165.445.00.
Losses incurred totaled: $7522.00.
Ambulance calls for the year totaled 481. Of this number 2^
were handled by the Chief's car.
On January 1. 1942 the equipment consisted of: Year
1 Combination pump, hose and booster truck 1914
1 Combination pump, hose and booster truck 192S
1 Combination pump, hose and booster truck 1937
1 65 foot Jr. Aerial Ladder Truck 1941
1 Ambulance 1926
1 Ambulance 1937
1 Forest fire truck 1923
1 Forest fire truck 1940
1 Ford sedan Chief- car 1941
In April two 5oo gallon trailer pumps were delivered for the
use of the Auxiliary Fire I department.
Hose on hand include-: 8000 feet 2] _■". 1500 feet l ! _-". 3500
feet 1". 1400 feet V-
The Centra] Fire Station has been unproved by painting and
refinishing all ol the second floor, walls, ceilings and fkx
During the Bummer of 1942 the department has
men t<> the armed forces: II«:m\ 1 Pomero) and I lordoi ( outta
entered the i riiard; George Williams elected to enter the
Ai m\ Aii Cor] is.
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John T. Cole has been transferred from Engine No. 2 in
Ballardvale to Engine No. 1 at the Central Station. Howard
Colbath is driving Engine No. 2 in place of John Cole, and
Charles Murnane is now on duty at the Central Station.
The department is still dangerously low in manpower, and I
recommend that four more permanent men be added to give the
town the necessary fire protection.
Respectfully submitted,
C. EDWARD BUCHAN
Chief, Andover Fire Department
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Police Department
To the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Andover
< '.i:\tlemen:
I herewith submit the report of the Police Dept., for the year
ending I )ecember 31 , 1°42.
Miscellaneous complaints received and investigated 350
Ambulance calls covered by Police 19
Summons served for out of town police 60
Automobiles stolen in Andover 2
Automobiles recovered in Andover 3
Automobiles recovered out of town 2
Bicycles stolen in Andover 1 2
Bicycles recovered in Andover 18
Breaks in camps and dwellings 40
Doors found open and secured 1 1 1
Lost children returned to parents 7
Dogs killed by automobiles 28
Live wires down and guarded by police 3
Street lights out reported to L.G. cv E. Co. 384
Fires covered by police 85
Dogs lost and returned to owners 23
Persons notified for out of town police K5
Suicides reported and investigated 4
Cattle losl and returned to owners 1
1 )cad bodies cared for by police 6
Lights put in dangerous places 3
False alarm of tire 3
Tramps put up for the night 1 1
Runaway children returned to parents 3
Dwelling houses inspected while owners away 31
Persons bitten b\ dogs 37
Animal Inspectoi and B. of 11. notified regarding dog bite- 37
Articles found and returned t<> owners
Boanl oi Public Works notified ft dangerous conditions <>t
streets
159
Males Females
Assault 4
Rape, assault and attempt 2
Assault with a dangerous weapon 1
Breaking and Entering to commit larceny 2
Larceny and attempt 1
Larceny of Automobiles 1
Adultery 1 1
Town ordinance by law violating 2
Delinquency 1
Keeping unlicensed dog 1
Driving a Motor Vehicle while intoxicated 23
Drunkenness 84 4
Motor Vehicle laws violating 47 2
Lewdness 2
Neglect or desertion of family, non-support 7
Tramps, Vagrants 1
Warrants served for out of town Police 4
Insane committed to institution 6 2
Total arrests 206
Summons served for out of town police on Andover Citizens 46
Convicted in District Court 202
Dismissed in District Court 4
Fines paid in District Court $2,105.00
Sentenced to House of Correction 23
Shirley School 2
Suspended to Shirley 1
Grand Jury 5
Superior Court 6
Stolen property reported valued at $1969
Stolen property recovered $996
POLICE DEPARTMENT EQUIPMENT
1 1940 Plymouth Sedan
1 1942 Plymouth Sedan
Two-Way Police Radio Transmitter
3 Receiving sets in cars
1 Receiving set in Shawsheen Booth
1 regular station radio, for alert messages — war defense
2 Bullet Proof Vests
160
1 Camera
2 ( ras ( runs
2 Gas Clubs
26 Gas ( rrenades
16 Revolvers
2 22 Cal. Targe! Pistols
2 Riot (inns
150 Riot Clubs
100 Steel Helmets
3 llarley Davidson Motorcycles
Sam. iv Signs installed on the following strei i
2 Chestnut and Main Street
2 Chandler Road
1 North Street
7 signs having been repaired and reset Oil streets where damaged.
Trip Treadle on south side of Chestnut Street Traffic Lights
rebuilt and resel
Respectfully submitted.
GEORGE A. DAM-;, Chief
if. i
Board of Health Nurse
and Agent
To the Board of Health and Townspeople of Andover:
I herwith submit my report as Board of Health Nurse and
Agent for the Town of Andover for the year just ended. This
report will be brief, but with the idea of covering the important
aspects of health for the year just passed.
1942
Septic Sore Throat 0
Dog Bite 48
Tuberculosis 5
Scarlet Fever 14
Chicken Pox 16
Whooping Cough 19
Diphtheria 0
Measles 82
Mumps 113
Anterio Poliomyelitis 0
Gonorrhea 3
Syphilis 1
German Measles 26
Lobar Pneumonia 3
Dysentery Bacillary 0
Para Typhoid 1
Total 331 369 275
Deaths from Contagious Diseases
1942 1941 1940
Lobar Pneumonia 3 2 2
Tuberculosis 2 2 2
Total 5 4 4
May I repeat, this is a war period — a period of emergency.
It is insistent with good citizenship and patriotism to maintain
a healthy town.
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941
1940
3
1
28
50
4
7
12
9
104
15
54
71
0
1
74-
52
21
51
1
0
2
2
1
10
62
2
3
3
0
1
0
0
Anything tending toward an epidemic oi any description
should be carefully guarded against and your Board of Health
will do all in its power to guard against any spread of disease. We
respectfully seek the cooperation of citizens of Andover.
As the rationing of foods progresses and many kinds of food are
almost unobtainable, the housewife will have to be more careful
in the planning and preparing of her meals. The adult can realize
the inevitability of the change in his diet and will adjust himself
accordingly. The school child being active and with the proper
amount of exercise, fresh air and sleep will not he as great a
problem as one would think.
My advice to the mother with a baby is to keep an account
of his weight, height, and proper development according to his
age. [f they become below normal, she should consult her family
physician.
May I remind you of the free clinics held in Andover each year.
In the spring, there is the Dog Clinic where you can have your
dog inoculated against Rabies, which is not only a protection to
your dog, but also to the general public from the dread disease of
Rabies.
Shortly after school opens, a Toxoid Clinic is started to inocu-
late children to prevent them from contracting diphtheria. It is
advised to have a child inoculated any time after he is six months
old. The Baby Clinic is held on the first and third Tuesday of
each month at the Andover Guild from three to five o'clock in
the afternoon. During the summer months a vaccination clinic
for Small Pox is held for children entering school And wherein
any one who cannol afford 10 pay their physician will be vaccin-
ated free of charge. These cliniCS have been well attended and
have proven to be of great .iid to the townspeople.
Generally at the beginning of the year, the Chadwick Clinic i>
held. The purpose of this clinic i> to check the spread of Tubercu-
losis. Parents have been willing to give their consent to the exam-
ination and X ra\ which is necessar) as part <>f the program ^i
I his clinic.
Many boys oi Andovei have entered the armed forces and ma>
[ state with gratitude that thusfai not one bo) has been returned
to Andover .titer receiving his physical examination with an)
signs ot t uberculosis in an) form.
This year, as in the past \<-ais, man) complaints have been
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received about the practice of dumping garbage and refuse' upon
the side of our highways and vacant lots. This practice is a men-
ace to the health of the community and is unsightly. These of-
fenses are punishable by law.
In closing, all contagious diseases must be reported to your
Board of Health, especially is this true where there is no physician
in attendance. Parents or guardians have a duty imposed by law
to observe this important law.
Respectfully submitted,
LOTTA M. JOHNSON, R.N.
164
Milk Inspector's Report
To the Andovek Board of I [ealth :
As [nspector of Milk I herd)}' submit my report for the year
1942.
After inspection of premises and dairy plants the following
licenses were granted :
Milk and Cream (all classes) 55
Oleomargarine Registrations 7
Pasteurization Establishments 7
Ice Cream Licenses — retail 4
There were 92 samples of milk and 20 samples of ere. mi taken
from various sources and tested for butterfat. lour of milk and
three of cream were found below requirements, but on second
samples taken within five days were up to standard.
Forty phosphase tests were made on suspicious samples and
10 were found positive, later checks showed negative results.
1 70 bottles and 21 cans were condemned and destroyed as unfit
for use.
1 S lee cream mix and 10 ice cream samples were tested and one
sample of mix was found below standard.
In addition to premises granted licenses to sell milk and cream,
t here were 1 11 pasteurization plants and 83 farm plants inspected
at unexpected intervals and many conditions were found on
different inspections which required correction.
Three ice cream cabinets were condemned as unfit tor use,
l'«> assist farmer producers and other plants many letters of
necessity were issued in order that replacements and parts
sential to conduct of business could be obtained on priority.
Quarters now used by the inspector of milk are \^v from being
satisfactory and no credit to a town of this size. No other town
ha- any such quarters >\\u\ doubt ii any other town this size or
smaller ever will have. It is recommended that a room be furnished
t<>r the exclusive use by the inspector ^\ milk and that present
quarters originall) u^<-<\ l>\ inspector <»t milk and later shared
with bo called Burplus commodity division b»- restored in ordei
that more >\).\n- m.iv be available in-trad <>t Ie88 .i- now i> the
e. Mo other town ha- such an arrangement and Bince offices
have been found foi main new organizations thru- i- no rea
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for public health to be neglected as in this case. It is to be hoped
that action will be taken as soon as possible.
Many complaints were received regarding flavor of milk, while
it was unpleasant to taste it was in no way harmful to public
health, and was caused by changing feed of milk producing cows.
There were complaints about milk from one producer which was
entirely justified and caused by producer and distributor failing
to obey rules and regulations; if it should reoccur it will warrant
prosecution.
There were many changes during the year 1942; many dis-
tributors went out of business, plants closed for duration, and
worst of all cuts on many farms in number of milk producing
cows. Plants closed due to inability to obtain deliveries of milk
and cream due to rationing of tires and gasoline, and shortage of
labor, distributors went, out of business because of high wages
offered in defence plants, and cows were cut because producer
was unable to obtain help and many preferred the shorter hours
and high wages of defence plants to long hours and hard work on
farms. Butterfat content of milk has dropped and this in no way
will affect quality of milk since lowering butterfat will give a
higher mineral value to milk.
Oleomargarine has come into use again, and citizens are warned
to purchase oleomargarine only from firms and establishments
who have registered with inspector of milk in order that one may
get the best. All distributors not registered as required by law
will be prosecuted to full extent of the law, and any person having
in their possession any oleomargarine and other butter substi-
tutes for sale will have licenses revoked, if products do not con-
form to requirements of both state and federal laws.
All licenses for milk and cream expire on June 1st, 1943 and
must be renewed on or before that date. All oleomargarine
licenses or registrations expire May 31st and must be renewed on
or before that date.
May I, in conclusion, extend my sincere thanks to all for their
splendid cooperation during the past year and congratulate all
producers for their splendid work in face of great odds; without
this Andover could not have the high quality of dairy products
produced on Andover Farms.
Respectfully submitted,
ALFRED C. STACEY,
Inspector of Milk
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Report of Town Physician
Board of Selectmen, Andover, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit the annual report of eases seen and treated
by the undersigned, in the capacity of Town Physician, for the
Near ending December thirty-first, nineteen hundred forty-two.
House calls 302
Office calls 210
Maternity 0
Investigations 2
Respectfully yours,
JOHN J. HARTIGAN
Report of Building Inspector
December 31, 1942
Board of Selectmen, Andover, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my report as Building Inspector from Janu-
ary 1, 1942 to December 31, 1942:
Dwellings (new) 6
Additions and Alterations 32
Poultry Houses 11
Garages 8
Hog Pen 1
Green House 1
Tool Shed 1
Storage Shed 1
61
Dormitories in town containing eight or more rooms above the
second floor were inspected to see that they complied with the
law relative to safety appliances and a report of each inspection
was sent to the Commissioner of Public Safety.
The estimated cost of new construction in the Town during the
past year is S29,335.00 and additions and alterations, 819,104.00.
Fees for building permits amounting to fifty dollars and fifty
cents were collected by me and turned over to the Town Treas-
urer.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN J. DRISCOLL, Building Inspector
168
Report of Tree Warden
January 1. 194 \
To Ike Citizens of Andover: —
The Andover Village Improvement Society furnished the town
with 38 young street trees which were se1 out by the tree warden
a- well as 38 purchased from department funds.
Very much needed pruning and repair work was carried out
during 1942. Low branches were removed on several streets il
being the desire of the war department to have greater road
clearance on secondary roads. It was necessary to spend a gr<
deal of time clearing brush from the travelled way on main
roads. Brush grew unusually fast due to frequent rains and warm
periods.
In 1939 the Legislature made it possible for towns toelecl tret-
wardens for a three-year term. This is in line with election of
other town officers and many towns have already voted for three
year terms. A three-year term would be to the advantage of the
town as it would tend to hold experienced men in office and in-
duce qualified men to run for office,
A tree warden derives all his powers from the Legislature and is
it-> agent in carrying them out in the town where he is elected.
We often consider the trees we plant and tree- that grow nat-
urally on a public way or on the boundaries thereof a- belonging
to the town, a supreme court decision holds them also to be public
-hade trees for the benefit and enjoyment of all the inhabitants ol
the Commonwealth. However these trees are of great value to a
town in attractiveness, in shading and cooling our streets and
homes in summer and as a business asset l>y inducing new citizens
to build their homes here.
\\ c need id be on our guard against Injuries, insects and dis
ai all time-. I i\c elm trees infected with Dutch elm disease .
found in western Massachusetts. Search will goon next summei
i<ii an) othei infected nee- but lack <>t experienced men ma
control difficult.
I 1 1 dc i present conditions I advise an appropriation ol $5,000.1)0
l( >t t ice w< »i 1. in I'M v
K< ape< i fully submit ted,
( d I )U< d R VBB( HI. Tret Wa
loo
Report of Moth Superintendent
January 1, 1943
Board of Selectmen, Town of Andover
Gentlemen : —
In a review of the insect pests of 1942, Tent Caterpillars in-
creased very noticeably and caused considerable damage. These
insects developed in size very rapidly during a period of very
warm weather in late April. About 500 Brown Tail nests were
found and destroyed last March. Young Gypsy Moth caterpillars
were very numerous but due to unfavorable weather, parasites,
disease and control methods they caused less damage to foliage
than any year since 1938. Elm Leaf beetles and Larch Case
Bearers were well controlled. Aphids, leafhoppers and other suck-
ing insects were very numerous during the summer. The so-called
honey dew juices thrown off by these insects onto the foliage was
attacked by a sooty fungus leaving a black deposit on the foliage
and twigs. Chinch bugs increased rapidly in some places to cause
injury to lawns. Fall webworms were more numerous in August
and September.
For 1943 we may expect an increase in Tent caterpillars which
attack the foliage of fruit trees and varieties of wild cherry in
early spring leaving unsightly nests in the branches. Gypsy moth
egg clusters while well distributed are not as heavy this winter
and the caterpillars should cause less damage than for the past
few years. It is hoped that other insect pests will not be above
normal.
While some kinds of insecticides and fungicides may be scarce,
arsenate of lead is reported in good supply at some extra cost.
Some towns and cities appropriated funds and purchased insec-
'ticides in the fall for their 1943 needs. Whether insecticides will
be restricted, gasoline available to operate our spraying machines
or a labor shortage restrict operations are problems and uncer-
tainties of 1943.
Under present conditions I recommend that $4,800.00 be ap-
propriated for control work in 1943.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE R. ABBOTT, Moth Superintendent
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Spring Grove Cemetery
The Trustees ol Spring Grove ( emetery submit their annua!
report for the year 1942.
U>6 feel of new curbing were laid on the West side of the ceme-
tery .ind 586 feet of old curbing removed and replaced.
All the shrubs in the nursery have been reset out in different
sections of the cemetery and the plot seeded down.
20 lots have been sold during the year, several of which are in
the new plate section.
Cement steps from the Legion lot to the plate section have been
Installed.
The Legion Lot has been topped dressed and reseeded. The
cannon in front of said lot has been removed tor -crap iron to
help win the war. A raised tulip bed has been set out in it- pi
An attractive garden with a fountain has been set out in tin-
plot in front of the tomb, from materials th.it were on hand.
The land abutting the cemetery wall on Abbot Street has been
trimmed up and the appearance greatly improved.
There were 16 interments during the year.
The income from perpetual care funds, interments etc. for
the year amounted t«> $4,1 15.34 out of an expended appropriation
18,541.89, In addition the sum of $2,810.25 was realized from
t he -ale <>t new perpet ual art- lots.
Respectfully submitted.
I RANK R. PETTY, Chairman
I REDERICK 1.(111 EVER, -
FRED G. CHENEY
CLI1 l < >RD \\ . Di \\l 1 I S
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Sealer of Weights and Measures
December 31, 1942
To the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Andover:
Gentlemen :
I hereby submit my annual report for the year 1942 :
SCALES
A djusted
Sealed
Condem.
Platform over 10,000 lbs.
3
7
0
Platform under 5000 lbs.
27
47
0
Counter 100 lbs. or over
0
6
0
Counter under 100 lbs.
0
47
2
Beam over 100 lbs.
1
2
0
Spring 100 lbs. or over
0
3
0
Spring under 100 lbs.
18
49
1
Computing under 100 lbs.
1
26
0
Personal weighing (slot)
6
18
0
Prescription
0
4
0
WEIGHTS AND
MEASURES
Avoirdupois
0
229
1
Apothecary
0
55
0
Metrics
0
16
0
Liquid Measures
0
41
0
Oil Jars
0
14
0
Meters over 1 inch
1
3
0
Gasoline Pumps
5
55N.S,
.90
Oil Measuring Pumps
0
16
0
Grease Measuring Pumps
0
26
0
Quantity Measure on Pum
ps
0
31
0
Yard Sticks
0
9
0
I have collected from December 1, 1941 to November 30, 1942
$115.47 (one hundred and fifteen dollars and forty-seven cents).
Respectfully submitted,
LEWIS N. MEARS,
Sealer of Weights and Measures
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Report of Wire Inspector
January 18, 1943
Board of Selectmen, Andovcr, Massachusetts
< .1 \ ["LEMEN :
I hereby submit the following report on Wire Inspections
covered by me for the year 1942.
Number of Inspections 102
Collected and turned over to the Treasurer,
Town of Andover $51 .00
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM J. YOl V -. Wire Inspi
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Town of Andover — Jury List
JUNE, 1942
Abbott, Harold E.
Anderson, Burtt M.
Anderson, John A.
Anderson, John H.
Angus, Wallace H.
Ashburn, James R.
Auchterlonie, John C.
Auty, Herbert W.
Bachman, Herbert L.
Bailey, Ralph A.
Bancroft, William A.
Barnard, Foster C.
Barraclough, Thomas B.
Barrett, Patrick J.
Barron, William F.
Batcheller, Kirk R.
Bissett, James T.
Black, David D.
Bliss, Arthur
Boutwell, Everett S.
Boutwell, Sherman W.
Brierly, James
Brown, Robert E.
Buchan, Raymond L.
Burke, Michael A.
Burton, Everett D.
Buttrick, Frank A.
Buzzell, William O.
Cannon, Gordon R.
Carlton, Tyler F.
Carter, George A.
Cheney, Fred G.
Chipman, Reeve
Clark, Thomas T.
Colbath, Howard L.
Collins, Andrew
Wool Dealer
Plumber
Farmer
Retired
Chauffeur
Salesman
Blacksmith
Foreman
Janitor
Salesman
Meat Business
Trustee
Broker
Ins. Collector
Gas. Sta. Oper.
Salesman
Rec. worker
Insurance
Retired
Farmer
Designer
Operator
Inspector
Retired
Undertaker
Manager
Trustee
Retired
Odd Work
Civil Engineer
Janitor
Retired
Tourist Agency
Builder
Laborer
Manager
174
83 Bartlet St.
81 Chestnut St.
Ballardvale Rd.
3 William St.
18 Walnut Ave.
135 Haverhill St.
65 Red Spring Rd.
6 Chestnut St
18 Stratford Rd.
Porter Rd.
Rocky Hill Rd.
3 Cabot Rd.
15 Argyle St.
102 Chestnut St.
Haggetts Pd. Rd.
161 Lowell St.
98 North Main St.
72 Elm St.
1 Hidden Rd.
High Plain Rd.
163 Shawsheen Rd.
Tewksbury St.
48 Morton St.
Lincoln St.
383 No. Main St.
13 Maple Ave.
15 Wolcott Ave.
151 Chestnut St.
54 Salem St.
18 Cheever Circle
6 Wolcott Ave.
83 Maple Ave.
5 Morton St.
4 Stirling St.
River St.
18 Wolcott Ave.
Corliss, William B. Laborer
Coutts, David L. Printer
Cutler, Granville K. Dyer
Dalton, Charles F. Druggist
Daniels, Roy A. Electrician
Davis, Charles W. Operative
Dearborn, Roy S. Real Estate
D'Entremont, Francis H. Salesman
Deyermond, Robert V. Painter
Deyermond, Robert V. Janitor
Disbrow, George W. Farmer
Disbrow, Walter A. Farmer
Dole, Percy J. Trucking
Driscoll, John J. Carpenter
Emerson, Charles F. Retired
Fleming, Edward H. Chauffeur
Fleming, John J. Contractor
Flint, Edwin M. Farmer
Forbes, David A. Janitor
Froburg, Albion F. Farmer
Gordon, Walter N. Clerk
Graham, Arthur M. Clerk
Hannon, Laurence J. Foreman
Hatch, William G. Janitor
Harrington, Warren A. Clerk
Hill, Charles A. Electrician
Holt, Percy R. Clerk
I lulme, Samuel P. Real Estate
Jackson, Arthur R. Carpenter
Johnson, Leonard P. Engineer
Judge, Homer G. Carpenter
Kinsman, Leslie S. Salesman
Kyle, William F. Clerk
Livingston, 1 larold Florist
Loomer, Amos Retired
Lynch, James A. Farmer
Mahoney, Timothy J. Clerk
McDonald, William L. Bookkeeper
M« ■( »hie, ( ravin 1 1. Fireman
Mears, Lewis V Clei k
High Plain Rd.
2 Florence St.
99 Shawsheen Rd.
70 Chestnut St.
78 Chestnut St.
57 Park St.
109 Elm St.
38 Florence St.
Salem St.
91 Elm St.
Chandler Rd.
Chandler Rd.
19 Washington Ave.
36 Summer St.
72 Park St.
5 Fleming Ave.
37 Maple Ave.
Pleasant St.
1 Sweeney Ct.
151 Elm St.
47 Union St.
38 Whittier St.
63 High St.
6 Summer St.
36 High St.
13 Chestnut St.
6 Morton St.
61 Elm St.
221 So. Main St.
22 York Si.
93 Summer St.
IS Summer St.
75 Elm St.
107 Abbot St.
Andover St.
Cr.i\ Rd.
3 1 Florence Si .
57 Railroad St .
Clark Rd
Andovei St
175
Milne, David
Morrissey, William B.
Morse, H. Allison
Morse, Walter I.
Nason, Harry C.
Nelligan, Francis A.
Nolan, James A.
Noyes, John L.
Oldroyd, Joseph
Petrie, George B.
Petty, Frank R.
Pike, John N.
Pike, Walter E.
Poland, Burdette J.
Pomeroy, Llewellyn D.
Remington, J. Augustus
Remmes, Joseph T.
Rennie, George
Ripley, Philip F.
Ripley, Walter C.
Robb, James G.
Rockwell, Henry D., Jr.
Roundy, Glenn H.
Ryley, James
Saunders, Leonard
Scholtz, Samuel H.
Shaw, Irving R.
Sherry, Frank R.
Smith, Fred H.
Stirling, William
Sullivan, Augustine P.
Thornton, E. Burke
Titcomb, William S.
Trow, Henry J.
Weeks, Eugene M.
West, Archibald L.
Whiteway, Hayward G.
Laborer
Electrician
Salesman
Laborer
Carpenter
Compositor
Salesman
Farmer
Crossing Tender
Laborer
Clerk
Bricklayer
Guard
Photographer
Electrician
Agent
Electrician
Farmer
Retired
Painter
Operative
Carder
Printer
Clerk
Retired
Superintendent
Wool sorter
Pattern Maker
Foreman
Janitor
Accountant
Retired
Mill Executive
Truck Driver
Salesman
Electrician
Carpenter
20 Cuba St.
66 Poor St.
27 Summer St.
30 No. Main St.
River St.
9 Carmel Rd.
7 Cuba St.
Love joy Rd.
Center St., B. V.
6 Chickering Ct.
Center St., B. V.
53 Essex St.
Lowell St.
126 Main St.
Foster's Pond
354 No. Main St.
Woodland Rd.
Argilla Rd.
7 Abbot St.
Hall Ave., B. V.
94 No. Main St.
47 Cuba St.
73 Maple Ave.
50 Salem St.
61 High St.
Ballardvale Rd.
Andover St.
Andover St.
95 Maple Ave.
8 Cuba St.
34 Essex St.
Carmel Rd.
15 Chandler Rd.
River St.
19 Wolcott Ave.
21 Pine St.
3 Ferndale Ave.
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Trustees of Memorial Hall
Library
NATHAN C. MAMI3LIN BURTON S. FLAGG
WINSOR GALE PHILIP F. RIPLEY
HENRY G. TYER MARY BYERSSMITH
CLAUDE M. FUESS
Chairman
PHILIP F. RIPLEY
Secretary and Treasurer
WINSOR GALE
Librarian
MIRIAM PUTNAM
MARGARET 1). MANNING, Catalog Librarian
DOROTHY II. RUHL, Circulation Librarian
NANCY E. BABCOCK, General Assistant
EVELYN R. ROBINSON, Children's Librarian
SARAH A. BALLARD, Assistant Children's Librarian
SOPHYE F. SIMON, Branch Librarian, BaUardvale
Janitor
VRCHIBALD I >. MA( I \KI \
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Trustees of Memorial Hall Library
At the close of the 1942 fiscal year, the Trustees had the follow-
ing monies on hand :
4 shrs. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. )
$5,000 Bangor & Aroostook Railroad 4% 1951
2,000 Boston & Albany Railroad 5% 1963
1,000 Boston & Maine Railroad 4% 1960
1,000 Boston & Maine Railroad Income Bonds
1,000 Central New York Power Corp. 3^% 1962
7,500 Chicago Railways Co. 5% C.F.D.
1,000 City of Detroit 4^% 1951
3,000 Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates 4% 1956
3,000 New England Power Association 5% 1948
1,000 New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. 5%
1952
. 1,000 New York Steam Corp. 3^2% 1963
3,000 Northern States Power Co. 3^% 1967
5,000 Pennsylvania Co. 4% 1963
6,000 Pennsylvania Railroad Co. 434% 1984
5,000 Puget Sound Power & Light Co. 4^% 1950
1,000 Philadelphia Electric Co. 3V2% 1967
3,000 U.S. Treasury 3% 1946
Massachusetts Savings Banks
Federal Savings & Loan Associations
Income Invested
Income on Hand
$84,144.48
WINSOR GALE, Treasurer
The above securities and cash have been inspected by the
Investment Committee and found correct.
BURTON S. FLAGG
NATHAN C. HAMBLIN
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571.
50
5,000.
00
2,000
00
1,000.
00
1,000.
00
1,000.
00
7,500.
00
1,000.
00
3,000.
00
3,000.
00
1,000.
00
1,000.
00
3,000.
00
5,000.
00
6,000.
00
5,000.
00
1,000.
00
3,000.
00
7,896.
27
26,000.
00
25.
82
150.
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Report of the Memorial Hall Librarian
The year 1942 will long be remembered as a time of unprece-
dented change from the impact of which no individual or institu-
tion escaped. Unusual demands, occasioned by the war, have
found public library patterns of service flexible enough to meet
them. If the focus point has shifted a bit, it does not mean in any
sense that the library has abandoned its primary obligation
which is to make available through books the cultural heritage
of mankind.
This year has seen an increased interest in books of current
history, in personal narratives of the war, and in books about
hitherto unknown places now the far flung theatres of war. Ex-
tremely popular, also, have been algebras, geometries and books
on aeronautics, meteorology and navigation as young men have
studied to prepare themselves for the armed services. Continued
use has been made of our technical book collection and in no
other year has the library bought so heavily of books on technical
subjects.
Restrictions on travel, rationing regulations, new emphasis on
nutrition, consumer needs and the education of the citizen in a
world at war, too, have had their effect upon reading habits.
During the summer, to cite one example, our most frequent re-
quests were for books on building outdoor fireplaces, planning
picnics and other outdoor activities.
The Library is maintaining a subject index to the main timck
publications emanating from the federal government and other
agencies designed to acquaint the average citizen with develop-
ments along the production front, the rationing program, op-
portunities in the armed forces, and the other .isperts of the
civilian and national defense program. Library bulletin boards
throughout the year have been used to display newspaper clip-
pings, posters .md other materials bearing on national and local
civilian defense activities and exhibits <>t' books on allied subjects
have been featured frequently.
In cooperation with community defense groups, l><>»>k lists have
been distributed and book exhibits arranged at a number of
civilian defense courses. A nutrition book shelf has been >rt aside
for the use of members of the Parent Teachers Nutrition cou
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A list of books of probable interest to inductees has been posted
at the Selective Service Office; another on nutrition at Red
Cross Headquarters.
Andover has contributed some 5500 books to the Victory Book
Campaign, the largest concerted drive ever undertaken to procure
books for men in the armed forces. Books have been sent to the
Military Police Post here in Andover, to Fort Devens and U.S.O.
centers. It was not found feasible as first planned to send wom-
en's and children's books to bombed and industrial areas so
many of these books have been given to local hospitals and in-
firmaries.
Important as these war time activities are it is well to remem-
ber as a London librarian has so ably done that ''it is useless and
indeed impossible to win the war if we lose faith in the essential
value, such as in the power and beauty of the written word, the
achievements of the human mind and imagination, the glories of
the past, and the idea of progress." We know with Milton that
"books are not absolutely dead things" and we know, too, that
libraries have an enormous opportunity to show people how living
they really are. It is idle to send young men to fight for a way of
life, if we in libraries, in schools and on the home front are not
prepared to spend every energy protecting the things of the mind
and spirit for which they fight. Books are our weapons and while
they may be able to play little part in altering the shape of
things as they are, they must have an enormous influence on the
shape of things to come in making real to all the nature and
power of democracy, in helping in the formulation of ideals and
policies looking toward a post war world based on justice and
reason.
Book selection thus is of tremendous importance since not only
is it necessary that book collections be adequately maintained
but that as the nerve center of the library's service, they do not
remain static but are renewed constantly through the addition of
books which reflect competently the times in which we are living.
It is no easy task at best for the library to choose from the
thousands of books pouring off the presses each year those which
will best suit the varying needs of the book borrowing public,
best meet emergency needs, be best calculated to serve a useful
purpose beyond this present crisis.
The ultimate test of a library's ability to select the right books
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is whether or not these books find t heir reading public for if t he\
do not, it matters not how meticulous the care exercised in their
selection. The place where the library's book selection policy can
best be tested is in the circulation department or wherever the
professional staff comes into contact with the reading needs of
men and women, boys and girls. Remembered instances conic to
mind which show how much the right book at the light time can
mean to individuals. For example there is the young man who
said, "When I was in high school, I read nothing but westerns but
now I'm reading better things. I sat up until four o'clock to finish
Forester's Captain From Connecticut." Remembered also is the
woman, able to read but little, who was thrilled at the beautiful
photographic picture book The River who said, "I am not going
to work tonight, I am going to look at my book"; the soldier
temporarily billeted in Andover who borrowed the Education of
Hyman Kaplan as relaxation for his leisure moments; the woman,
recently from Europe, who, seeking new roots, wanted books
which would interpret American ways and customs to her; the
young man who gave library books full credit for his success in
passing the examinations into the Naval Flying Cadets.
Reference questions have been many and varied ranging all the
way from a request to indentify train whistles to a request for
material on how to twirl a baton. Although generally the library
book collection is equal to most demands upon it, there are
times when it is necessary to call upon other resources; namely,
in the instance of the train whistles to get help from the Boston
.aid Maine Railroad.
The library has proved the value of small and carefully selected
collections of books in bringing to the lore books which, it left to
the comparative obscurity of the stacks, might have escaped
notice. In an attempt to focus attention upon books which il-
luminate the problems oi our present-day world, a small section
of the book stacks in the main leading room has been given OVei
to .1 collection <>i books, pamphlets, magazines which we have
called Windows on Out World. Here in close pio\iinit\ ,nc di
\ erse thinkei - <»t every time and age.
One ot the most vit.il wa\s in which the library serves its
community in war time or an} time is through its work with boys
and girls, Through books in .1 Young People's Library 1U'U
worlds oi beaut} and imagination are opened to boys and girls
1st
which might otherwise, for many at least, remain unknown.
Through books the library, too, can present to boys and girls
the semblance of a normal world even though the reality be
otherwise.
Circulation figures reveal that boys and girls in spite of com-
peting activities managed to read more books in 1942 than in
1941. 40,393 books, 37% of the total number of books circulated—
a very high proportion indeed — were issued to boys and girls.
Of this number 14,601 were borrowed from the classroom libra-
ries in the elementary schools.
The Young People's Library has shown signs of healthy activi-
ty this past year as anyone wTho may have visited it on a busy
afternoon and seen it filled with obviously interested boys and
girls can attest. There is no doubt that boys and girls want books.
The emphasis this year has been placed in developing interest in
reading, not just the obvious, but the unusual books as well.
Increased use of the Young People's Library by parents has been
quite apparent and indicates that they are well aware of the place
of books in the lives of boys and girls. A sixth grade library
council, a new feature this year, has met frequently at the
library to plan book talks in which council members participated
and has served on the whole as a very good link between the
library and other six graders through out the schools. Book talks
by the members of the staff in addition to usual activities have
done a good deal to keep interest in books and the library high.
An extremely interesting experiment, stemming out of the
belief that boys and girls are individuals and should be so treated,
was carried on this year. Especially mature readers among the
ninth graders were permitted to use the adult library. Reading
records were kept and while they have not been completely
analyzed, they showed as we were sure that they would, that
maturity of reading interests and chronological age do not always
coincide.
Book talks, panel discussions and other activities served to
make the Henry C. Sanborn Library a lively place. 5188 books
were circulated during the year, an average of thirteen per stu-
dent, an excellent record considering the fact that the library
gives only part-time service. The Memorial Hall Library co-
operated in the school's annual book week program by providing
two films : From Cover to Cover and A Day in a School Library.
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Again this year ninth grade boys and girls visited the library
at the end of the school year to sign for adult card;-, and to become
acquainted with the upstairs library. A special browsing corner
has been set aside where attractive editions and books of special
interest to this group are housed.
Our work with boys and girls of high school age is of great im-
portance for we must see to it that the enthusiasms for books and
reading gained in our Young People's Library are carried over
into adult life. Particularly in these days must we bring to our
young people, whose expectation of formal education has been
prematurely ended, as rich a cultural background as possible. We
look forward to a time when we can extend our readers' advisory
service at the Punchard High School and when we can do more in
the way of book talks and book discussions, all of which play an
important part in stimulating interest in books.
The course on the Reading Interests of Boys and Girls, spon-
sored by the Library and part of the adult education program
of the Andover Evening Study Groups was, in spite of a small
enrollment, a great success. The course was planned by Miss
Robinson who gave all the lectures but the last two: one of which
was given by Miss Alice M. Jordan, formerly Supervisor of Work
with Boys and Girls in the Boston Public Library, who traced the
historical development of children's books; the other, by Mrs.
Grace Allen Hogarth, Editor of Children's Books for Houghton
Mifflin, who spoke on children's book publishing.
Our adult vocational counseling service on Monday evenings
from seven until nine o'clock under the direction of trained
counsellors, was carried on from January until June. Because of
emergency demands upon their time, the counsellors are unable
to carry on this service. It is possible that a program of an informal
character comprising discussion groups and occasional film
presentations may be worked out.
The acquisition of a second hand mimeograph has made it
possible for the library to issue more frequent book lists and to
give them wider distribution. In addition to our monthly book
bulletin, The New Hook S<im(>l<-r, the following book lists have
been prepared and mimeographed during tin- year; Food for the
Family, Gardens for Victory, Adventuring with Book-. V
Endure, Sixt} Outstanding Books of 1942, Books foi .1 Child's
Nome Library, Civilian Defense, Hie Cooperative \\.i\. !••
LS3
for the Christmas Tree. These do not include the individual read-
ing lists compiled to meet specific needs.
Economy in cataloging procedures has been effected by adopt-
ing Library of Congress and H. W. Wilson printed catalog cards
which in addition bring to the library the bibliographic skill of
experts.
The Massachusetts Library Association Classification Standard
for Massachusetts Public Libraries was adopted in principle by
the Library Board of Trustees. Increases granted this year have
brought the general salary level more nearly in line with accepted
library standards. At the same time the staff working week has
been increased to forty hours, the average working schedule in
most libraries.
During this year two Simmons girls, Miss Evelyn Buck and
Miss Mary Zecchini, did their two weeks' field work in our
library. We were delighted to give them their first taste of real
library work and to be able to make a small contribution to the
library profession.
In addition to the defense groups the following organizations
held meetings in the library building: League of Women Voters,
Adult Education classes, Andover Village Improvement Society,
Committee of Minute Women, Andover Historical Society,
Chinese-Russian Relief Committee, Andover Cooperative Society
Merrimack Valley Social Work Conference.
The Librarian has spoken before the following groups: Law-
rence Young Women's Christian Association, Ballardvale Con-
gregational Church Christian Endeavor Society, Merrimack
Valley Vocational Guidance Association on "What the Public
Library can Contribute to a Community Vocational Guidance
Service," Junior Women's Guild at Christ Church, Margaret
Slattery class. Miss Robinson has spoken to the following groups:
North Andover Parent Teachers Association, Literature Depart-
ment of the November Club, Margaret Slattery Class, Business
Girls' Group at the Lawrence Young Women's Christian Associa-
tion, New England School Library Association, Methodist
Church in Bradford. She has also led an extremely interesting
panel discussion "Do Librarians Choose Books Boys and Girls
Like" at the fall meeting of the North Shore Library Club.
Members of the staff have been active in community defense
activities. Four members have their first aid certificates; one is an
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air raid warden, another, a member of the Red Cross Motor
Corps.
Staff meetings have been planned to allow the maximum of
staff participation and to include discussion of library problems.
Miss Jordan spoke to the staff at one meeting on early children's
books and at another, Miss Underhill reminisced delightfully
about early days in the library profession.
The Librarian attended the American Library Association
conference at Milwaukee in June; Miss Robinson the Columbia
School of Library Service for a third summer.
After thirty-four years of devoted service, Mrs. Elizabeth
Donaldson retired in July. We shall not soon forget her part in
making the library an attractive place.
Due to pressure of professional work, Mr. George F. Sawyer
did not seek reelection to the Board of Trustees. However, we
shall continue to count upon his interest in the library and its
welfare. Mr. Winsor Gale was elected Trustee in his place and
succeeds him as secretary and treasurer of the Board.
For the various gifts to the library of books, magazines and
flowers the Library makes grateful acknowledgment. We are
particularly grateful to Mrs. Ripley Bullen for arranging the
many fascinating and unusual exhibits in our Young People's
Room. We should like to thank also Mr. Fred Collins, who in
spite of transportation difficulties has continued to transport our
school deposits to the Central and Bradlee Schools; Miss Caroline
M. Lnderhill for her indefatigable efforts in behalf of the Victory
Book Campaign; Shattuck's Express and the Andover Red
Cross Motor Corps for generously providing much needed trans-
portation.
Against possible air attacks the Young People's Library, desig-
nated as an official air raid shelter, has been equipped with black
out screens and as a further precaution water has been piped to
the second floor. The main physical improvement undertaken
during the year was the painting of the exterior of the library.
We should like to close this report with a very pertinent story
of an Oxford professor who when asked what he was doing to
uphold civilization in this fight replied: "I am the civilization
they are fighting tor." Such an answer might be made to any, if
such there be, who doubt the place of the public library in our
all-out w ar effort.
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I wish to express my appreciation to the members of the
Board of Trustees for their wise counsel and to the members of
the Library Staff for their cooperation without which there
could have been no report.
Respectfully submitted,
MIRIAM PUTNAM, Librarian
STATISTICS OF LIBRARY USE
BOOK STOCK
Adult
Juvenile
Total
Vols, at beginning of the year
30,989
6,799
37,788
Vols, added by purchase
1,391
570
1,961
Vols, added by gift
160
45
205
Vols, added by binding
30
1
31
Total volumes added
1,581
616
2,197
Volumes lost or withdrawn
1,082
367
1,449
Total volumes at end of year
31,488
7,048
38,536
Periodicals currently received (Titles, Copies) 76,
USE
Vols, of adult fiction loaned
Vols, of adult non-fiction loaned
No. of books for children loaned
Total number of volumes loaned
REGISTRATION
Borrowers registered during year
Total number of registered borrowers
Circulation per capita 9 . 8
* Adult reregistration, May 1941
t Juvenile reregistration, October 1942
Volumes
47,871
20,901
40,393
109,165
% of total circ.
43.7
19.2
37
Adult Juvenile
Total
875
*2955
194
f497
1069
3452
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TOWN OF ANDOVER
Forty-first Annual Report
of the
Board of Public Works
EMBRACING THE FIFTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
of WATER COMMISSIONERS and FORTY-
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT of SEWER
COMMISSIONERS
For the Year Ending
DECEMBER 31, 1942
1943
WATER COMMISSIONERS
*John H. Flint
*Wm. S. Jenkins
*Wm. S. Jenkins
* James P.
1889-1899
Butter-field
SEWER COMMISSIONERS
1893-1894
*John L. Smith
1894-1899
*John L. Smith
*Felix G. Haynes
*Charles E. Abbott
*John E. Smith
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
1899-1902
*John H. Flint
*Wm. S. Jenkins
*John L. Smith
*James P. Butterfield
*Felix G. Haynes
1903-1906
*John L. Smith
*Felix G. Havnes
*John W. Bell
*Lewis T. Hardy
James C. Sawyer
1906-1907
*Felix G. Haynes
*John W. Bell. Treas.
James C. Sawyer, Sec'y.
*Lewis T. Hardy
*Harry M. Eames
1907-1908
*Felix G. Haynes
*John W. Bell, Treas.
James C. Sawyer, Sec'y.
*Lewis T. Hardy
* Andrew McTernen
1908-1912
*Lewis T. Hardy
*John W. Bell, Treas.
James C. Sawyer, Sec'y.
* Andrew McTernen
*Willis B. Hodgkins
1913-1914
*Lewis T. Hardy ('16)
*Barnett Rogers ('16)
* Andrew McTernen ('15)
*Thos. E. Rhodes, Sec'y. ('14)
*Willis B. Hodgkins, Treas. ('15)
1914-1916
*Thos. E. Rhodes ('19)
*Barnett Rogers ('16)
*Lewis T. Hardy ('16)
* Andrew McTernen, Sec'y. ('18)
*Willis B. Hodgkins, Treas. ('18)
1916-1917
*Barnett Rogers ('19)
*Thos. E. Rhodes ('17)
* Andrew McTernen ('18)
Chas. B. Baldwin, Sec'y. ('19)
*Willis B. Hodgkins, Treas. ('18)
1917-1918
* Bar net t Rogers (*19)
*Thos. E. Rhodes ('20)
* Andrew McTernen ('18)
Chas. B. Baldwin, Sec' v. ('19)
* Willis B. Hodgkins, Treas. ('18)
1918-1919
*Barnett Rogers (*22)
^Andrew McTernen ('21)
Philip L. Hardy ('21)
Chas. B. Baldwin, Sec'y. ('22)
1932-1933
Wm. D. Mclntyre C36)
W. I. Morse ('35)
John H. Playdon ('36)
Frank A. Buttrick ('34)
^Thos. E. Rhodes, Treas. ('20) Henry A. Bodwell ('34)
'Deceased
1919-1920-1921
*Barnett Rogers ('22)
William D. Mclntyre ('21)
*Arthur T. Boutwell ('22)
Philip L. Hardy, Sec'y. ('21)
*Thos. E. Rhodes, Treas. ('23)
1922-1923
*Thos. E. Rhodes ('23)
Philip L. Hardy ('24)
Wm. D. Mclntvre, Treas. ('24)
*Arthur T. Boutwell ('25)
Edward Shattuck ('25)
1923-1924
Philip L. Hardy ('27)
William D. Mclntyre, Sec'y. ('27)
* Arthur T. Boutwell, Treas. ('25)
Edward Shattuck ('25)
Walter I. Morse ('26)
1924-1925-1926
Philip L. Hardy ('27)
Wm. D. Mclntyre, Sec'y. ('27)
* Arthur T. Boutwell, Treas. ('28)
*Thos. E. Rhodes ('28)
Walter I. Morse ('29)
1927
* Arthur T. Boutwell ('28)
*Thos. E. Rhodes ('28)
Walter I. Morse, Treas. ('29)
Wm. D. Mclntyre, Sec'y. ('30)
George H. Winslow ('30)
1928-1929
* Arthur T. Boutwell ('31)
W. I. Morse Treas. ('32)
Wm. D. Mclntyre, Sec'y. ('30)
George H. Winslow ('30)
Thos. P. Dea (31)
1929-1930
Wm. D. Mclntyre {'33)
W. I. Morse, Treas. ('32)
George H. Winslow. Sec'y. ('33)
*Arthur T. Boutwell ('31)
Thos. P. Dea ('31)
1930-1931
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('33)
W. I. Morse, Treas. ('32)
George H. Winslow, Sec'y. ('33)
Thos. P. Dea ('34)
Frank A. Buttrick ('34)
1931-1932
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('33)
W. I. Morse ('35)
Thos. P. Dea ('34)
Frank A. Buttrick ('34)
John H. Playdon ('33)
SUPERINTENDENT
CHARLES T. GILLIARD
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1933-1934-1935
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('36)
W. I. Morse ('38)
John H. Playdon ('36)
Frank A. Buttrick ('37)
Henry A. Bodwell ('37)
1934-1935-1936
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('39)
W. I. Morse ('38)
John H. Plavdon ('39)
Frank A. Buttrick ('37)
Henry A. Bodwell ('37)
1935-1936-1937
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('39)
W. I. Morse ('38)
John H. Playdon ('39)
Frank A. Buttrick ('40)
Henry A. Bodwell ("40)
1938-1939
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('39)
John H. Playdon ('39)
Frank A. Buttrick ('40)
Henry A. Bodwell ('40)
Sidney P. White ('41)
1939-1940
Sidnev P. White ('41)
Henry A. Bodwell ('40)
Frank A. Buttrick ('40)
John H. Plavdon (42)
Edward P. Hall ('42)
1940-1941
Sidney P. White ('41)
John H. Playdon ('42)
Edward P. Hall ('42)
William F. Barron ('43)
John B. White ('43)
1941-1942
Sidney P. White ('44)
John H. Plavdon ('42)
Edward P. Hall ('42)
William F. Barron ('43)
John B.White ('43)
1942-1943
Sidney P. White ('44)
William F. Barron ('43)
John B. White ('43)
Jesse Bottomley ('45)
Fred W. Doyle ('45)
Board of Public Works
Andover, Mass.
February 3, 1943
The Board of Public Works voted to adopt the following report
of the Superintendent as its report for 1942 with recommenda-
tions for 1943.
SIDNEY P. WHITE, Chairman
FRED W. DOYLE, Secretary
WILLIAM F. BARRON
JOHN B. WHITE
JESSE BOTTOMLEY
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Superintendent's Report
To the Board of Public Works:
Gentlemen :
The major activities and developments in the Water, Highway,
Sewer and Park Departments during the year which ended
December 31, 1942 were as follows:
WATER DEPARTMENT
Under Articles 30-37 of the 1940 Warrant and Article 19 of the
1941 Warrant, eight hundred and twenty-five feet of six-inch
water main were installed on Lincoln Street, connecting two six-
inch dead ends. This work was started in 1941 and completed in
1942. Under Articles 30-37 of the 1940 Warrant and Article 13 of
the 1942 WTarrant, seven hundred and twenty feet of six-inch
water main were installed on Hidden Road from a former dead
end in front of the property of Mr. Harold C. Dunn to a point
just north of the corner of Sunset Rock Road.
The materials and blasting for the above installations were
paid for by the Town while the labor, with the exception of super-
vision and caulking, was supplied by the Work Projects Adminis-
tration.
Permanent no-parking signs were erected on Haggetts Pond
Road in the way of the Pond.
The tar roof between the Haggetts Pond Pumping Station and
the coal shed was repaired by George W. Home Company of
Lawrence at a cost of forty-five dollars.
Mr. Joe O. Black, Chief Engineer at the Haggetts Pond Pump-
ing Station, sent in his resignation August 14th and that of Mr.
James Hodge, assistant engineer, was received August 13th. Both
resignations were accepted, Mr. Black terminating his employ-
ment September 14th and Mr. Hodge August 30th.
Mr. Everel W. Harnden was appointed Chief Engineer at a
meeting of the Board of Public W^orks August 24th to replace Mr.
Black and commenced work September 4th. Mr. James W.
Thomson was appointed assistant engineer at a meeting of the
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Board of Public Works held September 14th and started work
September 15th.
One tube in the older of the two boilers at the Haggetts Pond
Pumping Station was replaced as recommended by the Insurance
( Company.
Mr. William B. Corliss, who had been made a special police
officer, is now employed as a guard at the Haggetts Pond Pump-
ing Station. This action was taken at the request of the State
Department of Public Health.
A cement slab was laid on the south side of the Haggetts Pond
Pumping Station where five hundred tons of coal were stacked,
making it possible to keep a larger supply of coal on hand during
wartime.
A number of window frames at the Haggetts Pond Pumping
Station were renewed and the boiler material in the main firebox
of the new boiler has been replaced with firebrick.
Employees of the I'nited States Department of Agriculture,
Division of Plant Quarantine, inspected the land adjoining Hag-
getts Pond for certain plants which feed insects detrimental to
other plants, and reported that no bad conditions existed.
A section of eight-inch water pipe in the way of the Abbott
Bridge on Central Street that had become disjointed due to the
vibration of the bridge was relaid and two eight-inch pipe clamps
installed to prevent a repetition.
The bleeder formerly located on South Main Street near the
old "dead end " was relocated to the present "dead end " w hich is
now located on the *' By-Pass."
The high-service reservoir located on Prospect Hill was given a
thorough cleaning July 7th. This work required sixteen hours
using six men.
Addition. il ground wires have been connected to Town water
mains by the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company,
approval having been given by the Board of Public Works with
stipulation^.
Those completed in 1942 are as follows:
Pole No. 157 South Main St n
Pole No. 711 High Plain \<<>m\
Pole No. 12 i Beacon Street
Pole No. 1 16 Andovei Street
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All cross connections at the American Woolen Company,
Phillips Academy, Tyer Rubber Company and Shawsheen Dairy
were inspected by the State Inspector and found to be in good
working order.
A frost protection has been installed on the strainer box of
the intake at the Haggetts Pond Pumping Station, making it no
longer necessary to cover it in the winter with hay.
All windows at the Haggetts Pond Pumping Station and at the
water works shop have been equipped with shades or cloth cover-
ing to meet dimout requirements.
Post cards showing a meter dial for customers to fill in with
Board of Public Works returned address have been left at houses
where it has been impossible for the meter men to gain access.
This practice seems to have worked out most successfully.
The cold spell in December caused many freeze-ups and a
number of broken meters.
During 1942, 416,314,000 gallons of water were pumped at
the Haggetts Pond Pumping Station, a daily average of 1,140,596
gallons. The steam turbine was in operation 5434.75 hours and
the electric pump 840 hours and 10 minutes, making a daily
average run of 17 hours and 12 minutes.
On July 3, the greatest amount of water was pumped, namely,
1,684,000 gallons and the maximum weekly consumption was
that from July 21 to July 27 inclusive, during which time 10,723,-
000 gallons were pumped. The water rate collections for 1942
amounted to $55,259.54.
To provide for adequate Water Maintenance and Construction
during 1943, we recommend an appropriation of $34,200.00, to be
divided substantially as follows :
WATER MAINTENANCE
Salaries and Labor
Coal and Power
Engine Oil, Chlorine, Etc.
Repairs, Boilers, Pump and Property
Office Supplies
Reservoirs and Telemeters
Amount Carried Forward
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$17000.
00
12200
.00
950
.00
2000
.00
800
.00
250
.00
$33200.00
Amount Brought Forward
Supplies, Miscellaneous, Tools, Etc.
Secretarial Services
Guard at Pumping Station until March 8th
Total
Services in use January 1, 1943
Meters in use January 1, 1943
$33200.00
600.
00
50
.00
350
00
$34200.00
2743
2677
We recommend $8500.00 for Water Construction in 1943 to
be divided substantially as follows:
WATER CONSTRUCTION
Labor, Renewing Services, Etc.
Meters and Meter Parts
Pipe of all kind
Brass Goods, Hydrants, Etc.
Total
$6000.00
1000.00
1000.00
500.00
$8500.00
RECEIPTS
Water Rates
Water Construction
Paid to Town Treasurer:
Water Rates
Water Construction
$55259.54
844.09
$55259.54
844.09
S50103.63 $56103.63
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SUMMARY COST OF CONSTRUCTION
WATER DEPARTMENT
Classification
Approved
Bills
Credits
Net Cost
Totals
Office Fixtures
$ 916.36
Telemeters
4090.95
Telephones
184.77
Teams
583.65
Pipe Distribution
$1800.00
512241.91
Service Pipe
8119.06
844.09
$7274.97
207007.69
Water and Land
6687.23
Suction Pipe
1309.46
Reservoirs
16985.82
Coal Shed
806.97
Grading Land
2739.12
Workshop
1271.88
Building Pumping Station
9610.14
Pumping Plant
74907.51
Construction Expenses
10182.64
Tools
4715.34
Totals
$854241.44
SEWER DEPARTMENT
Sewer Mains
Cost to Abutters
Cost to Town
89828 ft.
S160336.00 \
372582.00 /
Jan. 1, 1943
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
The following table shows the snowfall for the year 1942 :
January 8.25 Inches
February 7.00
March 9.50
December 5.50
Total
30.25 Inches
The snow storms were not difficult to handle and at no time
was it necessary to hire outside equipment, all storms being
plowed by Board of Public Works' equipment.
During the heavy rainstorm in the cold spell in December, the
slippery conditions prevailing required much sanding. This was
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the worst slippery condition encountered in years, requiring con-
siderable sand for roads and sidewalks.
Kight sand boxes were made and placed at the following places:
corner of Main Street and Lowell Street; corner of Main Street
and Railroad Street; corner of Central Street and Essex Street;
corner of Main Street and Chestnut Street; corner of Main Street
and Morton Street; corner of Main Street and School Street; on
Essex Street below the tracks and at the corner of Tewksbury
Street and Andover Street.
Sand at these points during slippery conditions proves inval-
uable.
Due to the shortage of asphalt and tar products, it was neces-
sary to submit our list of streets to be repaired for the State's ap-
proval. The streets submitted with the report were carefully in-
spected by State engineers and a number in the list eliminated
because in the judgment of the engineers they could in no way be
used for the prosecution of the war.
Mr. Charles A. Fritz, Chief Engineer for this district, was
pleased with the condition of the roads in Andover and stated
that from an engineer's point of view all roads submitted needed
an application so that they would not unravel in the near future.
Nevertheless, they had to follow the instructions of the Federal
Government.
The State accordingly released 34,640 gallons of tar to care for
those streets which met with its approval and also 10,000 gallons
of the same material to be used for mixing patching material.
The following roads were treated with "Tarvia Retread":
entire lengths of Webster and Holt Streets and the sections of the
following: Dascomb Road from Andover Street t<> a point beyond
the property of the Walter Curtis Estate; Morton Street from
( 'hestnul Street to the top of the hill, Whit tier Street around the
Park, Summer Street, upper section near Highland Road, River
Road from Laurel Lane to the new section built thi> year and
North Street in vicinity of Greenwood Road. The sides <>! Das-
comb Road in tin- way <»i tin- new section built in 1941 v
shaped up and given an application of "Tarvia B," before the
retread was applied.
\ section of Main Street from Chapel Avenue to the State
Highway was given a coat oi rarvia V " and pea stone and then
rolled.
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During the early spring, sections of the following roads were
gravelled: Bailey Road, High Plain Road, Pleasant Street,
Brundrett Avenue, Laurel Lane, Spring Grove Road and Ban-
nister Road.
The recently gravelled section of Woodland Road was shaped
up, rolled and given an application of "Tarvia B" and then the
entire length was given a application of "Tarvia Retread." The
upper end of Magnolia Avenue was given a treatment of gravel
and rolled.
Sections of the following streets were widened: Brown Street,
near Lowell Street, Corbett Street near the property of Mr.
Antonio Catanzaro; Sunset Rock Road where ledge cut down the
width; Spring Grove Road near Sunset Rock Road and High-
land Road near the bend.
Ledge was removed at all these widenings and in all places
with the exception of Corbett Street and Spring Grove Road ap-
plications of "Tarvia B" and "Tarvia Retread" were applied.
Sections of Andover Street and Argilla Road that had been
widened the previous year were gravelled, rolled and given an
application of "Tarvia B " and also "Tarvia Retread." The banks
were also graded, loamed and seeded. Blasting was necessary on
Andover Street to get the proper grade before gravelling.
The relocation of the stone wall at the corner of Osgood Street
and Blanchard Street made necessary when the bad corner was
eliminated was completed.
Sections of roadways in the way of the new water trenches on
Hidden Road, Lincoln Street, Haggetts Pond Road and Hall
Avenue were shaped up, rolled and given an application of
' ' Tarvia B ' ' and ' ' Retread. ' '
The following work was accomplished under Article 10 of the
1942 Warrant relative to maintenance of roads built under
Chapter 90: cleaning roads, cleaning catch basins, sealing ex-
pansion joints on cement roads, application of T-9 tarvia and pea
stone on Haverhill Street from the end of the cement road near
the mill entrance to High Street. This application was rolled.
The work of patching Lowell Street and River Road was also
done under the above article.
A corrugated iron pipe culvert was installed on Beacon Street
to care for water flowing from a gravel pit recently opened by Mr.
Louis C. Cyr. A stone culvert on Salem Street near the property
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of Mr. Benjamin Dimlich, that had become plugged due to the
breaking of covering stones was repaired by replacing that section
with two stretches of twelve-inch Akron pipe laid parallel. An old
stone culvert on Ballardvale Road near Main Street was replaced
with a corrugated iron pipe. A bad drainage condition in front of
the property of Mr. James Blamire at 93 Haverhill Street was
corrected by installing a small catch basin. During the year it was
necessary to clean all culverts connected with Rogers Brook.
Notices were sent to owners whose properties abut this brook
asking that they refrain from throwing debris in the brook. Per-
mission was received from Mr. Clyde A. Fore of Reservation
Street to regrade and clean a brook going through his property.
Accordingly, the brook was dug out, thereby lowering the water
table in the West Parish Cemetery and improving a bad drainage
condition on Reservation Street. A twelve-inch drain including
four catch basins was installed on High Plain Road in the vicinity
of Virginia Lane. To complete the above, sixty feet of twelve-
inch pipe is to be installed by the abutters. The above system will
divert drain water from a stone drain which heretofore crossed
High Plain Road and ran in the vicinity of the westerly side of
property belonging to Mr. Arthur E. McCabe.
A number of old street signs were renewed and a number of
new ones erected. Joints in the cement road on Balmoral Street
were given their annual sealing.
When the carriage shed and barn at the Town Yard were made
over into a garage, the heating system was designed to care for
the middle section and the end of the building where the heater is
located. After the southerly end was made over into a repair and
blacksmith shop, the heating system was continued to this end
and a blower installed. Since this never proved satisfactory, a
large radiator was installed in the repair shop and a smaller one
in the toilet to remedy this condition. This work was d> mo 1>\
Bride, Grimes Company of Lawrence, Mass.
The Town Yard at the bottom of Lewis Street was given an
application of "Tarvia Retread" and the buildings were given
two coats of paint. The Board oi Public Works supplied the pain t
,\\\i\ this work was done by the Flint-Carlton Company, the
lowest bidder. Bids were as follows:
Flint-Carlton Company $280 00
Frank Ward 3 00
1<>7
James Kidd 418.00
George Brewer 425 . 00
Walter E. Buxton 595.21
The section of River Road partially built in 1941 under Chap-
ter 90 Construction was not completed in 1942 according to the
original plans due to the freezing of asphalt. The road was
graded and rolled, the sides brought to grade and the road bed
given an application of "Tarvia B" and then an application of
"Tarvia Retread" and honed. In the future the stone may be
applied without any extra work to the base since this has been
brought to the exact grade ready for the stone application.
Guard rail posts have been erected enroute and the wooden guard
rails (3" x 8") will be attached in the near future.
A drainage system consisting of eight hundred and seventy feet
of eight and ten-inch Akron pipe on Chestnut Street, started by
the Work Projects Administration was completed by Board of
Public Works' labor, doing away with a very bad condition.
After the installation, the road in the way thereof was given an
application of "Tarvia B." From this work the W.P.A. laborers
were transferred to the Lawrence Airport.
Walker Avenue was scraped, rolled and given applications of
"Tarvia B" and "Tarvia Retread." This will prevent a contin-
uous washing out which heretofore prevailed causing considerable
trouble.
A shed was built at the Beaulieu sand pit to house the men at
meal times during inclement weather. This shed is equipped with
skids which make it possible to haul same from place to place.
After inspection of the old steam roller by the Lumbermens
Mutual Casualty Company, the following letter was received by
the Board of Public Works:
Town of Andover
Andover, Massachusetts
Re: Policy No. 2,852,471
No. 2 Loco. Boiler (Mass. Std. No. 245)
Portable Road Roller
Gentlemen :
An internal inspection was made of the above boiler on March
9th, 1942 by our inspector Mr. T. W. Kezer. As you know, this
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boiler was removed from the policy at your request on December
1, 1941. The inspection reveals that this boiler is in an unusually
poor condition, with the furnace sheet found to be grooved and
corroded at the grate line to such an extent that it punctured
under light blows of a test hammer. We consider this boiler to be
unfit for further service and dangerous to operate in its present
condition. It would be possible to repair this boiler only at great
expense by renewing the furnace sheets and the firebox tube
sheet. In view of the age and general deteriorated condition of
this boiler, repairs such as outlined are not considered to be prac-
ticable and we strongly recommend the purchase of a new boiler.
S. P. COMSTOCK, Engineer
Later in the year the old steam roller was disposed of. The
Buffalo-Springfield Roller Company purchased the rear wheels
for one hundred ($100.) dollars and Gutterson-Gould Company,
junk dealers of Lawrence, Mass., paid sixty (S60.) dollars for the
remainder of the old roller. The front wheels had been borrowed
from the Buffalo-Springfield Roller Company last spring when the
old front wheels gave way.
To purchase a new roller was inadvisable because times were
unsettled and we were most fortunate in being able to use the
roller belonging to the Town of North Andover.
Sidewalk material which is made from asphalt was unobtainable
this year. However, a section of curbing was installed on Knmore
Street south of the property of Mr. Franklin Scott of No. 47 and
a cement sidewalk was constructed in the way of this stretch of
curbing.
Stone bounds were installed on Andover Street and Argilla
Road where the new layout was made.
On the south side of Cuba Street at the corner of Shawsheen
Road, considerable dirt was removed together with a number of
cubic yards of ledge, which required blasting. This makes possible
a much better view of traffic coming up Shawsheen Road.
The following letter was received by the Andover National
Hank from the Federal Housing Administration:
Re: Lincoln Circle Sub- Division, Andover, Mass
I tear Sirs:
We have your letter of August 26, 1942.
We understand there Is difficulty in obtaining asphalt materials
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but inasmuch as the town has accepted this street, we believe
they can make application for tar, and the use of tar is acceptable
to us.
The gravel base as referred to in our letter of May 21st, should
be well compacted to a depth of eight inches, not more than four
inches of the gravel being laid at one time and rolled.
We suggest that you be sure this meets with the approval of the
town of Andover. /0. ,N T „ __ _ J _.
(Signed) John F. Malley, State Director
After the receipt of this letter, the Andover National Bank
requested that this work be done by the Board of Public Works
and the following letter was received:
September 18, 1942
Board of Public Works
Andover, Massachusetts
Dear Mr. Gilliard : Re : Lincoln Circle
In connection with the surfacing and tarring of Lincoln Circle,
we hereby guarantee the cost of labor, material and expense of
operating steam roller.
We also agree to pay laborers and for materials individually.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) C. M. Holland, Cashier
Accordingly, this work including grading, rolling and applying
two treatments of tar, namely, one application of "Tarvia B"
and one application of "Tarvia Retread" wTas started the 21st of
the month and completed October 2nd. The sidewalks were also
filled in, covered with stone dust and the grass plots were loamed,
seeded and rolled. The cost was $645.52.
Four boxes were made to house materials purchased for An-
dover Civilian Defense materials. One was placed in the Central
Fire Station cellar, one at the Ballardvale Fire Station and two at
the Shawsheen Garage. The second box at the Shawsheen Garage
is for the Rescue Division under the direction of Selectman Mr.
Edward P. Hall. The other three boxes contain materials for use
by the Demolition, Road Repair, Sewer and Water Divisions
under the direction of the Board of Public Works. A number of
rehearsals of the Civilian Defense workers under the Board of
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Public Works have been held during the year, and I am pleased
to say that our attendance has been outstanding. Included in the
materials purchased were a flat-bottom steel boat 16' 0" long with
outboard motor, 4 H.P., two cylinders, and a two-thousand watt,
A.C. Syntron (Generator equipped with lights. The new truck
ordered by the Board of Public Works from the Diamond T.
Trucks, Inc. of Lawrence, Mass. was delivered but was not re-
leased by the Federal Government.
A number of truck owners most generously gave the use of their
trucks, and the Board of Public Works' employees, Phillips
Academy and Punchard High School students gave their
services to haul junk and tin cans to the junk yard in Lawrence
to aid in the war effort.
Curtains have been made for the windows at the garage to
meet dimout regulations.
To provide for adequate Trucks, Garage and Repair Shop
Maintenance, we recommend an appropriation of $6870.00 to be
divided substantially as follows:
TRICKS, GARAGE AND REPAIR SHOP MAINTENANCE
Auto Maintenance and Labor S4000.00
Repair, Equipment and Machinery 900.00
Tools and Repair 470.00
Supplies and Shop Maintenance 1500.00
Total S6870 on
To provide for adequate Highway Maintenance tor 1943, we
recommend an appropriation of $50,000.00 t<> be divided sub-
stantially .is follow-:
HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE
Salaries, Labor and Trucks 130000 no
Tarvia, Oil and Asphalt 10000 00
( travel, Sand and Stone l inn on
R. .id Scraping mo 00
Amo\ ard v ii 500 00
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Amount Brought Forward
Catch Basins and Drains
Signs, Fences and Stone Bounds
Bridges
Sidewalks
Tools, Supplies, Etc.
Secretarial
Total
$41500.00
800
.00
250
.00
400
.00
5000
.00
2000
.00
50
.00
$50000.00
SEWER DEPARTMENT
No new sewer main installations were made this year.
A heating system has been installed in the Sewer Pump House
on Riverina Road.
To provide for adequate Sewer Maintenance and Construction,
we recommend an appropriation of $5800.00 to be divided sub-
stantially as follows:
SEWER MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION
Labor, Salaries and Trucks
$3000.00
Light and Power
2100.00
Sewer Pipe, Tools, Etc.
500.00
Maintenance of Buildings, Equipment and
Cleaning Pipe
200.00
$5800.00
PARK DEPARTMENT
The skinned areas at the baseball diamonds at the Central and
Ballardvale Playsteads were shaped up with marl and the former
given an application of calcium chloride.
A cord of sawdust was purchased for the box used for high
jumping and base sliding practice.
The gun in the Park was given two coats of paint.
The playground apparatus at all playgrounds was erected in
July and taken down in the fall.
All sand boxes were replenished this year with sand.
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The football bleachers at the Central playgrounds were re-
paired. This work was done under Article 1 7 of the 1942 Warrant.
Pieces of burlap were put up on the wire fences at the Central
Playstead to prevent people from watching the football games
from outside the field. This was taken down later in the season.
Bleachers belonging to Phillips Academy were lent to the High
School Athletic Association to increase the seating capacity at the
football games. The Athletic Association paid for the labor for
loading, setting up and taking down these bleachers.
To provide for adequate Park Maintenance for 1943, we recom-
mend an appropriation of $4000. 00 to be divided substantially as
follows:
PARK MAINTENANCE
Labor
Lawn Mowers, Repairs, Etc.
Seed, Fertilizer, Loam and Tools
Basso Agreement
Total
S3600.0O
50.00
250.00
100.00
$4000.00
COMPARATIVE STATISTICS AS OF JANUARY 1. 1(>43
Net Cost
Cost of
Cost per !
Vlillion Gals.
( -allons
Miles
Y 1 \ R
by total
I>\ cost
(,!
Mainten-
Pumping
Mainten-
of Pump-
Pumped
Mam
ance
ance
ing
l'l|K-
19.* 7
28358.32
♦15113.06
71.04
♦37.86
399.170.000
76 58
1938
28371.42
* 14429 11
75.45
♦38.37
376,011,000
77 N
1939
27830 04
* 14640 99
63 87
*.^^ 60
435,725,000
7s 7s
1940
1 7 799 18
* 15259 13
67 04
•36 7<>
414,653,000
79 v)
1941
27796 08
* 17494 91
56 81
•35 76
189,287,000
so „;
1942
30859 93
M8211 08
74.13
•43.75
416,314,000
SO 7 7
( osl al bo1 li Stations
NOTICE: CHANGE l\ \\ A TER RATE SCHE DULI
On June 22, 1942, the Board of Public Works adopted the
following schedule ol water rates to become effective as of Jul) l .
1942,
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Rate per
Summary
Ci
jbic Feet
100 Cu.
Ft.
Cost
Feet
Cost
First
1200
.22
2.64
1200
Next
1800
.16
2.88
3000
5.52
"
2000
.15
3.00
5000
8.52
"
2000
.14
2.80
7000
11.32
"
6000
.13
7.80
13000
19.12
All over 13000— .12 per 100 Cu. Ft.
Minimum Rate of $1.50 per quarter.
Cubic Foot computed as 7}^Gallons
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES T. GILLIARD, Superintendent
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1943 Town Warrant
and
Recommendations of the
Finance Committee
TO EITHER OF THE CONSTABLES OF THE TOWN OF ANDOVER,
Greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to
notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified to
vote in Elections and Town Affairs to meet and assemble at the
designated polling places in Precincts One, Two, Three, Four,
Five and Six, viz: The Central Fire Station in Precinct One; the
Square and Compass Hall in Precinct Two; the Store at 350
North Main Street, Shawsheen Village, in Precinct Three; the
Andover Grange Hall in Precinct Four; the Old School House,
Ballardvale, in Precinct Five; and the Peabody House, Phillips
Street, in Precinct Six, in said Andover, on Monday, the first day
of March, 1943 at 7:00 o'clock A.M., to act upon the following
articles:
Article 1. To elect a Moderator for one year, a Collector of
Taxes for three years, a Selectman for three years, an Assessor
for three years, two members of the Board of Public Works for
three years, one member of the Hoard of Health for three years,
three members of the School Committee for three years, two
members of the School Committee for two years (to till \. nan-
cies), five Trustees of Punchard Free School for three years, one
member of the Planning Board for five years, one Trustee of
Memorial Hall Library tor seven years, one Tree Warden for one
year, three constables for <>ne year, and .ill town officers required
by law to be elected by ballot.
All the above candidates to be voted for on one ballot. The polls
will be Open from 7:00 o'clock A.M. i<> 7 .00 o'clock P.M,
After final action on the preceding Article ( me, the said meeting
-hall Btand adjourned bv virtue <»t Section 20, Chaptei 39, <>t the
General Laws, to Monday , March 8th at 7 .00 o'clock P.M. at the
Memorial Auditorium, then and there to act upon the following
articles, namely:
Article 2. To elect all other officers not required by law to be
elected by ballot.
Article 3. To establish the salary of elected Town Officers for
the ensuing year.
Article 4. To determine what sums of money shall be appro-
priated for the following purposes :
Appropriation for the Assessors, Board of Selectmen, and all De-
partments under their control:
Recommended
by Finance Com.
Appropriated
1943
1942
American Legion
600.00
600.00
Veterans of Foreign Wars
600.00
600.00
Armistice Day
150.00
150.00
Memorial Day
950.00
950.00
Aid to Dependent Children
6800.00
7600.00
Soldiers' Relief
2500.00
3000.00
Military Aid
200.00
200.00
State Aid
400.00
350.00
Old Age Assistance
38000.00
35000.00
Public Welfare
14000.00
17000.00
War Allowance
1000.00
Retirement Fund
14792.00
14000.00
Damages to persons and property
500.00
500.00
Elect, and Regist. (inc. $18.75 1941) 2500.00
4300.00
Civilian Defense
5000.00
Insurance
11000.00
11000.00
Essex Tuberculosis Hospital
10873.07
9451.37
Purification Clam Plant
25.47
1.05
Pomps Pond
2200.00
2200.00
Public Dump
1000.00
1000.00
Printing Towm Report
741.10
741 . 10
Selectmen
2241.00
2215.00
Treasurer
3023.00
3145.00
Collector
5086.00
5091.00
Accountant
2972.00
2891.00
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Assessors
Town Clerk
Moderator
Town Counsel
Finance Committee
Planning Board and Survey
Dog Officer
Animal Inspector
Building Inspector
Town Scales
Inspector of Wires
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Municipal Buildings
Infirmary (inc. $82.55 from 1942)
Moth Suppression
Police Department
Fire Department
Brush Fires
Interest
Retirement of Bonds
Other Departments:
Tree Warden
Board of Health
Care of Tubercular Patients
Trustees of Memorial Library
Spring ('.rove Cemetery
School Committee
Playground Committee
Departments under control of the Bon
Highway Maintenance
Water Maintenance
Water ( lonsl ruction
Parka
Sewer Maintenance
Snow Removal and Sanding
Trucks, ( Parage ami Repair Shop
siicci Lighting
\ivinii 5. To see if the town will vote to authorize the [*own
I reasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money
4852.00
4889.00
3175.00
3 17 5. 00
10.00
W. 00
750.00
750 . 00
20.00
20 00
200. 00
100 00
225.00
225 . 00
350.00
350 . oo
525.00
525.00
175.00
175 .00
425.00
425 . 00
450.00
450.00
4100.00
4100 . 00
10382.55
10300. 00
4800.00
5000 . 00
31608.00
32175.00
30337.00
31000.00
1300.00
1300.00
8000.00
9192.00
37000.00
38000.00
5000 . 00
5500.00
4260.00
4500 . 00
4000.00
3500.00
12770.00
14594.17
9040.00
9280.00
201000. 00
203784.00
1990.00
2'"
f Public Works:
50000.00
iOO oo
35200 oo
3090
8500.00
P50,
1000 oo
15"
5soo 00
15000 oo
MM
0 oo
18000 00
IS0\
from time to time after January 1, 1944, in anticipation of the
revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1944, in ac-
cordance with Section 4, Chapter 44, General Laws, and to issue
a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew
any note so issued for a period of less than one year, in accordance
with Section 17 of said Chapter 44.
(No action)
Article 6. To see if the town will vote to authorize the School
Committee to sell all possible standard typewriters to the Army
and Navy at the request of the War Production Board.
(No action)
Article 7. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro-
priate, or transfer from available funds in the treasury, a sum of
money for the purchase of war bonds or other bonds that are
legal investments for savings banks, in order to establish a post-
war rehabilitation fund, in accordance with the provision of
Chapter 5, Acts of 1943, on petition of Thaxter Eaton, Treasurer.
(Approved to the amount recommended by Selectmen to be
transferred from available funds and invested only in U. S. Gov-
ernment securities maturing in five years or less)
Article 8. To see if the town will vote to accept the re-laying
out of Beacon Street as approved by the Board of Survey, and as
laid out by the Board of Selectmen; and shown on plan entitled
"Plan of a portion of Beacon Street, Andover, Massachusetts"
dated October, 1942, Morse & Dickinson and Goodwin, Engin-
eers, Haverhill, Massachusetts.
(No action)
Article 9. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro-
priate the sum of $500.00 to be expended for and under the direc-
tion of the Andover Company of the Massachusetts State Guard.
(Approved $250.00)
Article 10. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro-
priate the sum of one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars to be used for
maintaining, repairing and improving Town Highways under the
208
provision of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, on petition of the
Board of Public Works.
(Approved $1000.00)
Article 11. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro-
priate the sum of two thousand ($2,000.00) dollars for wages for
the guard at the Haggetts Pond Pumping Station, on petition of
the Board of Public Works.
(Disapproved)
Article 12. To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to repair and paint the baseball and football
bleachers at the Central Playstead and appropriate the sum of
five hundred ($500.00) dollars therefor, on petition of the Board
of Public Works.
(Approved $500.00)
Article 13. To see if the town will vote to acquire by eminent
domain or otherwise the land of the Boston and Maine Railroad
adjacent to Essex Street west of Railroad Street, and bounded
and described as follows: Beginning at a point on the west line
of Railroad Street at its most southerly point, thence running
south 79°7,30// west fifty-six and 5/10 feet to a point; thence
turning and running north 46°50' west sixty-four and 9/10 feet
by Essex Street to a point; thence turning and running south
61°30' east sixty-four and 5/10 feet to a point; thence turning and
running south 87°30' east forty-five feet to the point of beginning :
and appropriate the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) therefor. Said
tract is shown on plan entitled "Proposed land taking from
Boston and Maine Railroad dated December 21, 1(H2," on pe-
tition of the Board of Public Works.
'Approved $50.00)
Article 14. To sec if t bo town will vote to raise and appro-
priate the sum of nine hundred and fift) $950.00) dollar-
build a retaining wall and Install curbing on Essex Street on the
northerly side just below the railroad nark, on petition of the
Hoard of Public Works.
Approved $950.00
209
Article 15. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the
sum of three hundred ($300.00) dollars to care for grass plots
formerly cared for by the Andover Village Improvement Society
and establish this item as part of the regular Park Department
Budget, on petition of Edmond E. Hammond and others.
(Disapproved — we believe this can be absorbed by Park Dept.)
Article 16. To see if the town will vote to change the term
of Tree Warden from one year to three years, to take effect at the
Annual Election in 1944, on petition of George R. Abbott and
others.
(No action)
Article 17. To see if the town will vote to reduce the member-
ship of the School Committee from nine to five, to be effected in
the following manner:
In 1944 1 member to be elected for a term of 3 years
In 1945 1 member to be elected for a term of 3 years
In 1946 1 member to be elected for a term of 2 years
and 2 members to be elected for a term of 3 years
And thereafter 1, 2 and 2 members to be elected in successive
years, all for three year terms, on petition of John M. Erving and
others.
(No action)
Article 18. l*o see if the town will vote to raise and appro-
priate the sum of $3,000.00 for a Lawn Bowling green, sponsored
by James Watt and the Andover Lawn Bowling Association and
others.
(Disapproved)
Article 19. To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to have a street light put in Baker's Lane, on peti-
tion of William J. Snyder and others.
(No action)
Article 20. To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to install curbing on both sides of Walker Avenue
and appropriate the sum of thirteen hundred ($1,300.00) dollars
therefor, on petition of Michael A. Herlihy and others.
(Approved $1300.00)
210
Article 21. To see if the town will vote to accept S2,816.81,
received in 1942 for the perpetual care of lots in Spring Grove
Cemetery, on petition of Thaxter Eaton, Treasurer.
(No action)
Article 22. To see if the town will vote to sell the property
acquired by deed of the Collector of Taxes, dated March 6, 1940,
recorded North District Essex County Registry of Deeds, Book
629, page 118, on petition of Thaxter Eaton, Treasurer.
(No action)
Article 23. To determine what disposition shall be made of
unexpended appropriations and free cash in the treasury.
(No action)
Article 24. To act upon the report of the Town Officers.
(No action)
Article 25. To transact any other business that may legally
come before the meeting.
(No action)
You will note that the sum of money approved for 1943 is ap-
proximately the same as that approved a year ago. Without ques-
tion the town's income will be less than that of hist year, but at
the time of this report, February 15, we are unable to make any
reasonable estimate of the 1943 tax rate.
Tax Rate 1935
$29.20
Tax Rate 1939
$30 00
Tax Rate 1936
29.20
Tax Rate 1940
30.00
Tax Rate 1937
26.80
Tax Rate 1941
2().(H)
Tax Rate 1938
29.00
Tax Rate 1912
29.00
HARVEY G. TURNER, Chairman
RALPH A. WOODCOCK, 5
HUGH Bl MOCK
MITCHELL C. JOHNSON
JOSEPH M. HARGEDON
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TOWN OF
ANDOVER
MASSACHUSETTS
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
TOWN OFFICERS
For the Fiscal ) ear Ending
DEC EM B K K 31, 1 94 :\
INDEX
PAGE
Accounting Taxes and Assessments 84
Aid to Dependent Children 66
American Legion Quarters 76
Andover Post 2128 V.F.W. 77
Animal Inspector 49
Appropriations for 1943 35
Armistice Day 77
Assessments and Receipts (B.P.W.) 89
Assessors t 47, 113
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 86, 113
Municipal Properties and Public
Improvements 114
Balance Sheet 104
Board of Appeals 116
Board of Health 57, 113
Board of Public Welfare 65, 125
Aid to Dependent Children
Infirmary
Old Age Assistance
Soldiers' Relief
State Aid
Board of Public Works
Accounts Receivable
Assessments and Receipts
Highways
Sewers
Snow Removal and Sanding
Water Maint. and Construction 79, 80
Bonds, Redemption of See Town Debt
Building Inspector 55, 140
69, 127
68
7.1
70
95, 164
95
89
60
60
64
Cemetery Funds
Civilian Defense
97
51
Damages to Persons and Property 76
Departmental Accounts Receivable 95
Dog Officer 49
Election and Registration 50
Essex County Tuberculosis Hospital 59
Excess and Deficiency Account 96
Expenditures for 1943 45
Finance Committee
48
Finance Committee Recom-
mendations
178
Fire Department
54, 128
Forest Fires
57
General Government
Election and Registration
Municipal Buildings
Towfi Officers
Highways
Insurance
Interest
Jury List
73,
Memorial Day
Memorial Hall Library
Library Statistics
Report of Librarian
Report of Trustees
Military Aid
Milk Inspector
Moderator
Moth Suppression
Moth Assessments
Motor Vehicles Excise Tax 86,
Municipal Buildings
Municipal Properties and Public
Improvements
Old Age Assistance
Overlay
Parks and Playgrounds
Planning Board
Playground Committee
Police Department
Pomps Pond Bathing Beach
Printing Town Reports
Public Dump
Purification Plant
Rationing Board
Receipts for 1943
Reserve Fund
Retirement Report
PAGE
50
52
4
60
77
82
147
78
151
163
152
151
70
136
48
56, 143
88
113
52
114
68
93
74
50, 115
75, 118
53, 130
76
78
59
59
120
39
83
122
* School Department 71
Sealer of Weights and Measures 56, 145
Selective Service Board 119
Selectmen 45
Sewers 60
Assessments 89
*Also see School Report
PACE
Snow Removal and Sanding 64
Soldiers' Relief 71
Spring Grove Cemetery 81, 144
State Aid 70
State Audit 30
State Guard 53
Street Lighting 65
Tax Collector 47, 84, 111
Summary of Tax Collector's Cash
Account 112
Tax Title Account 86
Town Accountant 34, 46
Accounting Taxes and Assessments 84
Appropriations for 1943 35
Balance Sheet 104
Board of Public Works Accounts
Receivable 95
Departmental Accounts Receivable 95
Director of Accounts 30
Excess and Deficiency Account 96
Expenditures for 1943 45
John Cornell Fund 96
Maturing Debt 82
Overlay 93
Receipts for 1943 39
Reserve Fund 83
PACK
Town Debt 82
* Trustees of Punchard Free S< h<><>l {f)
Water Accounts Receivable 95
Town Clerk 29, 4tt
Town Counsel V)
Town Debt 82, 103
Town Infirmary 127, 69
Town Meetings
Proceedings 17
Warrants 13, 178
Town Officers 4
Town Physician 139
Town Scales 78
Treasurer 46, 110
Tree Warden 56, 141
Trust Funds 98
*Trustees of Punchard Free School 99
Vital Statistics
29
Water Accounts Receivable 95
Water and Sewerage Investigation 117
Water Maint. and Construction 79, 80
Wire Inspector 55, 146
*Also see School Report
Town Officers
ELECTED AND APPOINTED
Moderator .
FREDERICK BUTLER
Board of Selectmen and Public Welfare
ROY E. HARDY, Chairman Term expires 1945
J. EVERETT COLLINS, Secretary " " 1944
EDWARD P. HALL " " 1946
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Clerk
ARTHUR W. COLE, Agent, Bureau of Old Age Assistance
and Welfare Board
Board of Assessors
ROY E. HARDY, Chairman Term expires 1945
J. EVERETT COLLINS " " 1944
EDWARD P. HALL " " 1946
Assistant Assessors and Registrars
EDITH R. H. KITCHIN JOHN J. DOYLE
FRED CHENEY . LOUISE MANOCK
CARL N. LINDSAY MAY L. NOYES
Town Clerk
GEORGE H. WINSLOW Term expires 1945
Collector of Taxes
JAMES P. CHRISTIE Term expires 1946
Treasurer
THAXTER EATON Term expires 1944
Town Accountant Town Counsel
MARY C. REGAN WALTER C. TOMLINSON
Board of Retirement
MARY C. REGAN, Chairman Term expires 1946
EDMOND E. HAMMOND " " 1946
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Secretary
Burial Agent, Soldiers and Sailors
FRANCIS P. MARKEY
Board of Public Works
SIDNEY P. WHITE, Chairman Term expires 1944
FRED W. DOYLE, Secretary " " 1945
JESSE BOTTOMLEY " " 1945
WILLIAM F. BARRON " " 1946
P. LeROY WILSON " " 1946
CHARLES T. GILLIARD, Superintendent
EDWARD R. LAWSON, Assistant Superintendent
School Committee
FREDERICK C. SMITH, Chairman
{CATHERINE A. BALDWIN
JOHN M. MACKENZIE
JEROME W. CROSS, Jr.
ARTHUR R. LEWIS, Secretary
BARBARA A. LOOMER
WILLIAM A. DOHERTY
JOHN S. MOSES
MALCOLM B. McTERNEN
EDWARD I. ERICKSON, Superintendent
Term expires 1944
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1944
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1944
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1945
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1945
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1945
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1946
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1946
4 44
1946
Attendance Officer
JOHN CAMPBELL
Athletic Medical Director
HARRY C. EAST, M. D.
School Physician
PHILIP W. BLAKE, M,
I)
School Nurse
EDITH MORETON. R. \
Director, Continuation School
CARL M. GAHAN
Board of Health
PERCY J. LOOK, M.D., Chairman Term expires L946
FRANKLIN H. STACY, Secretary M 1945
GEORGE G. BROWN " L944
LOTTA M. JOHNSON, R.N., Nurse and Agent
ALFRED C. STACEY, B.T.C MM Inspector
Inspector of Slaughtering
RAY S. YOUMANS
Inspector of Buildings
JOHN J. DRISCOLL
Inspector of Plumbing
ALEXANDER THOMSON
Planning Board and Board of Survey
WALTER M. LAMONT, Chairman
EDWARD P. HALL
SIDNEY P. WHITE
LEON A. FIELD
WALTER TOMLINSON
Term expires 1945
" 1946
" 1947
" 1948
" 1944
Inspector of Wires
WILLIAM J. YOUNG
Sealer of Weights and Measures
LEWIS N. MEARS
WILLIAM C. BROWN, Deputy
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a
1950
a
a
1948
a
a
1949
a
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1944
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a
1945
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1946
Trustees of Memorial Hall Library
MARY BYERS SMITH, Chairman Term expires 1947
JOHN D. LITTLE
WINDSOR GALE, Secretary and Treasurer
NATHAN C. HAMBLIN
HENRY G.TYER
BURTON S. FLAGG
CLAUDE M. FUESS
MIRIAM PUTNAM, Librarian
Trustees of Punchard Free School
REV. FREDERICK B. NOSS, President
REV. DONALD H. SAVAGE
REV. JOHN S. MOSES
EDMOND E. HAMMOND, Clerk and Treas.
Term expires 1946
WILLIAM A. TROW " " 1946
ROY E.HARDY " " 1946
HENRY G.TYER " " 1946
CHARLES C. KIMBALL f " L946
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1944
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1945
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1946
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1946
Trustees of Cornell Fund
EDWARD P. HALL Term expires 1944
ARTHUR W. COLE " " 1945
FREDERICK E. CHEEVER, Treasurer " " 1946
Trustees of Spring Grove Cemetery
FRANK R. PETTY, Chairman Term expires 1945
CLIFFORD W. DUNNELLS
FRED G. CHENEY
CLIFFORD E. MARSHALL
FREDERICK E. CHEEVER
JESSE E. WEST, Superintendent
Board of Registrars
RALPH A. BAILEY, Chairman Term expires 1945
JOHN W. STARK " " 1944
EUGENE A. ZALLA " " 1946
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Clerk
Finance Committee
HARVEY G. TURNER, Chairman HUGH BULLOCK
RALPH A. WOODCOCK, Secretary
GEORGE A. STANLEY, Jr. GEORGE B. GABELER
MITCHELL JOHNSON LOUIS S. FINGER
Supervised Play Cor/unit tee
STAFFORD LINDSAY, Chairman HARRY I. EMMONS
CHARLES J. BAILEY RICHARD O'BRIEN
JAMES GILLEN MRS. GEORGE G. BROW \
HAROLD I, PETERS FRANCIS P. MARKKA
Superintendent of Moth Department and Tret' H arden
GEORGE R. \BBOTT
Pomps Pond Committee
KDW UtD LEFEBVRE, Chairman
JOHN SCHERNER RAYMOND I . H Ml
Board of Appeals
JAMES S. EASTHAM, Chairman Term expires 1946
ROY E. HARDY, Secretary " " 1944
WALTER M. LAMONT " " 1945
EDWARD P. HALL Associate member
WALTER C. TOMLINSON
Town Physician
JOHN J. HARTIGAN, M. D.
Fire Department
CHARLES E. BUCHAN, Chief
LESTER HILTON, Deputy Chief
Central Station — Permanent Men
ALBERT COLE, Lieutenant TIMOTHY MADDEN
KERR SPARKS ALEXANDER MACKENZIE
*HENRY POMEROY *JOHN COLE
CHARLES MURNANE WILSON CRAWFORD
Central Station — Call Men
FREDERICK L. COLLINS, Captain
WILLIAM COLLINS RALPH L. GREENWOOD, Jr.
WILLIAM ROSS LEE NOYES
WINTHROP K. WHITE RALPH DRAPER
ARCHIBALD MACLAREN JAMES MOORE
JOSEPH CONNORS *GEORGE WILLIAMS
EDWARD DOWNS HERBERT BROWN
JAMES WILLIAMS HOWELL F. SHEPARD
Station No. 2 — Permanent Men
RALPH BAKER *GORDON COUTTS
HOWARD L. COLBATH
Station No. 2— Call Men
FOSTER MATTHEWS, Acting Lieutenant
EUGENE A. ZALLA RALPH L. GREENWOOD
LOUIS BEAULIEU CLYDE MEARS
* Armed Forces
Forest Warden
CHARLES E. BUCHAN
Police Department
GEORGE A. DANE, Chief
Sergeants
WILLIAM R. HICKEY *DAVID NICOLL
Officers
JAMES WALKER DAVID GILLESPIE
JOHN DEYERMOND CARL STEVENS
ARTHUR JOWETT FRANK McBRIDE
*GEORGE F. DUFTON WILLIAM STEWART
JAMES LYNCH *JOSEPH A. DAVIS
Reserve Officers
ALAN G. CHADWICK GEORGE S. L. WALDIE
*JOSEPH E. O'BRIEN
Provisional Temporary Officers
JOHN CAMPBELL GEORGE N. SPARKS
DAVID M. MAY EUGENE R. ZALLA
WINTHROP K. WHITE WILLIAM J. McCARTHY
GEORGE A. DANE, Dog Officer
Constables
Terms expire 1943
GEORGE A. DANE J. LEWIS SMITH
GEORGE N. SPARKS
Civil Constables
JOHN CAMPBELL J. LEWIS SMITH
Inspector of Animals
SIDNEY P. WHITE
• limed Forces
Surveyors of Wood, Bark, and Lumber
EDWARD S. HARDY JOSEPH I. PITMAN
Public Weighers
BENJAMIN JAQUES BERNARD L. McDONALD
JEROME W. CROSS, Jr. GUY B. HOWE
HERBERT W. AUTY WENDELL H. KYDD
HENRY BURBINE CHARLES H. MURNANE
CLARENCE E. EARLEY EDWARD L. LONERGAN
ALEXANDER MacKENZIE
Fence Viewers
GEORGE A. DANE
CHARLES T. GILLIARD RAYMOND L. BUCHAN
Selective Service
Local Board No. 3 Town Hall, Andover, Mass.
Representing Andover, Boxford, and North Andover
The Board has five voting members.
HUGH BULLOCK, Andover (Resigned)
HENRY S. HOPPER, Andover (Secretary)
CORNELIUS J. MAHONEY, North Andover
WALTER K. MORSS, Boxford
SAMUEL F. ROCKWELL,
North Andover* (Chairman)
E. BARTON CHAPIN, Government Appeal Agent
DR. PHILIP W. BLAKE, Examining Physician
DR. JOHN J. HARTIGAN, Examining Physician
DR. WILLIAM A. FLEMING, Examining Physician
(Dental)
ARTHUR W. COLE, Andover
Re-employment Agent
JOSEPH V. FLANAGAN, North Andover,
Re-employment Agent
CLINTON H. STEVENS, Chief Clerk
LAURETTA S. WILSON, Assistant Clerk
RUTH T. HITCHINGS, Clerical Assistant
10
To advise and assist registrants in preparing ques-
tionnaires, claims, etc., there is an Advisory Board for Reg-
istrants:
JAMES S. EASTHAM, Andover, Chairman
ROY E. HARDY, Andover
C. CARLETON KIMBALL, Andover
Associate Members of the Advisory Board
JOHN AVERY JOSEPH A. McCARTHY
JOSEPH A. DUNCAN BERNT W. W. NEWHALL
A. MURRAY HOWE ARTHUR W. SWEENEY
FREDERICK R. HULME WALTER C. TOMLINSON
JOHN D. LITTLE ERNEST S. YOUNG
GEORGE H. WINSLOW
Local Rationing Board Number 48
FOSTER C. BARNARD, Chairman
PANEL A: Tires, Bicycles, Stoves and Typewriters; Shoes
and Rubber Boots
HARRY G. TYER, Chairman
J. AUGUSTUS REMINGTON
F. HOWARD PORTER
PANEL B: Food Products
RUTH C. DAKE, Chairman
CATHERINE M. BARRETT
PAULINE B. FIELD
PANEL C: Gasoline and Fuel Oil
FOSTER C. BARNARD, Chairman
IRVING SOUTHWORTH
FRED W. GOULD
PANEL D: Price Control
GORDON L. COLQUHOUN, Chairman
WILLIAM D. McINTYRE
JOHN P. CUSSEN
PANEL E: Community Service
MRS. EMER1 TROTT
MRS. CLEVELAND GILCREAST
MRS. JOHN BRODHEAD
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Town of Andover
Population— 1940 Census 11,077
Registered Voters 1943—6379
Political subdivisions including Andover
Senators
DAVID I. WALSH— Clinton
HENRY CABOT LODGE, JR.— Beverly
Fifth Congressional District
EDITH NOURSE ROGERS, 444 Andover St., Lowell, Mass.
Fifth Councillor District
WILLIAM H. McSWEENEY, 160 Loring Ave., Salem, Mass.
Fourth Essex Senatorial District
BENJAMIN B. PRIEST, 27 Park St., Haverhill
Representatives
J. EVERETT COLLINS, 35 Summer St., Andover
RALPH H. HILL, 25 Central St., Methuen
ALYCE L. SCHLAPP, 19 Hemenway St., Methuen, Mass.
Essex County Commissioners
FREDERICK BUTLER, Andover
JAMES D. BENTLEY, Swampscott
J. FRED MANNING, Lynn
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Annual Town Meeting
March 1, 1943
Agreeably to a warrant signed by the Selectmen, February
8th, 1943 the inhabitants of the Town of Andover qualified to
vote in elections and town affairs, met and assembled at the
designated polling places in Precincts One, Two, Three, Four,
Five and Six, viz: The Central Fire Station in Precinct One;
the Square and Compass Hall in Precinct Two; the Store at
350 North Main Street, Shawsheen Village in Precinct Three;
the Andover Grange Hall in Precinct Four; The Old School
House, Ballardvale in Precinct Five; and the Peabody House,
Phillips Street, in Precinct Six, in said Andover, on Monday,
the first day of March, 1943 at 7:00 o'clock a. m.
Essex, ss. Andover, March 1, 1943
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, I, the subscriber, one of
the Constables of the Town of Andover, have notified the in-
habitants of said town, to meet at the time and places and for
the purposes stated in said warrant, by posting a true and at-
tested copy of the same, on the Town House, on each School-
house and in no less than five other public places where bills
and notices are usually posted and by publication in The An-
dover Townsman. Said warrants have been posted and pub-
lished seven days. t
George N. Sparks, Constable
Took up Article One and proceeded to vote for Town Offi-
cers. The ballot boxes were found to be empty and registered
0000. The polls were opened at seven o'clock a. m. and
closed at seven o'clock p. m. The total number of ballots cast
was 2237; viz: Precinct One, 602; Precinct Two, 526; Pre-
cinct Three, 397; Precinct Four, 195; Precinct Five. 1()7:
Precinct Six, 320.
MoDERATOR-
-One Year
Precincts
1
2 3 4 5 6
476
381 322 162 165 287
Frederick Butler
L793
126
1 15 75 33 32 33
Blanks
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Collector of Taxes— Three Years
523 407 334 175 169 294 James P. Christie 1902
79 119 63 20 28 26 Blanks 335
Selectman — Three Years
474 299 271 157 174 282 Edward P. Hall 1657
92 187 96 24 19 28 William J. Snyer 446
36 40 30 14 4 10 Blanks 134
Assessor — Three Years
470 295 268 151 171 269 Edward P. Hall 1624
91 180 96 27 20 32 William J. Snyer 446
41 51 33 17 6 19 Blanks 167
Board of Public Works — Three Years
254 210 176 141 116 180 William F. Barron 1077
88
139 171
40
42
52
George R. Cairns
532
285
148 122
64
51
156
Ralph E, Hadley
826
118
75 82
24
29
33
Arthur E. Steinert
361
302
285 111
79
97
149
P. LeRoy Wilson
1023
157
195 132
42
59
70
Blanks
655
Board of Health — Three Years
499 389 317 157 169 289 Percy J. Look, M.D. 1820
103 137 80 38 28 31 Blanks 417
School Committee — Three Years
383 413 253 141 139 195 William A. Doherty 1524
424 293 251 122 120 219 Malcolm B. McTernen 1429
308 191 147 83 51 205 John S. Moses 985
113 144 61 39 98 66 Roy A. Russell 521
252 130 292 108 61 142 Gordon M. Thompson 985
326 407 187 92 122 133 Blanks 1267
School Committee — Two Years
(to fill vacancies)
250 248 205 97 81 128 Jerome W. Cross, Jr. 1009
150 130 107 41 47 74 W. Winslow Dunnells 549
313 185 151 125 144 178 Barbara A. Loomer 1096
276 189 174 81 47 189 Frederic W. H. Stott 956
215 300 157 46 74 71 Blanks 863
1 Henry W. Piatt 1
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Trustees of Punchard Free School — Three Years
441 307 273 137 136 260 Edmond E. Hammond 1551
456 332 286 155 143 263 Roy E. Hardy 1635
423 311 267 126 ]24 258 Charles C. Kimball L509
421 302 279 148 125 252 William A. Trow 1527
429 331 272 135 129 260 Henry G. Tyer 1529
1 Henry W. Piatt 1
840 1044 608 274 327 307 Blanks 3100
Planning Board — Five Years
420 332 301 150 143 265 Leon A. Field 1611
182 194 96 45 54 55 Blanks 626
Trustee Memorial Hall Library — Seven Years
423 330 296 156 140 265 John D. Little 1610
179 196 101 39 57 55 Blanks 627
Tree Warden — One Year
474 377 311 163 161 273 George R. Abbott L759
128 149 86 32 36 47 Blanks 478
Constables — One Year
497 395 319 163 158 280 George A. Dane 1812
460 350 304 154 142 268 J. Lewis Smith L678
461 368 299 155 167 275 George N. Sparks 1725
388 465 269 113 124 137 Blanks 1 196
All the foregoing officers were voted for on our ballot, and
the check lists were used.
liKPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT ONE
March 1. 1943
Polls opened at 7 a. m. \\ arden in charge^ Row land L Luce.
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 p. m. Ballot box registered when polls closed 602. Number
of ballots received 1 159. Number of ballot- returned 857.
Numfber of ballot- cast 602. Police officer on duty, Raymond
\\ . Hickey. Voted to count ballots at 10 a. m.
Joseph \\ . M< \ iu r, Clerk
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REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT TWO
March 1, 1943
Polls opened at 7 a. m. Warden in charge Mark Keane.
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed
at 7 p. m. Ballot box registered when polls closed 526. Num-
ber of ballots received 1344. Number of ballots returned 818.
Number of ballots cast 526. Police offcer on duty, John
Campbell. Voted to count ballots at 10:10 a. m.
Norman K. MacLeish. Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK—PRECINCT THREE
March 1, 1943
Polls opened at 7 a. m. Warden in charge Stafford A. Lind-
say. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls
closed at 7 p. m. Ballot box registered when polls closed 398
(skipped one). Number of ballots received 1255. Number
of ballots returned 858. Number of ballots cast 397. Police
officer on duty, Arthur Jowett. Voted to count ballots at 7:35
a. m.
Michael A. Burke, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT FOUR
March 1, 1943
Polls opened at 7 a. m. Warden in charge George W. Dis-
brow. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls
closed at 7 p. m. Ballot box registered when polls closed 195.
Number of ballots received 673. Number of ballots returned
478. Number of ballots cast 195. Police officer on duty,
James R. Lynch. Voted to count ballots at 1 :45 p. ni.
John F. Golden. Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT FIVE
March 1, 1943
Polls opened at? 7 a. m. Warden in charge Chester E. Mat-
thews. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls
closed at 7 p. m. Ballot box registered when polls closed 197.
Number of ballots received 568. Number of ballots returned
371. Number of ballots cast 197. Police officer on duty,
George N. Sparks. Voted to count ballots at 1 :40 p. m.
Arthur L. Marion, Clerk
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REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT SIX
March 1, 1943
Polls opened at 7 .a m. Warden in charge, Llewellyn D.
Pomeroy. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000.
Polls closed at 7 p. m. Ballot box registered when polls
closed 320. Number of ballots received 1019. Number of
ballots returned 699. Number of ballots cast 320. Police
officer on duty, Frank McBride. Voted to vount ballots at
JOSEPH A. LYNCH, Clerk
After final action of Article One, the said meeting was ad-
journed by virtue of Section 20, Chapter 39 of General Laws
to Monday, March 8th at 7 o'clock p. m. at the Memorial
Auditorium.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 8, 1943
The check lists showed that three hundred fifty-five persons
entered the auditorium.
The meeting was called to order by Frederick Butler, Mod-
erator, at seven o'clock p. m., and wTas opened with a prayer
by the Rev. John S. Moses and a salute to the flag.
It was the unanimous consent of the meeting to admit Miss
Florence Gallarane, stenographer, to record the meeting.
The Warrant was read by the Clerk. Upon motion duly
made and seconded, it was Voted, to dispense with the reading
of the Articles at this time.
At the request of the Moderator, the Clerk read each ar-
ticle as it came up.
Announcement of the balloting of March 1, 1913, was
read by the Clerk, and the Moderator declared elected the
successful candidates, as follows:
Frederick Butler elected Moderator for one year.
James P. Christie elected Collector of Taxes for three years.
Edward P. Hall elected Selectman for three years.
Edward P. Hall elected Assessor for three year-.
William F. Barron elected member of Board of Publ it-
Works for three years.
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P. LeRoy Wilson elected member of Board of Public Works
for three years.
Percy J. Look, M. D., elected member of the Board of
Health for three years.
William A. Doherty elected member of School Committee
for three years.
Malcolm B. McTernen elected member of School Com-
mittee for three years.
*John S. Moses elected member of School Committee for
three years.
Jerome W. Cross, Jr., elected member of School Commit-
tee for two years (to fill vacancy) .
Barbara A. Loomer elected member of School Committee
for two years (to fill vacancy) .
Edmond E. Hammond elected Trustee of Punchard Free
School for three years.
Roy E. Hardy elected Trustee of Punchard Free School
for three years.
Charles C. Kimball elected Trustee of Punchard Free
School for three years.
William A. Trow elected Trustee of Punchard Free School
for three years.
Henry G. Tyer elected Trustee of Punchard Free School for
three years.
Leon A. Field elected member of Planning Board for five
years.
John D. Little elected Trustee of Memorial Hall Library
for seven years.
George R. Abbott elected Tree Warden for one year.
George A. Dane elected Constable for one year.
J. Lewis Smith elected Constable for one year.
George N. Sparks elected Constable for one year.
Article 2 — To elect all other officers not required by law
to be elected by ballot.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was Voted, that
Fred E. Cheever be elected Trustee of Cornell Fund for three
years.
*Having broken tie by re-count.
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Article 3 — To establish the salary of elected Town Offi-
cers for the ensuing year.
Upon motion made by Mr. Hardy, and duly seconded, it
was Voted, that the salaries of the elected Town Officers for
the ensuing year be established as follows: (each item being
voted on separately)
Chairman, Board of Selectmen, per annum $ 400.00
Two members at $300.00 each, per annum 600.00
Board of Assessors 1200.00
Three members at $400.00 each, per annum
Board of Public Welfare * 300.00
Three members at $100 each, per annum
Town Clerk 2200.00
Collector of Taxes 2400.00
Town Treasurer 2500.00
Moth Superintendent and Tree Warden,
combined salary for both per week 38.50
Board of Health 225.00
Three members at $75.00 each, per annum
Secretary, Board of Public Works 100.00
Treasurer, Library Trustees 100.00
Treasurer, Punchard Trustees 200.00
Moderator, per meeting 10.00
Article 4 — To determine what sums of money shall be
appropriated for the following purposes:
Upon motions duly made and seconded, it was Voted, to
appropriate the following sums of money: (each item being
voted on separately)
Appropriation for the Assessor-, Board of Selectmen, and all
Departments under their control:
American Legion 600.00
Veterans of Foreign Wars ()()().()()
Armistice Day LS0.00
Memorial Day 950.00
Aid to Dependent Children 6800.00
Soldiers' Belief 2500.00
Military Aid 200. 00
State Aid 100.00
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Old Age Assistance
38000.00
Public Welfare
14000.00
War Allowance
1000.00
Retirement Fund
14792.00
Damages to Persons and Property
500.00
Election and Registration
2500.00
Civilian Defense
4700.00
Insurance
11000.00
Essex Tuberculosis Hospital
10873.07
Purification Clam Plant
25.47
Pomps Pnod
2200.00
Public Dump
1000.00
Printing Town Report
794.00
Selectmen
2241.00
Treasurer
3023.00
Collector
5086.00
Accountant
2972.00
Assessors
4852.00
Town Clerk
3175.00
Moderator
10.00
Town Counsel
750.00
Finance Committee
20.00
Planning Board and Survey
200.00
Dog Officer
225.00
Animal Inspector
350.00
Building Inspector
525.00
Town Scales
175.00
Inspector of Wires
425.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
450.00
Municipal Buildings
4100.00
Infirmary
10300.00
Infirmary — to cover unpaid bills in 1942
82.55
Moth Suppression
4800.00
Police Department
31833.00
Fire Department
30337.00
Brush Fires
1300.00
Interest
8000.00
Retirement of Bonds
37000.00
Tree Warden
5000.00
Board of Health
4260.00
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Care of Tubercular Patients
4000.00
Trustees of Me/norial Library (plus dog tax)
12770.00
Spring Grove Cemetery
9040.00
School Committee
201000.00
Playground Committee
1990.00
Appropriation for all departments under the
control of the Board of Public Works :
Highway maintenance
46000.00
Water maintenance
34200.00
Water construction
8500.00
Parks
4000.00
Sewer maintenance
5800.00
Snow removal and sanding
13500.00
Trucks, garage and repair shop
6870.00
Street Lighting
18000.00
Total Departmental
$640746.09
Article 9 — Andover Co. Mass. Guard
250.00
Article 10 — Chapter 90 Work
1000.00
Article 11 — Guard — Haggetts Pond Pumping
Station
2000.00
Article 12 — Repair — Bleachers —
Central Playstead
500.00
Article 14 — Essex Street curbing
950.00
Article 15 — A. V. I. S. Grass plots
300.00
Article 20 — Walker Ave. curbing
1300.00
Article 13 — Boston & Maine land taking
50.00
$ 6350.00
$647096.09
Article 5 — To see if the town will vote to authorize the
Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to bor-
row money from time to time after January 1, L944, in an-
ticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning Jan-
nary 1, 1944, in accordance with Section 1. Chapter 1 1. Gen-
eral Laws, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable with-
in one year, and to renew anv note so i>>ned for a period of
less than one year, in accordance with Section 17 of said
Chapter 44
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Upon motion made by Mr. Eaton, and duly seconded, it
was Voted, to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval
of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time after
January 1, 1944, in anticipation of the revenue of the finan-
cial year beginning January 1, 1944, in accordance with Sec-
tion 4, Chapter 44, General Laws, and to issue a note or notes
therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note so
issued for a period of less than one year, in accordance with
Section 17 of said Chapter 44.
Article 6 — To see if the town will vote to authorize the
School Committee to sell all possible standard typewriters to
the Army and Navy at the request of the War Production
Board.
Upon motion made by Mr. O'Connell, and duly seconded,
it was Voted, to authorize the School Committee to sell all
possible standard typewriters to the Army and Navy at the
request of the War Production Board.
Article 7 — To see if the town will vote to raise and ap-
propriate, or transfer from available funds in the treasury, a
sum of money for the purchase of war bonds or other bonds
that are legal investments for savings banks, in order to es-
tablish a post war rehabilitation fund, in accordance with
the provision of Chapter 5, Acts of 1943, on petition of Thax-
ter Eaton, Treasurer.
Upon motion made by Mr. Eaton, and duly seconded, it
was Voted, that $50,000.00 free cash in the treasury be trans-
ferred for the purchase of United States Government securi-
ties, maturing in live years or less, in order to establish a post-
war rehabilitation fund, in accordance with the provisions of
Chapter 5, Acts of 1943.
Article 8 — To see if the town will vote to accept the re-
laying out of Beacon Street as approved by the Board of Sur-
vey, and as laid out by the Board of Selectmen; and shown
on plan entitled "Plan of a portion of Beacon Street, An-
dover, Massachusetts" dated October, 1942, Morse, Dick-
inson and Goodwin, Engineers, Haverhill, Massachusetts.
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Upon motion made by Mr. Hardy, and duly seconded, it
was Voted, to accept article as read.
Article 9 — To see if the town will vote to raise and ap-
propriate the sum of $500.00 to be expended for and undo
the direction of the Andover Company of the Massachusetts
State Guard.
Upon motion made by Mr. Holt, and duly seconded, it was
Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $250.00.
Article 10 — To see if the town will vote to raise and ap-
propriate the sum of one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars to be
used for maintaining, repairing and improving Town High-
ways under the provision of Chapter 90 of the General Law-.
on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it
was Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $1000.00 to
be used for maintaining, repairing and improving Town High-
ways under the provision of Chapter 90 of the General Law-.
Article 11 — To see if the town will vote to raise and ap-
propriate the sum of two thousand ($2,000.00) dollars for
wages for the guard at the Haggetts Pond Pumping Station.
on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Voted to accept this article as read. (128 Yes. 1 2H No.)
( standing vote).
Article 12 — To see if the town will authorize the Board
of Public Works to repair and paint the baseball and football
bleachers at the Central Playstead and appropriate the mud
of five hundred ($500. 00 ) dollars therefor, on petition of the
Hoard of Public Works.
Voted, to accept article as read.
Article L3 To see if the town will vote to acquire l>\
eminent domain or others ise the land of the Boston and Maine
Railroad adjacent to Essex Street we8l of Railroad Street, and
bounded and described >i- follow-: Beginning at a point on
the west line of Railroad Street at its most southerly point,
thence running south 79 deg. 7 min. 30 sees, west fifty-six
and 5-10 feet to a point; thence turning and running north
46 deg. 50 min. west sixty-four and 9-10 feet by Essex Street
to a point; thence turning and running south 61 deg. 30 min.
east sixty-four and 5-10 feet to a point; thence turning and
running south 87 deg. 30 min. east forty-five feet to the point
of beginning; and appropriate the sum of fifty dollars
($50.00) therefor. Said tract is shown on plan entitled "Pro-
posed land taking from Boston and Maine Railroad dated
December 21, 1942", on petition of the Board of Public
Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it
was Voted, to adopt article as read.
Article 14 — To see if the town will vote to raise and ap-
propriate the sum of nine hundred and fifty ($950.00) dol-
lars to build a retaining wall and install curbing on Essex
Street on the northerly side just below the railroad track, on
petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it
was Voted, to adopt article as read. (Standing vote, Yes 221,
No. 4.)
Article 15 — To see if the town will vote to appropriate
the sum of three hundred ($300.00) dollars to care for grass
plots formerly cared for by the Andover Village Improve-
ment Society and establish this item as part of the regular
Park Department Budget, on petition of Edmond E. Ham-
mond and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Hammond, and duly seconded,
it was Voted, that article be adopted as read.
Article 16 — To see if the town will vote to change the
term of Tree Warden from one year to three years, to take
effect at the Annual Election in 1944, on petition of George
R. Abbott and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Abbott, and duly seconded, it
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was Voted, to change the term of Tree Warden from one year
to three years, to take effect at the annual election in 1944.
Article 17 — To see if the town will vote to reduce the
membership of the School Committee from nine to five, to be
effected in the following manner:
In 1944 — 1 Member to be elected for a term of 3 years.
In 1945 — 1 Member to be elected for a term of 3 years.
In 1946 — 1 Member to be elected for a term of 2 years,
and 2 Members to be elected for a term of 3 years.
And thereafter 1, 2 and 2 members to be elected in suc-
cessive years, all for three year terms, on petition of John M.
Erving and others.
Voted, that article be indefinitely postponed.
Article 18 — To see if the town will vote to raise and ap-
propriate the sum of $3,000.00 for a Lawn Bowling green,
sponsored by James Watt and the Andover Lawn Bowling
Association and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Turner, and duly seconded, it
was Voted, that article be indefinitely postponed.
Article 19 — To see if the town will authorize the Board
of Public Works to have a street light put in Baker's Lane, on
petition of William J. Snyder and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Snyder, and duly seconded, it
was Voted, to authorize the Board of Public Works to have a
street light put in Baker's Lane.
Article 20 — To see if the town will authorize the Board
of Public Works to install curbing on both sides of Walker
Avenue and appropriate the sum of thirteen hundred
($1,300.00) dollars therefor, on petition of Michael A. Her-
lihy and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Herlihy, and duly seconded, it
was Voted, to adpot article as read.
Article 21 — To see if the town will vote to accepl
$2,816.81, received in 1942 for the perpetual can- of lots
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in Spring Grove Cemetery, on petition of Thaxter Eaton,
Treasurer.
Upon motion made by Mr. Eaton, and duly seconded, it
was Voted, to accept $2,810.25, received in 1942 for the per-
petual care of lots in Spring Grove Cemetery.
Article 22 — To see if the town will vote to sell the prop-
erty acquired by deed of the Collector of Taxes, dated March
6, 1940, recorded North District Essex County Registry of
Deeds, Book 629, page 118, on petition of Thaxter Eaton,
Treasurer.
Upon motion made by Mr. Eaton, and duly seconded, it
was Voted, to adopt article as read.
Article 23 — To determine what disposition shall be made
of unexpended appropriations and free cash in the treasury.
Upon motion made by Mr. Eaton, and duly seconded, it
was Voted, that all unexpended appropriation balances be
turned into the treasury except the following:
Article 20— ( 1941 )— River Road Improvement $ 85.81
Article 1— (Dec. 1941)— Civilian Defense 1869.37
Article 13 — W.P.A. materials and truck hire 1509.64
Article 18— Sarah M. Burke land 120.00
That $15,000.00 free cash be transferred to the Reserve
Fund.
That $15,000.00 free cash be voted the Assessors to reduce
the 1943 tax rate.
Article 24 — To act upon the report of the Town Officers.
Upon motion made by Mr. Winslow, and duly seconded* it
was Voted, that the report of /the Town Officers be accepted
and placed on file.
Article 25 — To transact any other business that may
legally come before the meeting.
Upon motion made by Mr. Brimer, and duly seconded, it
was Voted, to adopt the following resolution:
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"Whereas the Andover voters protest the inequitable as-
sessments made in recent years against the Town for the
Essex County Tuberculosis Hospital, and
Whereas the two proposed bills, one to continue recent
practice and establish a low initial charge of $1.50 per day,
and the other to cover all hospital costs by assessment of the
various communities in proportion to use only, both fail to
correct present unfair practices, it is
Resolved that the Voters hereby strongly urge legislation
to correct the present unfair practices by providing that the
intent of existing statutes be strictly adhered to, or providing
that each town or city pay for patient-days of its residents at a
daily rate sufficient at least to cover the actual cost of patient
care and treatment, and
Further resolved:
(1) Tha the Town Clerk be and is hereby directed
to forward a copy of this resolution to each
State Senator and Representative of this Dis-
trict; and
(2) That the Moderator is authorized to appoint a
committee to present these views of the voters
of the Town of Andover at a hearing before
the Committee on Counties to be held April 8,
1943".
Upon motion made by Mr. W. C. Ford, that Article 34 of
the 1942 Warrant; page 30 in the Town Report to put the
Town laborers on Civil Service, be taken from the table.
Voted not to take up Article 34.
Upon motion made by Mr. Hammond, and duly seconded.
it was Voted, to adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned at ():1 1 o'clock P. M.
Appointments by Moderator
Finance Committee for one year -Harvey G. Turner,
Ralph A. Woodcock. Hugh Bullock, George A. Stanley, Jr.,
Mitchell Johnson, Charles P. Cabeler and Louis S. Finger.
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Supervised Play for one year — Stafford A. Lindsay, Harry
I. Emmons, Charles J. Bailey, James Gillen, Harold L. Peters,
Francis P. Markey, Mildred H. Brown, Richard O'Brien.
Tuberculosis Hospital Committee — Wallace E. Brimer,
Roy E. Hardy and Dr. Percy J. Look.
The foregoing is a true record of the doings of the meeting.
Attest:
George H. Winslow,
Town Clerk
Report of the Town Clerk
To the Board of Selectmen:
I hereby submit my report of the office of the Town Clerk
for the year 1943.
The total number of registered voters in Andover at the
close of registration February 17, 1943 was 6379 by precincts
as follows:
1 1470
2 1382
3 1257
4 680
5 562
6 1028
6379
VITAL STATISTICS
Number of births recorded
Males
99
Females
109
Number of deaths recorded
Males
72
Females
82
Number of marriages recorded
208
154
116
Respectfully submitted,
George H. WlNSLOW. Town Clerk
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Report of Director of Accounts
March 5, 1943
To the Board of Selectmen:
Mr. Roy E. Hardy, Chairman
Andover, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and
accounts of the town of Andover for the year ending Decem-
ber 31, 1942, made in accordance with the provisions of
Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report
made to me by Mr. Herman B. Dine, Assistant Director of
Accounts.
Very truly yours,
Theodore N. Waddell
Director of Accounts
Mr. Theodore N. Waddell
Director of Accounts
Department of Corporations and Taxation
State House, Boston
Sir
In accordance with your instructions I have made an audit
of the books and accounts of the town of Andover for the
year ending December 31, 1942, and submit the following
report thereon :
The records of financial transactions of the several depart-
ments receiving or disbursing money? for the town or com-
miting bills for collection were examined, checked, and veri-
fied by comparison with the reports and the records in the
office of the town accountant.
The ledger accounts were analyzed, the appropriations
and transfers being checked with the town clerk's records of
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town meetings and with the records of the finance commit-
tee. A balance sheet, showing the financial condition of the
town on December 31, 1942, was prepared and is appended
to this report.
Approved vouchers and pay-rolls on file were examined
and compared with the entries in the classification book, and
the expenditures as recorded in the classification book were
checked with the ledger accounts.
The books and accounts of the town treasurer were exam-
ined and checked. The cash book additions were certified, and
the recorded receipts were analyzed and compared with the
town accountant's ledger and with the records of the depart-
ments making payments to the treasurer. The payments b\
the treasurer were compared with the selectmen's warrants
authorizing the disbursement of town funds.
The treasurer's cash balance on January 19, 1943, was
proved by reconciliation of the bank balances with statements
furnished by the banks of deposit and by actual count of the
cash in the office.
The recorded payments on account of maturing debt and
interest were checked with the amounts falling due and with
the cancelled securities and coupons on file, the outstanding
bonds and coupons being listed and reconciled with state-
ments furnished by the banks.
The savings bank books and securities representing the in-
vestments of the trust and municipal contributory retirement
funds in the custody of the town treasurer were examined and
listed, the income being proved and the disbursements veri-
fied.
The record of tax titles held by the town was examined
and checked. The amounts added to the tax title account were
compared with the collector's records, the reported redemp-
tions were checked with the receipts as recorded on the treas-
urer's cash book, and the tax titles on hand were listed,
proved, and compared with the records at the Regi>trv of
Deeds.
The books and accounts oi the tax collector were examined
and checked. The accounts outstanding according to the pre-
vious examination, and all subsequent commitments i>t taxes
tml assessments, were audited and compared with the asaea-
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sors' warrants for their collection. The payments to the treas-
urer by the collector were checked to the treasurer's and the
town accountant's books, the abatements as recorded were
compared with the assessors' record of abatements granted,
and the outstanding accounts were listed and reconciled with
the town accountant's ledger accounts.
Attention is again called to the uncollected taxes, motor
vehicle excise taxes, and assessments of prior years, and it
is recommended that a determined effort be made to secure
their settlement.
The town clerk's records of sporting, dog, and town licen-
ses, as well as permits, recording fees, etc., were examined
and checked. The payments to the Division of Fisheries and
Game were certified by comparison with the receipts on file,
and the payments to the town treasurer were compared with
the treasurer's cash book.
It was noted that payments to the Division of Fisheries and
Game for sporting licenses and to the town treasurer for the
licenses were not made on the first Monday of each month as
required by law.
The surety bonds of the officials required by law to furnish
them were examined and found to be in proper form.
The records of departmental accounts receivable were ex-
amined. The payments to the treasurer were verified, the
abatements were checked, and the outstanding accounts were
listed and reconciled with the accountant's ledger accounts.
The records of the water and sewer charges were examined
and checked. The recorded collections were compared with
the payments to the treasurer, the abatements as recorded were
verified, and the outstanding accounts were listed and recon-
ciled with the town accountant's ledger accounts.
Verification of the outstanding tax, assessment, depart-
mental, and water accounts was made by sending notices to
a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as
owing money to the town, and from the replies received it
appears that the accounts, as listed, are correct.
The savings bank books and securities representing the
investments of the several school funds in the custody of the
treasurer of the trustees, of the Memorial Hall Library Funds
in the custody of the library treasurer, and of the John Cornell
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Coal and Wood Fund in the custody of the treasurer of the
trustees were examined and listed. The income was proved
and the transactions were verified.
In addition to the accounts mentioned, the records of all
other departments collecting money for the town or rendering
bills for collection were examined and checked in detail.
Appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet,
are tables showing a reconciliation of the treasurer's, tax
collector's, and town clerk's cash, summaries of the tax, as-
sessment, tax title, and departmental accounts, as well as
tables showing the condition and transactions of the trust and
municipal contributory retirement funds.
For the cooperation extended by the several town officials
during the audit, I wish, on behalf of my assistants and for
myself, to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted,
Herman B. Dine
Assistant Director of Accounts
The above report of audit of Andover books and accounts
is for the year ending December 31, 1942.
State Auditors have recently completed their work for
year ending December 31, 1943. The report of this year's
audit had not been received before going to press.
George H. Winslow.
Town Clerk
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Report of the Town Accountant
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR
ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1943
January 1, 1944
To the Board of Selectmen:
Andover, Mass.
Gentlemen:
In accordance with Chapter 41, Section 61 of the General
Laws, I submit herewith my annual report for the year ending
December 31, 1943.
A detailed statement of the receipts and their sources, and
of the payments and the purposes- therefor, follows. The con-
dition of the various trust funds, as well as the Town of An-
dover Retirement Fund, sources of incomes and the amounts
paid out are also set forth. A statement of the temporary loans,
maturing debt and interest is included.
A balance sheet, which is appended to this report, was pre-
pared showing the assets and liabilities as of December 31,
1943.
May I express my thanks for the co-operation accorded to
me by your Board as well as by each Town Department during
the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary C. Regan,
Town Accountant
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Appropriations for 1943
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 8, 1943
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Selectmen
$2241.00
Accountant
2972.00
Treasurer
3023.00
Tax Collector
5086.00
Assessors
4852.00
Town Clerk
3175.00
Article 7 — Purchase of U. S. Govern
ment Securities
50000.00
Civilian Defense
4700.00
Animal Inspector
350.00
Town Counsel
750.00
Dog Officer
225.00
Moderator
10.00
Finance Committee
20.00
Planning Board and Board of Survey
200.00
Election and Registration
2500.00
Municipal Buildings
4100.00
$84204.00
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police Department
$31833.00
Article 9 — Andover Company
of Mass. State Guard
250.00
Fire Department
30337.00
Building Inspector
525.00
Win' Inspector
123.00
Sealer of Weight- and Measure-
150.00
Moth Suppression
1800.00
Tree \\ arderi
5000.00
Foresl Fires
1300.00
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$71<>L>0.0()
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Health Department
$4260.00
Care and Treatment of Tubercular
Patients
4000.00
Essex County Tuberculosis Hospital
10873.07
Public Dump
1000.00
Proportionate Share of Operating
Expense for Purification Plant
25.47
Sewers Maintenance
5800.00
$25958.54
HIGHWAYS
Highways Maintenance I
146000.00
Trucks, Garage and Repair Shop
Maintenance
Article 10, Chapter 90 of General
Laws, Maintaining, Repairing
and Improving Town Highways
Article 14, Retaining Wall and
Installing Curbing on Essex Street
Article 15, Care of Grass Plots
Formerly Cared for by Andover
Village Improvement Society
Article 20, To Install Curbing on
Both Sides of Walker Avenue
Article 13, Boston and Maine
Land Taking
Snow Removal and Sanding
Street Lighting
6870.00
1000.00
950.00
300.00
1300.00
50.00
13500.00
18000.00
$87970.00
CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
Public Welfare
Public Welfare Salaries
$12300.00
1700.00
36
Aid to Dependent Children
6500.00
Aid to Dependent Children Admin.
300.00
Old Age Assistance
36200.00
Old Age Assistance Admin.
1800.00
Infirmary
10300.00
Infirmary (Unpaid 1942 bills)
82.55
State Aid
400.00
Military Aid
200.00
Soldiers' Relief
2500.00
War Allowance (Soldiers' Relief)
1000.00
$73282.55
SCHOOLS AND LIBRARY
School Department
$201000.00
Memorial Hall Library
12770.00
$213770.00
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED
Parks and Playgrounds
$4000.00
Playground Committee
1990.00
Article 12, Repair bleachers at
central playground
500.00
Pomps Pond Bathing Beach
2200.00
Damages to Persons and Property
500.00
American Legion Quarters
600.00
Veterans of Foreign Wars Quarters
600.00
Insurance
1 1 ()()().()()
Memorial Da)
950.00
Town. Reports
794.00
Armistice Day
150.00
Town Scales
175.00
Retirement Fund
L4792.00
138251.00
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ENTERPRISES AND CEMETERY
Water Maintenance $34200.00
Water Construction 8500.00
Article 11, Guard at Haggetts Pond
Pumping Station 2000.00
Spring Grove Cemetery 9040.00
$53740.00
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT
Interest $ 8000.00
Maturing Debt 37000.00
$45000.00
Total Appropriations, March, 1943 $697096.09
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Receipts for 1943
James P. Christie, Collector:
Taxes, Current Year:
Poll
$6024.00
Personal
53611.67
Real Estate
343581.27
Taxes, Previous Years:
, Poll
380.00
Personal
3929.64
Real Estate
78610.69
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes:
1936
11.02
1937
4.77
1940
4.00
1942
235.34
1943
21054.52
Moth Assessments
1533.10
Sewer Assessments:
1939 Apportioned (Added-to-taxes) 44.01
1940 Apportioned (Added-to-taxes) 53.64
1941 Apportioned (Added-to-taxes) 73.85'
1942 Apportioned (Added-to-taxes) 51.55
Poll Tax Costs
148.40
Interest on Taxes
3223.84
Interest on Motor Vehicle Excise
Taxes
19.18
Interest on Sewer Assessments
31.80
Committed Interest on Sewer
Assessments
30.35
$512665.64
Thaxter Eaton. Treasurer:
Loans, Anticipation of Revenue $75000.00
Loan. Anticipation Reimburse-
ment, Chap. <>() 500.00
I mount Curried Forward
$75,500.00 $512665.64
Amount Brought Forward
$75,500.00 $512665.64
County of Essex Dog Tax 1955.01
Tax Titles, Interest, Costs, etc. 1973.04
$79428.05
Town Clerk's Licenses, etc.:
Dog Licenses
$2376.00
Marriage Licenses
243.00
Miscellaneous Fees
200.80
0
$2819.80
Board of Selectmen, Licenses, etc.:
Alcoholic Beverages
$3500.00
Junk
20.00
Gasoline and Explosives
1.00
Dance Hall
20.00
Auctioneers
2.00
Sunday Licenses
60.00
Pool, Billiards and Bowling
30.00
Common Victuallers
22.00
Theatre
25.00
Sunday Movies
26.00
Auto Dealers
30.00
Pedlars
34.00
Innholders
10.00
Certificates of Registration
42.00
Police Department:
Court Fines
Pistol Permits
Damages to Light, etc.
Fire Department:
Use of Ambulance
Use of Oxygen Tent
Amount Carried Forward
$661.74
24.00
26.50
$128.95
35.00
$3822.00
$712.24
$163.95
$599611.68
40
Amount Brought Forward $599611.68
Municipal Property:
Rent of Court Room $120.00
Rent of Town Property:
J. W. Stark, B. Vale 75.00
Other Property, W. Andover 100.00
Sale of Town Hall Settee 2.00
$297.00
Building Inspector's Fees
42.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures Fees
101.69
Wire Inspector's Fees
21.00
Public Weigher's Fees
40.95
Board of Health:
Milk
$ 17.50
Oleo
4.50
Ice Cream
20.00
Pasteurization
60.00
Ashes and Garbage
26.00
Alcohol
3.00
Cess Pool
4.00
Plumbing Inspector's Fees
87.00
Health and Sanitation:
Tuberculosis Subsidy $990.68
Reimbursement for Contagious Diseases:
From Commonwealth of Mass. 373.10
From Individuals 2600.00
Sewer Connections 102.66
$222.00
$4066. 1 1
Board of Public Works — Machinery Account 91.30
Amount Carried Forward $604494.06
41
Amount Brought Forward
$604494.06
Highways :
From State:
For Snow Plowing $.135.50
Division of Highways, Chap.
90— Contract No. 8652 494.58
Sale of Junk 2.64
$632.72
Infirmary :
Board and Care
1251.00
Convalescent Home:
Board and Care
1589.00
Reimbursement for Public Welfare:
From State
$ 39.50
From Cities and Towns
447.87
From Individuals
625.94
Reimbursement for Aid to Dependent Children:
From State
Reimbursement for Old Age Assistance :
From State $26074.12
From Cities and Towns 439.65
Reimbursement for State Aid from State
Reimbursement for Soldiers' Relief from State
School Department:
Tuition $124.00
Sale of Books and Supplies 498.38
Rental Auditorium and Gymnasium 66.00
All Other 19.06
$1113.31
4688.14
26513.77
290.00
100.00
707.44
Amount Carried Forward
$641379.44
42
Amount Brought Forward
$641379.44
Library Department:
Fines
$707.38
Lost and Damaged Books
45.34
Income from Investments
2800.00
3552.72
Water Department:
Metered Rates
$55846.19
Services
273.17
Miscellaneous
134.71
$56254.07
Cemetery Department:
Sale of lots
$ 20.00
Care of lots
554.50
Interments, Use of Tomb and
Cement Vaults
1816.00
Foundations
441.74
Filling Graves
14.00
Cement Rings
24.50
Use of Lowering Device
5.00
Miscellaneous
8.50
Perpetual Care Withdrawals
1719.00
Sale of Vault and Cultivator
21.00
$4624.24
Trust and Investments:
Perpetual Cares:
Christ Church
$ 158.81
South Church
411.50
Spring Grove
1875.00
West Parish
55.91
St. Augustine's
13.04
Giddings Fund
20.10
A. V. Lincoln Fund
10.00
Amount Carried Forward
S25 n,3«) s7o:>r, 10.47
43
Amount Brought Forward
$2544.39 $705810.47
V. Lincoln Fund
20.00
American Legion Fund
4.02
Conroy Fund
5.00
W. L. Raymond Fund
3660.00
E. J. Lincoln Fund— A.V.I. S.
99.24
E. S. Lincoln Fund — A.V.I.S.
147.42
Draper Fund
43.06
Smart Fund
5.00
$6528.13
Withholdings on Wages:
Income Taxes
13498.13
Victory Taxes
6676.87
War Savings Bonds
6752.13
Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
Income Tax
$57393.20
Meal Tax
1707.67
Corporation Tax
92752.61
Vocational Education
309.32
Reimbursement Loss Taxes
394.58
Aid to Dependent Children Grants
1806.28
Old Age Assistance Grants
31801.18
!
$186164.84
Refunds :
General Departments
$ 8.95
Spring Grove Cemetery Petty
Cash Refund
10.00
Board of Public Works Petty
Cash Refund
50.00
Article 9, State Guard Petty
Cash Refund
25.00
Article 1, Civilian Defense Petty
Cash Refund
25.00
Use of telephone
4.60
Amount Carried Forward
$123.55 $925430.87
44
Amount Brought Forward
8123.55 $925430.87
Article 1, Civilian Defense Re-
imbursement
Canning Center Fees
Wages Reimbursed by Indi-
viduals receiving accident com-
pensation
Tailings
4.33
$397.48
81.73
22.19
$ 629.28
Total Receipts, 1943
$926059.85
Expenditures for 1943
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS
SELECTMEN
Appropriation
Cr.
Dr.
Salaries, Selectmen:
Roy E. Hardy, Chairman
$400.00
J. Everett Collins
300.00
Edward P. Hall
:u)0.oo
Salaries, Clerks:
George H. Winslow
400.00
Edith P. Sellars
416.00
Office Supplies. Stationery and
Postage 56.43
Printing and Advertising
11.86
Carfares, Dues, etc.
9.00
Telephone
167.21
Amount Carried Forward
$2060.50
$2241.00
$2241.00
15
Amount Brought Forward $2060.50
Registry of Deeds and All other 105.00
Total Expenditures $2165.50
Balance to Revenue 75.50
$2241.00
ACCOUNTANT
Cr.
$2241.00
Appropriation
Dr.
Salary, Accountant, Mary C. Regan $2002.00
Salary, Clerk, Mary A. Loosigian 675.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage 162.84
Printing and Advertising 112.95
Association Dues 10.00
Total Expenditures
$2962.79
Balance to Revenue
9.21
$2972.00
TREASURER
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
Salary, Treasurer, Thaxter Eaton
$2500.00
Clerk hire
25.38
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage 223.67
Carfares, Dues, etc.
10.98
Surety Bond
233.00
Certification of Notes
6.00
Total Expenditures
$2999.03
Balance to Revenue
23.97
$2241.00
$2972.00
$2972.00
$3023.00
$3023.00 $3023.00
46
TAX COLLECTOR
Appropriation
Cr.
Dr.
Salary, Tax Collector,
James P. Christie $2400.00
Salary, Clerk, Phoebe E. Noyes 1573.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage 356.61
Printing and Advertising 168.76
Telephone 41.35
On Bonds , 463.00
All Other 27.00
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$5029.72
56.28
$5086.00
$5086.00
$5086.00
ASSESSORS
Cr.
Appropriation
$4852.00
Dr.
Salaries, Board of Assessors:
Roy E. Hardy
$ 400.00
J. Everett Collins
400.00
Edward P. Hall
400.00
Assistant Assessors
600.00
Salaries, Clerks:
George H. Winslow
400.00
Edith P. Sellars
832.00
Anne Birdsall
520.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage 203.37
Printing and Advertising
85.88
Deeds, Probates, etc.
84.32
Appraisals, Measurements, etc.
611.66
All other
6.60
Amount (juried Forward
$4513.85 $4852.00
Total Expenditures (br'g't frd) $4543.83 $4852.00
Balance to Revenue 308.17
$4852 .00
$4852.00
TOWN CLERK
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$3175.00
Salary, Town Clerk,
George H. Winslow
$2200.00
Salaries, Clerks:
Edith P. Sellars
286.00
Anne Birdsall
520.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage 101.07
Printing and Advertising
50.50
On Bond
5.00
Dues, Carfares, etc.
3.00
All other
8.36
Total Expenditures $3173.93
Balance to Revenue 1.07
$3175.00 $3175.00
MODERATOR
Cr.
Appropriation $10.00
Dr.
Frederick Butler, Moderator $10.00
$10.00 $10.00
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Cr.
Appropriation $20.00
48
Amount Brought Forward $20.00
Dr.
Printing $15.25
Postage 1.64
Total Expenditures $16.89
Balance to Revenue 3.11
$20.00
$20.00
TOWN COUNSEL
•
Cr.
Appropriation
Salary, Town Counsel,
Walter Tomlinson $500.00
Balance to Revenue 250.00
$750.00
$750.00
$750.00
DOG OFFICER
Cr.
Appropriation
$225.00
Dr.
George A. Dane, Dog Officer $225.00
$225.00 $225.00
ANIMAL INSPECTOR
Cr.
Appropriation $350.00
Dr.
Sidney P. White, Animal Inspector $325.00
Balance to Revenue 25.00
$350.00 $350.00
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PLANNING BOARD AND BO
ARD OF SURVEY
Cr.
Appropriation
$200.00
Dr.
Salary, Clerk, Edward R. Lawson
$100.00
Balance to Revenue
100.00
$200.00 $200.00
ARTICLE 7— PURCHASE U. S. GOVERNMENT
SECURITIES
(Transferred from free cash for Government Securities,
maturing in five years, or less, in order to establish a post-war
rehabilitation fund, in accordance with provision of Chapter
5, Acts of 1943.)
Cr.
Transferred from Free Cash $50000.00
Purchase of United
Savings Notes
. Dr.
States Tax
$50000.00
$50000.00 $50000.00
ELECTION AND REGISTRATION
Appropriation
Dr.
Registrars :
Ralph A. Bailey
$ 20.00
George H. Winslow
20.00
John W. Stark
20.00
Francis D. Hurley
20.00
Assistant Registrars
600.00
Stenographer at Town Meeting
20.00
Election Officers
397.50
Amount Carried Forward
$2500.00
$1097.50 $2500.00
50
Amount Brought Forward
$1097.50 82500.00
Checkers at Town Meeting 30.00
Police Duty, Erecting Booths, etc. 97.63
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage 41.57
Printing and Advertising 711.95
Meals 29.01
Carting Ballot Boxes * 15.00
Rent:
Andover Square and Compass Club 15.00
Andover Grange 20.00
J. Augustus Remington 15.00
Janitors 19.00
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$2091.66
408.34
$2500.00 $2500.00
ARTICLE 1— CIVILIAN DEFENSE
Cr.
Balance from 1942
$1869.37
Appropriation, 1943
4700.00
Petty Cash Refund
25.00
Dr.
Salary, Clerk, Ruth T. Hitchings
$900.00
Office Supplies, Stationery, and Postage
346.46
Report Center
443.58
General Protection
51.95
Police and Fire Expenses
108.00
Air Raid Wardens' Expenses
53.87
Medical Division
23.50
War Service Division
10.90
All Other
236.57
Rationing Board Expenses:
Office Supplies, Stationery, and
Postage
159.61
i mount Carried Forward
$2334.44 Sh.VM
51
Amount Brought Forward
$2334.44 $6594.37
Telephone
108.80
Printing and Advertising
19.50
All Other
5.10
inning Center:
Supplies
77.19
Telephone
12.67
Law. Gas and Electric Company
44.31
Salary, Instructor, Esther Belair
250.00
All Other
29.74
Total Expenditures
$2881.75
Balance to 1944
3712.62
$6594.37 $6594.37
MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS
Cr.
Appropriation
$<
1100.00
Dr.
Salary, Janitor, William C. Brown
$1456.00
Trucking Rubbish
40.80
Fuel
542.92
Lawrence Gas & Electric Company
696.19
Janitors' Supplies
213.81
Repairs
488.09
Laundry
8.76
Water Bills
38.91
Express
6.05
Rent of Rooms, Ballardvale Com-
munity Association
100.00
All Other
20.05
Total Expenditures
$3611.58
Balance to Revenue
488.42
$4100.00 $4100.00
52
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Cr.
Appropriation
$31833.00
Dr.
Salaries:
Chief
$ 2756.00
Patrolmen
19761.00
Special Police
1057.77
Regular Men Working Extra Hours 3545.29
Matron, Men Painting Street, etc.
68.97
Office Supplies, Printing, Stationery,
and Postage
182.89
Office Repairs
53.08
Telephone
309.50
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
314.49
Gasoline, Oil and Auto Maintenance
1268.60
Equipment for Men
87.26
Other Equipment
367.62
Paint
32.04
Kerosene
23.20
Signs, Signals, etc.
110.79
Physicians' Emergency Calls and
Treatments
11.00
Laundry
20.40
Express and All Other
80.19
Total Expenditures
$30050.09
Balance to Revenue
1782.91
$31833.00 $31833.00
ARTICLE 9— ANDOVER COMPANY OF MASS.
STATE GUARD
Cr.
Appropriation $250.00
Petty Cash Refund 25.00
imouni Carried Forward
S275.00
59
Amount Brought Forward $275.00
Dr.
Office Supplies, Stationery, Printing,
and Postage $ 59.40
Uniforms, etc. 129.90
All Other 85.09
Total Expenditures $274.39
Balance to Revenue .61
$275.00
$275.00
FIRE
DEPARTMENT
Cr.
Appropriation
$30337.00
Refund
*
Dr.
1.95
Salaries :
Chief
$ 2756.00
Firemen
19141.11
Call Men
2654.66
Regular Men Working Extra Hours 224.00
E. Burke Thornton,
Assistance
on Ambulance
254.00
Other Employees
116.25
Apparatus
879.01
Hose
626.66
Equipment for Men
113.38
Other Equipment
360.22
Gas, Oil and Truck Maintenance 791.59
Alarm Boxes, etc.
110.80
Fuel
589.75
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company 385.58
Soda
11.85
Amount Carried Forward $29014.86 $30338.95
54
Amount Brought Forward
$29014.86 $30338.95
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds:
Repairs
408.04
Furniture and Furnishing
*s
11.61
Laundry
174.77
Miscellaneous Supplies
438.78
Water Bills
22.32
Office Supplies, Stationery,
Printing
and Postage
54.76
Telephone
148.76
Express
10.79
All Other
47.11
Total Expenditures
$30331.80
Balance to Revenue
7.15
$30338.95
$30338.95
BUILDING INSPECTOR
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$525.00
Salary, John J. Driscoll
$501.00
Printing
8.50
Total Expenditures
$509.50
Balance to Revenue
15.50
$525.00
$525.00
WIRE
INSPECTOR
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
1425.00
Salary, William J. Young
$400.00
Balance to Revenue
25.00
$425.00 1425.00
55
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
Salary, Lewis N. Mears $400.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage 5.20
Seals, Dies, etc. 7.31
Transportation 33.75
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$446.26
3.74
$450.00
$450.00 $450.00
MOTH SUPPRESSION
Cr.
Appropriation
$4800.00
Dr.
G. Richard Abbott, Moth Supt.
$847.00
Labor
2503.23
Stationery, Printing and Postage
. 16.45
Telephone
18.95
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
6.00
Hardware and Tools
60.39
Insecticides
884.22
•Gas, Oil and Truck Maintenance
294.72
Rent
90.00
Laundry
8.50
Range Oil
17.19
All Other
3.20
Total Expenditures
$4749.85
•
Balance to Revenue
# 50.15
$4800.00
$4800.00
TREE WARDEN
Cr.
Appropriation
$5000.00(
56
Amount Brought Forward
Dr.
$5000.00
G. Richard Abbott, Tree W
arden
$1155.00
Labor
2934.69
Stationery, Printing and Postage
8.25
Lawrence Gas and Electric
Company 6.00
Telephone
19.30
Hardware and Tools
76.01
Trees
53.50
Gas, Oil and Truck Maintenance
288.51
Rent
90.00
Laundry
10.20
Range Oil
13.85
All Other
39.92
Total Expenditures
$4695.23
Balance to Revenue
304.77
$5000.00
$5000.00
FOREST FIRES
Cr.
♦
Appropriation
$1300.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
400.00
Dr.
Forest Fire Patrol
$159.50
Wages, Fighting Fires
929.50
Hose
208.26
Equipment
266.69
Gasoline
122.20
Total Expenditures
$1686.15
Balance to Revenue
13.85
$1700.00
$1700.00
HEALTH
DEPARTMENT
Cr.
Appropriation
$4260.00
57
Dr.
Amount Brought Forward
$4260.00
Salaries, Board of Health:
Percy J. Look, Chairman
$ 75.00
Franklin H. Stacey, Secretary
75.00
George G. Brown
75.00
Salary, Lotta Johnson, Agent
1500.00
Lotta Johnson, Use of Car
350.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postag
e 156.21
Printing and Advertising
56.25
Telephone
75.10
Laundry
12.65
Range Oil
7.98
Express
6.90
All Other
41.63
Quarantine and Contagious Diseases:
Board and Treatment
84.00
Schick Tests
15.00
To Other Cities
93.00
All Other
.50
Rabies Vaccine and Dog Vaccinations
448.00
Baby Clinic:
Philip W. Blake, M.D.
200.00
Mrs. Eva Muise, assistance
60.00
Supplies, Medicines, etc.
175.46
Rent, Andover Guild
50.00
Plumbing Inspections
134.75
Disposing of Dead Cats and Dogs
101.50
Vital Statistics:
Births
1.25
Deaths
20.00
Slaughtering Inspection
8.00
Alfred C. Stacey, Milk Inspector
220.00
Expenses and Supplies
58.88
Total Expenditures
$4102.06
Balance to Revenue
157.94
$4260.00 $4260.00
5S
CARE AND TREATMENT OF TUBERCULAR
PATIENTS
Appropriation
Essex Sanatorium
Commonwealth of Mass.
No. Reading Sanatorium
City of Lawrence
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
Cr.
Dr.
SKK)O.(K)
$2262.00
111.00
424.00
18.00
$2815.00
1185.00
$4000.00 $4000.00
ESSEX COUNTY TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITAL
Cr.
Appropriation $10873.07
Cr.
Essex County Tuberculosis Hospital $10873.07
$10873.07 $10873.07
PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF OPERATING EXPENSE
FOR PURIFICATION PLANT
Appropriation
Purification Plant
Cr.
Dr.
$25.47
$25.17
$25.47 S25.T
Appropriation
PUBLIC DUMP
Ck.
$1000.00
Amount Brought Forward
$1000.00
Dr.
Benjamin Summers, Keeper
$780.00
Balance to Revenue
220.00
$1000.00 $1000.00
SEWERS MAINTENANCE
Cr.
Appropriation
$5800.00
Dr.
Salaries:
Supt., Charles T. Gilliard
$ 208.00
Asst. Supt., Edward R Lawson
104.00
Clerks: Laura B. Juhlmann
52.00
May Shorten
52.00
Labor
2103.37
Tools and Equipment
79.87
Pipe and Fittings
8.05
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
2043.78
Manholes
268.95 .
Pump Repairs
71.96
Brick
26.00
Coal
7.97
Express a*nd All Other
6.54
Total Expenditures
$5032.49
Balance to Revenue
767.51
$5800.00 $5800.00 •
HIGHWAYS MAINTENANCE
Cr.
Appropriation
Transfer from Reserve Fund
Amount Carried Forward
$46000.00
200.00
$46200.00
60
Amount Brought Forward
$4<
3200.00
Dr.
Salaries:
Supt, Charles T. Cilliard
$1924.00
Asst. Supt., Edward R. Lawson
1 294.80
Clerks:
Laura B. Juhlmanu
410.80
May Shorten
590.80
Robert W. Crosby-
108.90
Sec r eta ry :
Fred W. Doyle
10.00
William Barron
40.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage 47.84
Telephone
83.50
Labor
22559.52
Crushed Stone, Sand, Gravel, etc.
1567.38
Equipment and Repairs
210.38
Gasoline, Oil and Truck Maintenance 30.82
Asphalt, Tarvia and Road Oil
13678.84
Hardware, Tools, etc.
364.24
Pipe and Fittings
5.11
Curbing
14.58
Loam, Sod, etc.
19.05
Roadway Maintenance
604.59
Culverts
23.00
Fuel Oil
92.10
Calcium Chloride
102.96
Express
8.16
William F. Barron, Inspection of
Rail Removal
165.00
All Other
103.54
Total Expenditures
$44059.91
Balance to Revenue
21 1().()(>
$16200.00 $46200.00
TRUCKS, GARAGE AND REPAIR SHOP MAINTENANCE
Cr.
Appropriation $6870.00
81
Amount Brought Forward
Dr.
$6870.00
Labor
$2730.19
Shop Maintenance
85.98
Hardware, Tools, etc.
191.22
Truck Maintenance
3085.03
Coal
144.91
Fuel Oil
86.48
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
91.93
Telephone
52.85
All Other
22.15
Total Expenditures
$6490.74
Balance to Revenue
379.26
$6870.00 $6870.00
ARTICLE 10— CHAPTER 90
MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING HIGHWAYS
Cr.
Appropriation
Loan
$1000.00
500.00
Dr.
Labor $781.45
Tarvia 276.00
Stone 320.00
Use of trucks and roller — Machinery
Account 106.30
Total expenditures $1483.75
Balance to 1944 16.25
$1500.00 $1500.00
ARTICLE 14— RETAINING WALL AND INSTALLING
CURBING ON ESSEX STREET
Appropriation
Cr.
62
$950.00
Amount Brought Forward
$950.00
Dr.
,
Labor
$ 38.50
Building Wall
900.00
Materials
11.50
$950.00
$950.00
ARTICLE 20— WALKEI *VEN JE
Cr.
Appropriation
$1300.00
Dr.
Labor
$ 72.54
Tar Patch
50.00
Setting Curbing
485.70
Curbing
649.88
Lumber
13.49
Total Expenditures
$1271.61
Balance to Revenue
28.39
$1300.00 $1300.00
ARTICLE 18— SARAH M. BURKE LAND
Cr.
Balance from 1942 $120.00
Dr.
Purchase of Land $77.23
Balance to Revenue 42.77
$120.00
$120.00
ARTICLE 13— W. P. A MATERIALS AND TRUCK HIRE
Cr.
Balance from 1942 $1509.64
Dr.
Salary, Clerk. Mav Shorten $291.60
Labor 16.88
Total Expenditures
Balance to 1944
$ 338.48
1171.16
$1509.64
$1509.64
63
ARTICLE 20— RIVER ROAD IMPROVEMENT
Balance from 1942
Labor
Use of Compressor
Repairs to Equipment
Pipe
Cr.
Dr.
$212.79
42.05
59.30
229.50
Total Expenditures
Balance to 1944
$543.64
227.57
$771.21
$771.21
$771.21
SNOW REMOVAL AND SANDING
Cr.
Appropriation
$13500.00
Refund
5.57
Dr.
Labor
$8680.53
/
Trucks — Hauling and Sanding
632.64
Plowing Roads:
Trucks
1608.64
Tractor
340.00
Sidewalk Plows
347.00
Tools and Equipment
203.75
Gasoline and Oil Maintenance
488.13
Posts and Snow Fences
191.10
Chloride Flake
690.77
Sand
175.85
Use of Loader
93.75
Use of Conveyor
27.00
Express and All Other
14.21
Total Expenditures
$13493.37
Balance to Revenue
-12.20
$13505.57 $13505.57
64
STREET LIGHTING
Cr.
Appropriation
$18000.00
Dr.
Street Lighting
Balance to Revenue
817614.80
385.20
$18000.00' $18000.00
PUBLIC WELFARE
Cr.
Appropriation
Si:
2300.00
Dr.
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage $ 81.32
Telephone
12.04
Cash to Individuals
2302.75
Agent's Expenses
3.02
Groceries and Provisions
23.00
Fuel
71.35
Medicine and Medical Attention
499.80
Board and Care
824.75
State Institutions
3071.67
Relief by Other Cities
384.01
Town Physician, John J. Hartigan
450.00
Trucking Federal Supplies
55.00
Rental W. P. A. Commissary
15.00
Expenses for Surplus Commodities
Division
1.06
Total Expenditures
$7794.77
Balance to Revenue
1505.23
$12300.00 $12300.00
Appropriation
PUBLIC WELFARE SALARIES
Cr.
$1700.00
Amount Brought Forward
Dr.
$1700.00
Salaries, Board of Public Welfare :
Roy E. Hardy
$100.00
J. Everett Collins
100.00
Edward P. Hall
100.00
Arthur W. Cole, Agent
600.00
Clerks :
Edith P. Sellars
286.00
Gladys Brainerd
364.00
Total Expenditures
$1550.00
Balance to Revenue
150.00
*?
$1700.00
$1700.00
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
(Town)
Cr.
Appropriation
$6500.00
Dr.
Aid to Dependent Children
$5529.00
Town Physician, John J. Hartigan
100.00
Total Expenditures
$5629.00
Balance to Revenue
871.00
$6500.00
$6500.00
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN ADMINISTRATION
(Town)
Cr.
Appropriation
$300.00
Dr.
Salaries :
Arthur W. Cole, Agent
$135.00
Gladys Brainerd, Clerk
105.00
Amount Carried Forward
$240.00 $300.00
66
Amount .Brought Forward $240.00 $300.00
Telephone 5.45
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage 10.00
Agent's Expenses 3.78
Total Expenditures $259.23
Balance to Revenue 40.77
$300.00 $300.00
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
(Federal Grants)
Cr.
Balance from 1942
$ 2.05
Federal Grants received in 1943
2292.50
Dr.
Aid to Dependent Children $2167.50
Balance to 1944 127.05
$2294.55
$2294.55
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN ADMINISTRATION
(Federal Grants)
Cr.
Balance from 1942
$ 5.16
Federal Grants received in 1943
107.78
Dr.
Salaries:
Arthur W. Cole, Agent $45.00
Gladys Brainerd, Clerk 51.00
Telephone 5.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage 8.00
Agent's Expenses 3. 1 1
Total Expenditures $112.11
Balance to 1944 .50
$112.<H $112.94
n
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
(Town)
Cr.
Appropriation
$36200.00
Dr.
Cash to Individuals
$32732.92
Paid to Other Cities
837.91
Paid to Other Towns
586.41
Town Physician, John J. Hartigan
400.00
Total Expenditures
$34557.24
Balance to Revenue
1642.76
•
$36200.00 $36200.00
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION
(Town)
Cr.
Appropriation
$1800.00
Dr.
Salaries :
Arthur W. Cole, Agent
Gladys Brainerd, Clerk
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
Telephone
Agent's Expenses
$1290.66
403.00
82.61
10.90
6.50
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$1793.67
6.33
$1800.00
$1800.00
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
(Federal Grants)
Cr.
ideral Grants:
Balance from 1942
$ 80.63
Federal Grants received in 1943
30775.63
Amount Carried Forward
$30856.26
6S
Amount Brought Forward $30856.26
Dr.
Cash to Individuals $30768.74
Balance to 1944 87.52
$30856.26 30856.26
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION
(Federal Grants)
Cr.
Federal Grants:
Balance from 1942 $ 2.82
Federal Grants received in 1943 1025.55
Dr.
Salaries:
Arthur W. Cole, Agent $529.34
Gladys Brainerd, Clerk 375.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage 72.24
Telephone 16.50
Agent's Expenses 32.34
Total Expenditures $1025.42
Balance to 1944 2.95
$1028.37 $1028.37
INFIRMARY
Cr.
Appropriation $10300.00
Dr.
Salary, Bertha W. Thornton, Matron $1000.00
Wages. Oilier Employees 2207.00
Groceries and Provisions 3786.80
Dry Good- and Clothing 135.32
Building and Repairs 325.10
Find 691.39
Furniture and Furnishings 363.17
{mount Camel Forward SKKOK.TJi $1 <noo.no
89
Amount Brought Forward
$8808.78
$10300.00
Household Supplies and Utensils 504.28
Telephone 56.20
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company 386.47
Medicine and Medical Attention 154.98
Town Physician, John J. Hartigan 50.00
Water Bills 60.00
Barber Service for Inmates 36.00
All Other 172.65
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$10229.36
70.64
$10300.00
$10300.00
INFIRMARY
(Unpaid 1942 Bills)
. Cr.
Appropriation
$82.55
Dr.
Miscellaneous Bills
$82.55
$82.55
$82.55
*
MILITARY AID
• ropriaiion
Cr.
$200.00
Military Aid
Balance to Revenue
Dr.
$ 40.00
160.00
$200.00
$200.00
STATE AID
Appropriation
Cr.
$400.00
70
Amount Brought Forward
$400.00
Dr.
State Aid
Balance to Revenue
$240.00
160.00
$400.00
$400.00
SOLDIERS'
RELIEF
Cr.
Appropriation
$2500.00
Dr.
Cash to Individuals
Groceries and Provisions
Fuel
Medicine and Medical Attention
Clothing
Burial Expenses
$1457.00
58.00
80.08
12.00
2.00
100.00
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$1709.08
790.92
$2500.00
$2500.00
WAR ALLOWANCE (SOLDIERS7 RELIEF)
Cr.
Appropriation $1000.00
Dr.
Cash to Individuals $4 L7.00
Balance i<> Revenue 3.00
$1000. 00
siooo.oo
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Cr.
Appropriation
$201000.00
"1
Amount Brought Forward
$20:
1000.00
Dr.
•
Salary, Supt., Edward I. Erickson
$4288.78
Salary, Superintendent's Clerks
1088.98
Salary, Principals' Clerks
1644.10
Truant Officer
82.50
Office Supplies, Stationery and Posta
ge 369.15
Telephone
385.63
School Census
82.80
Printing and Advertising
9.50
Teachers' Salaries:
High
39907.05
Junior High
38849.31
Elementary
50262.57
Textbooks and Supplies:
High
1232.18
Junior High
475.70
Elementary
1059.42
Other Expenses of Instruction:
High
1203.16
Junior High
965.30
Elementary
611.02
Tuition:
High
863.10
Elementary
96.00
Transportation :
High
3537.18
Junior High
3563.17
Elementary
4331.34
Janitors' Services:
High
3926.36
Junior High
3017.31
Elementary
7124.27
Health:
High
849.62
Junior High
1084.40
Elementary
1935.10
Amount Carried Forward
$172845.00 $201000.00
72
Amount Brought Forward
$172845.00 $201000.00
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company:
High
1103.52
Junior High
1197.04
Elementary
907.50
Fuel:
High
2848.14
Junior High
3063.43
Elementary
4478.96
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds
High:
Repairs
3002.29
Janitors' Supplies
467.24
Junior High and Elementary:
Repairs
2833.95
Janitors' Supplies
691.53
School Reports
223.25
Express
58.63
Water Bills
603.14
Laundry
32.08
Diplomas and Graduation Exercises
24.50
Cost of Conversion to Coal
122.81
Total Expenditures $194503.01
Balance to Revenue
6496.99
$201000.00 $201000.00
MEMORIAL HALL LIBRARY
Cr.
Appropriation
Dog Account Refund
Income from Investments
Dr.
Salaries:
Librarian, Miriam Putnam
Amount Carried Forward
$2350.00
$12770.00
1955.01
2800.00
$2:*50.00 $17525.01
78
Amount Brought Forward
$2350.00
$17525.01
Assistants :
Evelyn R. Robinson
1730.32
Margaret D. Manning
1584.00
Dorothy H. Ruhl
569.40
Nancy E. Babcock
1142.36
Sarah H. Ballard
1318.00
Eleanore G. Bliss
420.50
Martha D. Byington (B.
, Vale)
20.00
Isabel Noone
600.00
Extra Page Help
490.63
Janitors :
Archibald D. Maclaren
1650.00
Clester E. Matthews (B.
Vale)
150.00
Extra Assistance
25.00
Treasurer, Winsor Gale
100.00
Office Supplies, Stationery ar
td Posta
ge 402.89
Telephone
70.91
Books
2643.19
Periodicals
• 509.40
Binding Books
404.40
Fuel
679.78
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company 377.10
Repairs
47.54
Janitors' Supplies
109.41
Treasurer's Bond
25.00
Trucking Rubbish
23.60
Express
26.60
Water Bills and All Other
53.65
Total Expenditures
$17523.68
Balance to Revenue
1.33
$17525.01
$17525.01
PARK DEPARTMENT
Cr.
Appropriation
$4000.00
74
Amount Brought Forward
$4000.00
Dr.
Salaries:
Supt., Charles T. Gilliard
$208.00
Asst. Supt., Edward R. Lawson
104.00
Clerks:
Laura B. Juhlmann
52.00
May Shorten
52.00
Labor
2201.20
Equipment and Supplies
24.30
Hardware, Tools, etc.
28.49
Loam, Fertilizer and Lawn Seed
12.60
Use of Land at Playstead
100.00
All Other
5.50
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$2788.09
1211.91
$4000.00
$4000.00
ARTICLE 15— MAINTENANCE A. V.
1. s.
GRASS PLOTS— 1943
Cr.
Appropriation
$300.00
Dr.
Cutting Grass $250.00
Balance to 1944 50.00
$300.00
PLAYGROUND COMMITTEE
Cr.
Appropriation
$300.00
$1990.00
Dr.
Salaries, Instructors
Labor
Playground Recreational Supplies
Amount Carried Forward
$1578.75
72.33
188.25
Sl<S3<).33 si <><>().(><)
Amount Brought Forward
$1839.33 $1990.00
Repairs
All Other
96.54
51.69
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$1987.56
2.44
$1990.00
$1990.00
POMPS POND BATHING BEACH
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$2200.00
Life Guards
Labor
Supplies
Repairs
Rent — Hussey's Pond Beach
Rent — Pomps Pond Beach
$1251.62
45.70
2.38
377.44
100.00
100.00
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$1877.14
322.86
$2200.00 $2200.00
DAMAGES TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Cr.
Appropriation $500.00
Dr.
Damages to Persons and Property
Balance to Revenue
$263.60
236.40
$500.00 $500.00
AMERICAN LEGION QUARTERS
Cr.
Appropriation
76
$600.00
Dr.
Rent, American Legion Quarters $600.00
$600.00 $600.00
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS QUARTERS
Cr.
Appropriation $600.00
Dr.
Rent, Veterans of Foreign Wars
Quarters $600.00
$600.00
$600.00
INSURANCE
Appropriation
Cr.
$11000.00
Insurance
Balance to Reveni
Dr.
ie
$9118.24
1881.76
$11000.00
$11000.00
ARMISTICE DAY
Appropriation
Cr.
$150.00
Band
Wreaths
Dr.
^nditures
Revenue
$55.00
20.00
Total Expe
Balance to
$75.00
75.00
$150.00 $150.00
77
MEMORIAL DAY
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
American Legion Drum Corps
$120.00
Punchard Girls' Band
120.00
Clan McPherson Pipe Band
60.00
Plants, Wreaths, etc.
458.50
Total Expenditures $758.50
Balance to Revenue 191.50
$950.00
$950.00 $950.00
TOWN REPORTS
Cr.
Appropriations $794.00
Dr.
Printing Town Reports $794.00
$794.00
$794.00
TOWN SCALES
Cr.
Appropriation
$175.00
Dr.
Salary, William C. Brown,
Public Weigher
Repairs to Scales
$100.00
24.09
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$124.09
50.91
$175.00 $175.00
78
WATER MAINTENANCE
Cr.
Appropriation
834200.00
Petty Cash Refund
50.00
Dr.
Salaries:
Supt., Charles T. Gilliard $1J W.00
Asst. Supt., Edward R. Lawson
832.00
Clerks:
Laura B. Juhlmann
988.00
May Shorten
272.00
Robert W. Crosby
105.10
Secretaries:
Fred W. Doyle
10.00
William Barron
40.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
442.09
Petty Cash Account
50.00
Printing and Advertising
86.50
Telephone
480.30
Labor
5432.86
Pipe and Fittings
31.16
Meters and Fittings
52.13
Gasoline, Oil and Truck Maintenance
6.37
Hardware, Tools, etc.
519.81
Chlorine
184.95
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
3599.00
Expr<^>
3.98
Miscellaneous Supplies and All Other
127.11
Pumping Station:
Engineers
7802.32
Pumping Station:
Oil. Waste and Packing
76.4]
Coal
9789.63
Building Repairs
513.98
imojum Carried Forward 132590.03 $34250.00
T!<
Amount Brought Forward
$32590.03 $34250.00
Maintenance Pumping Equipment 810.44
All Other 17.85
Total Expenditures
$33418.32
Balance to Revenue
831.68
$34250.00
$34250.00
WATER CONSTRUCTION
Cr.
Appropriation
$8500.00
Dr.
Salaries:
Supt., Charles T. Gilliard
$416.00
Asst. Supt., Edward R. Lawson
208.00
Clerk, Laura B. Juhlmann
208.00
Labor
4277.66
Meters and Parts
938.91
Pipe and Fittings
192.68
Hydrants and Valves
61.90
Gasoline, Oil and Truck Maintenance 1.00
Hardware, Tools, etc.
110.87
Express
13.37
All Other
17.53
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$6445.92
2054.08
$8500.00 $8500.00
ARTICLE 11— GUARD HAGGETTS POND
Cr.
Appropriation $2000.00
80
Dr.
Salary, William Corliss, Guard $1596.40
Balance to 1944 403.60
SPRING GROVE CEMETERY
Appropriation
Petty Cash Refund
Cr.
Dr.
Salaries:
Supt., Jesse E. West $1800.00
Clerk, Edith P. Sellars 200.00
Labor 5317.40
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage 39.51
$2000.00 $2000.00
$9040.00
10.00
Telephone
39.39
Petty Cash Account
10.00
Fertilizer, Loam, etc.
61.10
Shrubs, Seeds, etc.
34.00
Stone, Sand and Gravel
55.20
Cement, Curbing, etc.
84.63
Tools and Equipment
114.30
Gasoline, Oil and Truck Maintenance
L93.76
Concrete Containers
445.45
Water Bills
1 1.12
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
13.43
Transportation and Supt.'s Expenses
17.13
All Other
57.22
Total Expenditure-
$8521.00
Balance to Revenue
526.00
$<>030.00 $<)<).-><).< M)
si
Appropriation
Interest:
Temporary Loans
Junior High School
Shawsheen School
Outfall Sewer
All Other
INTEREST
Cr.
Dr.
$8000.00
; 127.19
4932.50
467.50
2231.25
1.04
Total Expenditures
$7759.48
Balance to Revenue
240.52
$8000.00
$8000.00
MATURING DEBT
Cr.
Appropriation
$37000.00
Dr.
General Loans:
*
Junior High School
$21000.00
Shawsheen School
11000.00
Outfall Sewer
5000.00
$37000.00
$37000.00
Temporary Loans
(Anticipation of Revenue)
75000.00
Chapter 90 — Loan Repaid
500.00
Town Clerk's Dog License Money
2373.60
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds:
West Parish
55.91
St. Augustine's
13.04
Christ Church
158.84
South Church
411.50
Spring Grove
1875.00
9^1 A 9Q
82
Private Trust Funds
4013.84
Retirement Fund
14792.00
Essex County Tax
26491.30
Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
State Tax
14100.00
Auditing Municipal Accounts
746.70
State Parks and Reservations
391.25
Retirement System Audit
90.00
1 5327.95
6343.25
War Savings Bonds
Income Taxes (Withholdings)
13914.83
Victory Taxes (Withholdings)
6260.17
Refunds:
On Taxes
108.28
On Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
• 195.54
Overpayment of Water Charges
15.19
Overpayment of Tax Title
9.52
War Bonds
68.25
396.78
Total Expenditures, 1943
$856042.61
RESERVE FUND
Cr.
Transferred from Excess and Deficiency
$15000.00
Dr.
Transferred to:
Brush Fires
$400.00
Highways Maintenance
200.00
Total Transferred
$600.00
To Revenue
1 1 100.00
$15000.00 SI 5000.00
TAXES 1940 AND PREVIOUS
Balance from 1942 $11536.11
Collected in 1943 $3707.19
Abated 5579.80
Tax Title 1759.05
Balance to 1944 490.07
$11536.11
$11536.11
POLL TAXES 1941
Balance from 1942 $640.00
Collected in 1943
$ 64.00
Abated
544.00
Balance to 1944
32.00
$640.00
$640.00
PERSONAL TAXES 1941
Balance from 1942 $1584,08
Collected in 1943
$664.36
Abated
331.64
Balance to 1944
588.08
$1584.08
REAL ESTATE TAXES 1941
Balance from 1942 $22979.87
$1584.08
Collected in 1943
$17451.31
Abated
1186.85
Tax Title
739.54
Balance to 1944
3602.17
$22979.87
$22979.87
POLL TAXES 1942
Balance from 1942 $628.00
Collected in 1943
$210.00
Abated
340.00
Balance to 1944
78.00
$628.00 $628.00
84
PERSONAL TAXES 1942
Balance from 1942 $4315.61
Collected in 1943
Abated
Balance to 1944
$2686.22
217.51
1411.88
$4315.61
$4315.61
Balance from 1942
Collected in 1943
Abated
Tax Title
Balance to 1944
REAL ESTATE TAXES 1942
$74415.87
$58135.43
327.71
705.46
15247.27
$74415.87 $74415.87
POLL TAX 1943
Commitments
Refunds
Collected in 1943
Abated
Balance to 1944
$7462.00
4.00
$6024.00
1156.00
286.00
$7466.00
PERSONAL TAXES 1943
Commitments $57999. 12
Collected in 1943
Abated
Balance to 1(M 1
$7466.00
3613.49
29.96
1355.97
$57999.42 $57999.42
REAL ESTATE TAXES 1943
Commitments
$402097.42
Refunds
104.28
Collected in 1943
$343581.27
Abated
633.50
Tax Title
786.80
Balance to 1944
57200.13
$402201.70 $402201.70
TAX TITLE ACCOUNT
Balance from 1942
Tax Titles Taken
Refund
Added to Tax Titles
Redemptions
Balance to 1944
$1106.54
3990.85
8.52
560.25
$1871.25
3794.91
$5666.16
TAX TITLE POSSESSIONS
Balance from 1942 $146.30
Balance to 1944
$5666.16
$146,30
$146.30 $146.30
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1934
Balance from 1942 $67.76
Abated $67.76
$67.76 $67.76
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1935
Balance from 1942 $63.82
Abated $63.82
$63.82 $63.82
86
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1936
Balance from 1942 $151.14
Collected in 1943 « $ 1 1.02
A haled 140.12
8151.14 $151.11
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1937
Balance Con. 1012 $213.31
Collected in 1943 $ 4.77
Abated 208.54
$213.31 $213.31
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1938
Balance from 1942 $141.59
Abated $132.10
Balance to 1944 9.49
$141.59
$141.59
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1940
Balance from 1942 $1,00
Collected in 1943
$1,00
$4.00
$1,00
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1941
Balance from 1012 $12.<><(,>
Abated
Balance to 194 1
$0.02
$12.98 S12.<>?:
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1942
Balance from 1942 $239.63
Committed in 1943 17.01
Refunds 4.68
Collected in 1943 $235.34
Abated 14.08
Balance to 1944 11.90
$261.32 $261.32
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1943
Commitments, 1943 $21696.09
Refunds 190.86
Collected in 1943 $21054.52
Abated 635.39
Balance to 1944 197.04
$21886.95 $21886.95
MOTH ASSESSMENTS 1938
Balance from 1942 $ .83
Abated $ .83
$ .83
$ .83
MOTH ASSESSMENTS 1940
Balance from 1942 $12.92
Collected in 1943
$ 5.83
Abated
3.99
Balance to 1944
3.10
$12.92 $12.92
MOTH ASSESSMENTS 1941
Balance from 1942 $69.75
Collected in 1943 $48.21
Balance to 1944 21.54
$69.75 $69.75
88
MOTH ASSESSMENTS 1942
Balance
Collectec
Balance
from 1942
1 in 1943
to 1944
$248.35
$182.12
66.23
$248.35
$248.35
MOTH ASSESSMENTS 1943
Commitment, 1943
Collected in 1943
Abated
Balance to 1944
$1571.86
$1296.94
3.43
271.49
$1571.86 $1571.86
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1933
$5.22
$5.22
Balance from 1942
Abated
$5.22
85.22
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1934
$24.85
821.85
Balance from 1()12
Vbated
$24.85 821.85
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1935
$17.12
817.12
Balance from l(H2
\ bated
817.12 817.12
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APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1936
Balance from 1942 $104.90
Abated $104.90
$104.90 $104.90
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1939
Balance from 1942
$55.91
Collected in 1943
$44.01
Abated
11.90
$55.91
$55.91
APPORTIONED SEWER
ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1940
Balance from 1942
$53.64
Collected in 1943
$53.64
$53.64 $53.64
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1941
Balance from 1942 $73.85
Collected in 1943 $73.85
$73.85 $73.85
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1942
Balance from 1942 $81.41
Collected in 1943 $51.55
Balance to 1944 29.86
$81.41 $81.41
90
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1943
Commitment, 1943 $28.78
Balance to 1944 $28.78
$28.78 $28.78
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS
1933
Balance from 1942 $2.47
Abated $2.47
$2.47 $2.47
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS
1934
Balance from 1942 $14.96
Abated $14.96
$14.96 $14.96
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS
1935
Balance from 1942 $10.64
Abated $10.64
310.0 1 $10.64
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS
1936
Balance from 1(>12 $11.<>:1
Abated $1 1.93
$11. 93 $1 l.(>.*
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS
1939
Balance from 1942 $13.03
Collected in 1943 $10.18
Abated 2.85
$13.03 $13.03
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS
1940
Balance from 1942 $9.55
Collected in 1943 $9.55
$9.55 $9.55
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS
1941
Balance from 1942 $16.53
Collected in 1943 $16.53
$16.53 $16.53
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS
1942
Balance from 1942 $14.55
Collected in 1943 $3.09
Balance to 1944 11.46
' $14.55 $14.55
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS
1943
Commitment, 1943 $10.71
Balance to 1944 $10.71
$10.71 $10.71
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OVERLAY 1935
Abatements 1943 §79.32
Revenue 1943 (raised to cover deficit)
Balance to 194 1 ( to be raised in 1944)
$79.32
.$29.20
50.12
$79.32
OVERLAY 1936
Balance from 1942
Abatements 1943 $131.60
Revenue 1943 (raised to cover deficit)
Balance to 1944 (to be raised in 1944
$23.11
60.11
18.38
$131.60 $131.60
OVERLAY 1937
Balance from 1942
Abatements 1943
Transfer to Overlay Reserve
Balance to 1944
$302.42
1111.24
10.00
SI 123.66
$1423.66 $1423.66
OVERLAY 1938
Balance from 1942
Abatements 1943 $1700.78
Transfer to Overlay Reserve 133.7 1
Balance to 1944 6.00
$21 19.52
$2149.52
$21 10.32
OVERLAY 1939
Balance from 10 12
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Vbatements L943 $1 160.60
Transfer to Overla) Reserve 665.87
Balance to L94 1 28.50
S2i:>i.<>: $2ir>i.<>;
OVERLAY 1940
Balance from 1942
Abatements 1943 $1896.08
Transfer to Overlay Reserve 2779.54
Balance to 1944 445.57
$5121.19
$5121.19 $5121.19
OVERLAY 1941
Balance from 1942
Abatements 1943 $2065.39
Transfer to Overlay Reserve 4265.99
Balance to 1944 4222.25
$10553.63
$10553.63
$10553.63
OVERLAY 1942
Balance from 1942
$12479.09
Abatements 1943 $ 878.32
Balance to 1944 11600.77
$12479.09
$12479.09
OVERLAY 1943
Overlay 1943
$15197.21
Abatements 1943 $1823.46
Balance to 1944 13373.75
$15197.21
$15197.21
OVERLAY RESERVE
Balance from 1942
$17414.50
Transferred from Overlay 1937
1111.24
" 1938
433.74
1939
665.87
1940
2779.54
1941
4265.99
Balance to 1944 $26670.88
$26670.88 $26670.88
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DEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Ha lance from 1942 $ 3205.89
Charges, Accounts Receivable,
in 1943 47333.89
Collected in L943 $46280.35
Abatements 684.39
Adjustments 83.23
Balance to 19 11 3491.81
$50539.78 $50539.78
WATER RATES
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Balance from 1942
$ 8301.93
Adjustments
9.18
Charges, Commitments, 19 i;;
55535.58
Refunds
15.1')
Collected in 1913
$55846.19
Abatements
36.61
Balance to 19 11
7979.08
$63861.88 $63861.88
WATER SERVICES AND MISCELLANEOUS
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Balance from L942 $3 17.31
Commitments, L943 103.83
Collected in L943 $407.88
Balance h> I'M 1
$751.11 I 11.14
EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY ACCOUNT
Balance from 1942
Refund 1942
Unexpended Appropriation Balances
Revenue 1943
Transferred to Reserve Fund $
Transferred for Purchase Govern-
ment Securities As Voted At
Town Meeting, March 8, 1943
Transferred to Revenue (Free Cash
to Reduce the 1943 Tax Rate)
Tax Title Revenue
State and County Aid to Highways
Balance to 1944
$376165.63 $376165.63
JOHN CORNELL FUND
$249618.99
8.50
3S
11147.09
115391.05
i 15000.00
50000.00
15000.00
3990.85
5.42
292169.36
Principal Fund:
Andover Savings Bank $1000.00
Essex Savings Bank, Lawrence 1000.00
Broadway Savings Bank, Lawrence 1000.00
City Inst, for Savings, Lowell 1000.00
Central Savings Bank, Lowell 1000.00
$5000.00
Receipts
Balance on hand, January 1, 1943
Interest received in 1943
$198.80
90.00
Expenditures
Andover Coal Co.
Benjamin Jaques
$ 7.97
23.49
$288.80
$31.46
Balance on hand, January 1, 1944
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$257.34
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TRUSTEES OF PUNCHARD FREE SCHOOL
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1943
Rev. JOHN S. MOSES Rev. DONALD II. SAVAGE
ROY E. HARDY HENRY G. TYER
CHARLES C. KIMBALL Rev. FREDERICK B. NOSS
EDMOND E. HAMMOND WILLIAM A. TROW
REPORT OF THE
TRUSTEES OF PUNCHARD FREE SCHOOL
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1943
PRINCIPAL FUND
January 1, ] () 13
Cash in Banks $17909.74
Real Estate Mortgages 36257.84
Bonds at Hook Value 22832.42
$77000.00
December 31, 1943
Cash in Banks $17788.17
Real Estate Mortgages 3 1379.] 1
Bonds al Book Value 24832.42
$77000.00
INCOME ACCOUNT
January I, L943
Cash on Maud 1283.19
[nteresl and Dividends Received 3271.10
I 14.29
Expenditures:
\1. E. Stevens, Instructor $2583.00
E. \ . Lovely, Principal L50.00
tmowU Camel Forward 0 13.00 ><;:>:> !.:_><>
Amount Brought Forward
$3033.00 $8554.29
E. E. Hammond, Salary 200.00
Treasurer's Bond 25.00
Safe Deposit Box 12.00
Stationery, Postage and Miscellaneous 29.76
Accrued Interest on 2M U. S.
Govt. 2 Vis 2.10
U. S. Treasury — a/ c Victory Tax 74.69
Goldsmith Prizes 10.00
December 31, 1943
Cash on Hand
$3386.55
5167.74
$8554.29
GOLDSMITH FUND
Jan. 1, 1943— Cash in Savings Bank $322.63
Interest received 6.47
Dec. 31, 1943 — Cash in Savings Bank
DRAPER FUND
Jan. 1, 1943— Cash in Savings Bank $1505.75
Interest received 30.25
Scholarship Awarded
$1536.00
30.00
$329.10
Dec. 31, 1943 — Cash in Savings Bank
BARNARD FUND
Jan. 1, 1943— Cash in Savings Bank $27.16
Dividends received 40.00
Interest received .14
67.30
$1506.00
100
Prizes awarded:
Firsl $20.00
Second 12.00
Third 8.00
$40.00
Dec. 31, 1943— Cash in Savings Hank $27.30
CHAPIN FUND
Jan. 1, 1943— Ca>h in Savings Hank $2218.52
Refund 50.00
Interest received 44.16
$2312.68
Si holarships awarded 100.00
Dec. 31, 1943— Cash in Savings Hank $2212.6^
RESERVE FUND
Jan. 1,1943 -Cash in Savings Bank $2900.77
Interest received 58.29
Dec. 31. 10 13 Cash in Savings Hank $2<).7).oo
HENRY WARREN BARNARD AND
MABEL PARADISE BARNARD FUND
Jan. I. L943 Ca>h in Sa\in<- Hank SI 020.30
Interest received 20.30
$loio.oo
Vthletic Goods Purchases 20. oo
Dec. 31. L943 Cash in Savings Hank *1(>2o.on
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ELIZABETH T. GUTTERSON SCHOLARSHIP
May 8, 1943— Cash in Savings Bank $1000.00
Interest received 8.33
Dec. 31, 1943— Cash in Savings Bank $1008.33
M. E. GUTTERSON BOTANY PRIZES
May 8, 1943— Cash in Savings Bank $300.00
Interest received 2.50
Dec. 31, 1943— Cash in Savings Bank $302.50
Respectfully submitted,
Edmond E. Hammond, Treasurer
This is to certify that the securities belonging to the Trus-
tees of Punchard Free School and the income accruing there-
from have been checked and found to be correct.
The remaining items in the above account are examined
by the Town Accountant.
Charles C. Kimball
William A. Trow
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Treasurer's Report
Receipts and payments for the year were as follows:
Balance, January 1, 1943 $208490.66
Receipts 926059.85
$1134550.51
Payments 856042.61
Balance, December 31, 1943 $278507.90
Included in these figures is $75000.00, borrowed in antici-
pation of taxes, at a rate of 0.37%, and repaid in November.
This was $50000.00 less than in 1942.
Disbursements, in accordance with 89 selectmen's warrants,
were 2% more than in the previous year. The number of
checks issued was 12400, continuing the declining trend.
Summarized statements of 834 cemetery perpetual care
funds, amounting to $100378.45, and 17 other trust funds
in the treasurer's custody, amountirig to $79110.23, will be
found elsewhere in the town report. This large increase is due
to the establishment of a post war rehabilitation fund by the
last town meeting. The treasurer, as usual, handled the funds
of the retirement system and forwarded to the collector of
internal revenue $20708.66, representing victory and income
taxes withheld from the pay of 289 regular and part-time em-
ployees. This is a new responsibility of the treasurer's and
will involve an increase of some $300. in his appropriation to
provide the services of a clerk one or two days a week. In
1943 most of this expense was charged against other depart-
ments.
Thirty tax titles amounted to $3794.91.
Respectfully submitted,
Thaxter Eaton, Treasurer
no
Report of Tax Collector
Poll Taxes
Year's Tax Collected Abated in Outstanding
in 1943 1943 Jan. 1. 1944
1940 and previous $ 106.00 $ 590.00 $ 46.00
1941 64.00 544.00 32.00
1942 210.00 340.00 78.00
L943 6024.00 1156.00 286.00
Personal Taxes
Year's Tax Collected Abated in Outstanding
in 1943 1943 Jan. 1,194 1
1940 and previous $ 577.24 $1761.61 s 132.00
1941 664.36 331.64 588.08
L942 2686.22 217.51 1411.88
10 13 53613.49 29.96 1355.97
Real Estate Taxes
Year's Tax Collected Abated in Outstanding
in 1943 1943 Jan. 1, 1944
1940 and previous $ 3023.95 $3228.19 S 312.07
1941 17451.31 1186.85 3002.17
1942 58135.43 327.71 15217.27
1013 313581.27 633.50 57200.13
Motor \ EHICLE Excise Tax
Year's Tax Collected Abated in Outstanding
in 1943 1943 .Ian. 1. I
L940and previous $ 19.79 $ 612.34 > 9.49
ion ().02 6.96
10 12 235.34 14.08 L1.90
1013 21051.52 635.39 197.04
Miscellaneous Collej tions
Moth Vs'sessments S1533.K)
Sewn Vssessments 223.05
Committed mteresl <>n Sewn- Assessments 39.35
Interest on Delinquent Taxes 3274.82
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Assessors7 Report
We herewith submit our annual report:
Number of assessed polls 3714
Valuation of personal
estate $ 2,061,218.00
Valuation of real estate 14,356,602.00
$16,417,820.00
Tax on polls
$ 7,428.00
Tax on personal estate
57,714.10
Tax on real estate
401,984.86
$467,126.96
Abatements:
Poll taxes
$1,156.00
Personal estate
29.96
Real estate
633.50
Moth work
3.43
Rate of Taxation on
$1000
$28.00
Number of assessed
Horses
88
Cows
634
Yearlings, bulls, heifers
947
%
Swine
346
Fowl
34,903
Sheep
19
All other
358
Acres of land
16,889
Dwellings
2,702
MOTOR VEHICLE AND TRAILER EXCISE TAX
Number of vehicle- a— c— c<l 3, 100
Assessed valuation $627,600.00
Exeix' 21,696.09
Abatements 635.39
Rate on $1000 36.33
Excise for 1942- committed in \(H:\
Vehicles 8
Valuation 1,400.00
Excise 17.01
LIS
DECEMBER ASSESSMENTS
Number of assessed polls 17
Valuation of personal estate
Valuation on real estate
Tax on polls
Tax on personal estate
Tax on real estate
$10,190.00
4,020.00
34.00
285.32
112.56
Respectfully submitted,
Roy E. Hardy, Chairman
J. Everett Collins
Edward P. Hall
Board of Assessors
Municipal Properties and Public Improvements
Land and
Equip, and
Buildings
other property
Total
Town Hall
$ 95,980
$ 5,150
$ 101,130
Fire Department
62,280
48,000
110,280
Police Department
Schools
275
1,500
1,775
1,093,115
51,179
1,144,294
Library-
129,650
39,170
168,820
Water Department
100,638
599,804
700,442
Sewer Department
2,500
420,578
423,078
Highway Department
11,750
17,807
29,557
Parks and Playgrounds
56,825
500
57,325
Tree Warden and Moth Department
3,600
3,600
Infirmary
44,125
2,538
46,663
Spring Grove Cemetery
28,000
1,125
29,125
Weights and Measures
350
350
Town Scales
500
500
Old Schoolhouse, Ballardvale
11,810
11,810
Punchard School Fund
77,000
77,000
Memorial Hall Investment Funds
84,000
84,000
Burnham Road Land
2,500
2,500
Pomps Pond Beach
2,000
2,000
Carmel Woods — Land
12,300
12,300
Indian Ridge — Land
1,000
1,000
Woodland — West District
275
275
Totals
$1,655,023
$1,352,801
$3,007,824
114
Report of Planning Board and
Board of Survey
Several public hearings and regular meetings were held
by the Planning Board and Board of Survey during the year
1943. The two Boards ad separately on various matters but
are served by the same personnel.
The following petitions were granted or approved:
Establishment of new street lines on Beacon Street on pe-
tition of Ellsworth Lewis and Foster Barnard.
A subdivision of a lot on High Street on petition of the J.
W. Barnard Estate.
The transfer of certain parcels of land on Beacon Street
and subdivision of adjoining lots owned by Ellsworth Lewi-
and Foster Barnard.
During the year the Board revised and combined the Rules
and Regulations governing both street acceptance plans and
subdivisions.
Respectfully submitted,
Walter M. Lamont, Chairman
WALTER C. TomlINSON. Secretary
Edward P. Hall
Sidney P. White
Leon A. Field
P>\ Kdw \i;i) R. Lawson, Clerk
l L5
Board of Appeals Report
To the Board of Selectmen \
The Board of Appeals under the Zoning By-Law of the
Town of Andover has the following members: James E. East-
ham, Chairman, term expiring May 1, 1946; Roy E. Hardy,
Secretary, term expiring May 1, 1944; Walter M. Lamont,
term expiring May 1, 1945.
During the year 1943, the eighth year of the Zoning Law,
the Board heard and decided four cases as follows:
Petition of Delphine Hamel, decided on April 10, 1943,
for a permit to subdivide a lot of land on Haverhill Street
with two resulting lot frontages of less than 75 feet, and lot
areas of less than 8500 square feet, on each of which lots a
building was located when the Zoning By-Law was adopted.
Granted.
Petition of Henry W. Barnard Estate and others, decided
on April 10, 1943, for a permit to subdivide a lot of land on
High Street, with two resulting lot frontages of less than 75
feet, and lot areas of less than 8500 square feet, on each of
which lots a building was located when the Zoning By-Law
was adopted. Granted.
Petition of Squire Moss, decided on July 3, 1943, for a
permit to build a closed-in piazza at the second floor level of
a residence at 53 Whittier Street. Denied.
Petition of Fred W. Doyle, decided on July 30, 1943, for
permission to remove sand and gravel within 250 feet of
Chandler Road. Granted.
Respectfully submitted,
James S. Eastham, Chairman
Roy E. Hardy, Secretary
Walter M. Lamont
February 1, 1944.
116
Water and Sewerage Investigation
Andover, Mass.
Jan. 26, 1944.
The general situation as to our water and sewerage sys-
tems was outlined briefly in the reports of the committee
of February 17, 1942 and February 6, 1943. There have
been considerable developments in the Town in the past two
years; but the problem, as a whole, remains substantially as
already described.
In the next ten or twenty years, with the growth of the
Town which will, in all probabilities come, considerable
work will be needed on both the water and sewerage systems
in order to meet the increased demands. It will not be desir-
able or necessary to do at once all that will be required during
this period; but it is important that the Town should have a
comprehensive plan so that, whatever is done from year to
year, would fit into the final systems — making eventually
well laid-out Works for both our water supply and sewerage.
It is believed that the time has now come when a thorough
study of the whole situation should be made in order that.
when the war ends and it is possible to make a beginning on
the more important parts of this work, we shall be ready to go
ahead. We have discussed, with engineers familiar with
studies of this kind, the cost of such a survey and now recom-
mend an appropriation of $6,000 for engineering help. This
work would be done in consultation with the Board of Public
Works and the Board of Health, and the considerable informa-
tion which the Town now has would be utilized and such help
as these Hoards would be able to give would be available.
Respectfully submitted,
Edward y. Frencb
Joseph \. McCarthy
Sidney l\ \\ hhk
Committee
117
Report of Playground Committee
Feb. 1st, 1944.
The committee on supervised play covering activities on
Andover playgrounds at Central, Shawsheen and Ballardvale
herewith submits its report:
The registration at the three playgrounds was 1688 and
the total attendance records show that 19,683 visits were
made, bringing the daily average to approximately 500
children.
The personnel headed by Miss Margaret Davis, general
supervisor, comprised all women during the day, augmented
at night by three male workers, who were part time employes.
The usual tournaments and special activities were the same
as in former years with the Doll Show, Pet Show, Box Hockey,
Heal Toss, Ring Toss, Jackstones, High Goal, Ping Peng,
Checkers, Horseshoes, etc.
The inter-playground competitions were somewhat cur-
tailed owing to transportation difficulties, but soft ball and
volley games were conducted on each playground. "Daily
patriotic services and weekly air raid drills were conducted.
Interested parents held a supper on each playground this
year in place of the annual carnival. The money that was
raised will be used to buy equipment this coming year.
Patriotic guidance and the welfare and happiness of the
youth, featuring a health program stressing the seven basic
foods, made up an important part of the curriculum. The
care of smaller children, especially those of war time mothers,
proved to be a real benefit to those concerned.
The committee feels that despite the obstacles which it had
to surmount because of war time conditions, the season was
successful.
Respectfully submitted,
Stafford A. Lindsay, Chairman
118
Report of Selective Service Board
LOCAL HOARD NO. 3— Town Hall, Andover, Mass.
Representing Andover, Boxford and North Andover
(State Headquarters — 38 Chauncy St.. boston)
February, L944
The Drafi Board was appointed l»\ President Roosevelt on
October 9, L940. There have been six registrations, covering
all men from eighteen to sixty-five, and under revised regu-
lations all men musl register on their eighteenth birthday. Din-
to war condition-, it Is not considered advisable to publish
the number registered or inducted.
The board has held over two hundred and fort) meetings.
One of our members, Hugh Bullock, has reeentl) been pro-
moted to serve upon the appeal board for this district, and
may we take this opportunity of expressing OUT thank- to
him for out three years of faithful and efficient service, bo
freely and generously given.
The splendid cooperation and help given by the citizen- oi
all three of the town- has been of great assistance. Our young
men have answered the call with a willingness and with a
spirit of which we may he proud. \\ herever the\ may he. the\
have the best wi-he- of Andover. North \ndo\er. and Box-
ford.
The Town of \ndo\cr lia- continued to furnish and care
for our comfortable and commodious quarters, for which
we wish to express our appreciation.
We gi\e on another page a list oi the personnel oJ the local
organization. Ml services are given willingly, and except for
t lu* three permanent clerk- in the office, are without pay.
Respectfully submitted,
For the Selective Set \ ice Hoard.
SAMl II F. Ion K\\ ll I . Chairman
II!.
Report of Rationing Board
Local Board 48, Andover, Massachusetts
Andover, Mass., January 31, 1944
To the Board of Selectmen
Andover, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
I am pleased to submit my second annual report as Chair-
man of the Andover Rationing Board, Number 137.48.
During the past year many and varied have been the
rationing problems which have confronted the Board mem-
bers. These problems, some of which could be handled in a
routine sort of way and others which required considerable
time, thought, research and investigation for their solution,
were considered and acted upon by the members in their
"panel meetings." -n
These "panel meetings" have been held and will continue
to be held at the Rationing Board Office on the days and
hours specified below :
Panel A: (Tires, Bicycles, Stoves, Typewriters, Shoes, and
Rubber Boots) every Monday and Thursday
from 1 P. M. to 2 P. M.
Panel B: (Food Products) Every Friday at 4 P. M.
Panel C: (Gasoline and Fuel Oil) Every Monday and
Thursday from 1 P. M. to 2 P. M.
Panel D: (Price Control) Every Tuesday evening at 7:30
P. M.
In October Panel E was organized. This panel has very
appropriately been named the Community Service Panel. It
is the duty of the various members to assist the store-keepers
by seeing that ceiling prices are posted; by checking prices
etc.
Under the direction of Mr. Edward I. Erickson, Superin-
tendent of Schools, two registrations were carried on very
efficiently in the public schools. The registration for War
120
Ration Book Two was conducted for one week during the
month of February; a week was set aside in the month of
October for the distribution of War Ration Book Four.
Throughout the year and especially at the time of the
renewal of the gasoline coupons, several patriotic volunteers
assisted the clerks in the office. This kind and thoughtful
gesture was deeply appreciated by Board members and
clerks alike.
At this time, I would like to express the sincere gratitude of
the Rationing Board members to all the townspeople for
their encouragement and assistance in carrying on the pro-
gram which was adopted in January 1942 as a result of
shortages of commodities — namely, the "rationing program."
Respectfully submitted,
Foster C. Barnard, Chairman
Andover Rationing Board No. 48
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Board of Retirement Report
To the Board of Selectmen
Andover, Mass.
Gentlemen:
The Town of Andover Board of Retirement herewith sub-
mits the following report for the year 1943:
Balance, Jan. 1, 1943:
Receipts, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1943:
Deductions, Group I $5677.18
Deductions, Group II 2034.24
$7951.30
Gt. North. R.R;'s
Interest on Bonds
Interest, Savings
Called
Banks
Fund
Invest
n,
2600.35
103.46
$7711.42
1545.00
2703.81
14792.00
Appropriation :
Accumulation ]
Expense Fund
13992.00
800.00
$6628.66
3391.32
26752.23
$10019.98
15079.69
57.69
Expenditures :
Pensions Paid:
Group I
Group II
$34703.53
Investments
Accrued Interest on
Office Expenses:
Mary A. Loosigia
clerk, salary
ments
617.40
122
Office Supplies, Sta-
tionery and Postage 96.98
714.38
Refunds, Group I 1499.24
27370.98
Balance, December 31, 1943 $ 7332.55
A schedule of membership for the year 1943 follows:
January 1, 1943: Active Members 102
Enrolled during 1943 7
109
Retirements during 1943 2
Withdrawn, 1943 9
11
Total Active Members, Dec. 31, 1943 98
January 1, 1943: Pensioners 14
Retirements during 1943 2
Total Pensioners, Dec. 31, 1943 16
Total Membership, December 31, 1943,
including Pensioners 114
During the year $15,000.00 worth of U. S. Government
Bonds were purchased.
The securities held at the close of the year 1943 cost
$82685.86 and had an amortized value of $83318.77. The
market value of the securities was in excess of both cost and
amortized values.
The actual earnings of the investments this year were
$2703.81, while the amount necessary for crediting the funds
with the guaranteed rate of three per cent was $2389.20 —
hence, the amount earned exceeded the amount required by
$314.61.
$17,636.67 is the amount required to be added to the fund
by town appropriation for 1944.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary C. Regan, Chairman
George H. Winslow, Secretary
Edmond E. Hammond
Board of Retirement
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Board of Public Welfare
The Board of Public Welfare submits the following report
for the year 1943:
The case load of Old Age Assistance has dropped from
172 in December, 1942, to 150 in December, 1943, but the
average cost per case monthly, has risen from $31.50 to
$36.15 during the same period. This was due to new laws
passed by the last session of the legislature, which greatly
increased the benefits to persons eligible for Old Age Assist-
ance. All cases must now be figured on a budgetary basis.
This budget is set up by the State Department of Public
Welfare, and unless each city and town in the commonwealth
complies, Federal funds are withheld. Definite rules and
regulations have been passed regarding the liability of chil-
dren, and if they do not cooperate, the local board must sum-
mon them into court.
In Aid to Dependent Children, the case load has not
changed much during the year, but the cost per case has gone
up with the increased cost of living. At the start of 1943,
there were 10 families with 28 children being aided, while
at the close of the year, we were giving aid to 9 families with
24 children.
General relief was much lower this year, and practically
all cases aided were unemployable, consisting of children
boarded out and invalids unable to qualify for other
assistance.
At the end of February, Federal Surplus Commodities were
discontinued, as there was not sufficient need for them.
There was a further reduction in Soldiers' Relief during
1943, when we aided 12 cases with 32 individuals, for a total
cost of $1709.08. Under soldiers' benefits, we cared for a
number of families temporarily through War Allowances, a
form of aid set up by the state to aid families of men in ser-
vice, pending receipt of the Federal allotment. The Red Cross
and the Andover Servicemen's Fund did considerable and
valuable work in aiding families of veterans.
12.-,
At this time, we wish to thank all organizations and all
private citizens, who have cooperated with our board, espe-
cially in caring for the families of men in service.
Respectfully submitted,
Roy E. Hardy, Chairman
J. Everett Collins
Elward P. Hall
Board of Selectmen
Arthur W. Cole, Welfare Agent
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Town Infirmary
The Town Infirmary has carried on the usual work of pro-
viding a good home for eighteen townspeople during 1943,
with nursing care for those needing it.
Three, of these were under five years of age, a particularly
sad case. We received immediate and splendid help from the
local Red Cross Chapter in clothing these children.
We had a fine Christmas party, each member of the Home
being well remembered with gifts, fruit and ice cream, do-
nated by two of our townspeople and four organizations.
The Convalescent Home should be much larger than it
is to meet the constant demand for rooms.
We have turned over to the town twenty-nine hundred and
sixty-six ($2,966.00) dollars from the Convalescent Home
and paying patients in the Infirmary.
Number of inmates January 1, 1943 11
Number admitted during the year 7
Number discharged during the year 7
Number of deaths 1
Number between one and ten years of age 3
Number between ten and twenty years of age 0
Number between twenty and thirty years of age 0
Number between thirty and forty years of age 1
Number between forty and fifty years of age 2
Number between fifty and sixty years of age 1
Number between sixty and seventy years of age 4
Number between seventy and eighty years of age 4
Number between eighty and ninety years of age 2
Number between ninety and one hundred years of age 1
Number of inmates January 1, 1944 10
Respectfully submitted,
Bertha W. Thornton, Matron
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Fire Department
To the Board of Selectmen
Andover, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
I have the honor to submit my third annual report as Chief
of the Andover Fire Department.
During the year 1943 the department answered the follow-
ing alarms: 163 bell (4 false); 217 still; total 380 — an in-
crease of 169 calls over 1942.
The total valuation of buildings where fires occurred was
—$186,275.
Losses incurred totaled — $11,473.51.
Hose was laid as follows: 15,700 feet of 2y2" hose, 19,000
feet of \y2" hose, 18,900 feet of 1" or forestry hose, 39,100
feet of %" or booster hose; total hose laid: 92,700 feet; total
ladders raised: 740 feet.
Ambulance calls for the year totaled 528, of which, num-
ber 54 were handled by the Chief's car. Each such call neces-
sitated the absence from the station of one of the three drivers
on duty. On emergency calls frequently two firemen accom-
panied the ambulance. At such times only an officer and one
man remained at the station.
The Central Station has been improved by the painting of
the apparatus floor, the Ballardvale Station by the painting
of the second floor walls and ceilings.
On January 1, 1943 the equipment consisted of: Year
1 Combination pump, hose, and booster truck 1914
1 Combination pump, hose and booster truck 1928
1 Combination pump, hose and booster truck 1937
1 65 foot Jr. aerial ladder truck 1941
1 Ambulance 1926
1 Ambulance 1937
1 Forest fire truck 1923
1 Forest fire truck 1940
1 Chief's car — Ford sedan 1941
2 500 gallon trailer pumps, Aux. Fire Department 1942
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Hose on hand includes: 8000 feet of 2>4", 4500 feet of
\y2\ 3400 feet of 1", 1400 feet of yA" .
The 30 year old piece in Ballardvale should be replaced
at the earliest moment possible.
Ten duration appointments to the call force have been
made this year, but owing to the losses sustained the balance
is only one man better than a year ago. Henry Piatt, Patrick
Murnane, and James Oldroyd retired after more than thirty
years of faithful service. Harry Hayward died in the per-
formance of his duty as a call man. Others were lost to the
department by enlistment in the armed forces.
During the year we lost one permanent man to the armed
forces, when John Cole enlisted in the Navy C. B.'s. Wilson
Crawford, a veteran of World War II, was appointed to fill
this place for the duration.
As reported last year, the department is dangerously low
in manpower. The need for more permanent men is urgent, as
evidenced at the Burns Co. fire. It is hoped that additional
appointments will be authorized in the near future; mean-
while, the department will continue to give its best efforts
to fire protection.
Respectfully sumbitted,
C. Edward Buchan
Chief, Andover Fire Department
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Police Department
To the Board of Selectmen :
I hereby submit my report of the Police Department for the
year ending December 31, 1943.
Miscellaneous complaints received and investigated 338
Ambulance calls covered by Police 14
Summons served for out of town Police . 47
Automobiles stolen in Andover , 7
Automobiles recovered in Andover 4
Automobiles recovered out of town 3
Bicycles stolen in Andover 6
Bicycles recovered in Andover 5
Breaks in camps and dwellings 24
Doors found open and secured 110
Lost children returned to parents 4
Dogs killed by automobiles 15
Live wires down and guarded by Police 2
Street lights out reported to L. G. & E. Co. 306
Fires covered by Police 23
Dogs lost and returned to owners 27
Persons notified for out of town Police 42
Suicides reported and investigated by Police 2
Cattle lost and returned to owners 28
Dead bodies cared for by Police 3
Lights put in dangerous places 2
False alarms of fire 2
Tramps put up for the night 10
Runaway children returned to parents 4
Dwelling houses inspected while owners away 28
Persons bitten by dogs 48
Animal inspector and Board of Health notified regarding
dog bites 45
Articles found and returned to owners 29
Arrests and Charges Males
Assault 3
Threats and intimidation 1
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Breaking and entering and larceny 2
Larceny of automobiles 4
Malicious mischief 4
Receiving stolen goods 1
Stealing a ride 1
Deserter from U. S. Service 2
Driving motor vehicle to endanger life 3
Driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated 16
Drunkenness 50
Fish and Game Laws violation 1
Illegal storage of gasoline 1
Soliciting for prostitute 1
Arrests made on default warrants 3
Traffic rules violating 20
Lewdness 1
Lottery Laws violation 6
Neglect of family 3
False alarm of fire 1
Delinquency • 2
Total number of Arrests for 1943 126
Convicted in District Court 123
Superior Court \ 3
Fines paid in District Court $2,542.00
Fines paid in Superior Court $ 75.00
Sentenced to State Prison 1
Probation Superior Court 1
Superior Court House Correction 1
Held for Grand Jury 2
Appeals to Superior Court 2
Police Department Equipment
1 1942 Plymouth Sedan
1 1940 Plymouth Sedan
Two-way Police Radio Transmitter
3 Receiving sets in cars
1 regular Radio 50 Watt Station
1 regular station radio, for alert messages, war defense
18 1
1 One way Radio set in Shawsheen connected with head-
quarters station
2 Bullet Proof Vests
1 Camera
2 Gas Guns
2 Gas Clubs
28 Gas Grenades
16 Revolvers
2 22 Cal. Target Pistols
2 Riot Guns
150 Riot Clubs
100 Steel Helmets
3 Harley Davidson Motorcycles
5 Safety signs installed and 3 repainted. Also 25 No Park-
ing signs constructed. Stop signs installed on the West and
East side of Chestnut Street for the duration.
The Police Department has been working under a handicap
owing to the War, and four of its members being in the armed
service. But the regular officers have worked extra hours to
keep up the efHcency of the Department and so far, we have
been doing very well under the circumstances. If the war
continues, and more officers are taken from the Department,
it will be serious, because it is impossible to get men with
any Police experience to fill the vacancies.
Respectfully submitted,
George A. Dane,
Chief of Police
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Board of Health Nurse and Agent
To the Board of Health and Townspeople of Andover:
I herewith submit my report as Board of Health Nurse and
Agent for the Town of Andover for the year just ended. This
is brief, but with the idea of covering the important aspects of
health for the year just passed.
1943
1942
1941
Septic Sore Throat
0
0
3
Dog Bite
46
48
28
Tuberculosis
8
5
4
Scarlet Fever
10
14
12
Chicken Pox
30
16
104
Whooping Cough
34
19
54
Diphtheria
0
0
0
Measles
78
82
74
Mumps
46
113
21
Anterio Poliomyelitis
0
0
1
Gonorrhea
1
3
2
Syphilis
3
1
1
German Measles
149
26
62
Lobar Pneumonia
1
3
3
Para Typhoid
1
1
0
Dysentery Bacillary
0
0
0
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis
1
0
0
Total 408 331 369
Deaths from Contagious Diseases
1943 1942 1941
Lobar Pneumonia 13 2
Tuberculosis 2 2 2
Total 3 5 4
It is an important part of good citizenship and patriotism
to maintain a healthy town. To accomplish this the Board
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of Health earnestly solicit the co-operation of every citizen
of Andover, that together we may guard against epidemics
and the spread of disease.
Influenza is one of the diseases that makes its appearance
in epidemic form in about twenty-five years. Some health
authorities are reporting epidemics of influenza in the U. S.
A. this year. It would appear from some of the reports this
disease is milder than that of the epidemic of 1918.
If you have influenza, to avoid being re-infected you
should lie in bed until your temperature becomes normal.
Do not go out of doors until at least forty-eight hours after
its occurrence. By so doing you will also help to avoid its
spread. It is also wise to remember that re-infection or re-
lapse of any disease often is fatal. At this particular period
one should stay away from crowded places unless absolutely
necessary.
Some communicable diseases have increased in number
this year. German Measles, although a mild contagious
disease, has a tendency to affect some children severely. I
stress the fact to the mothers, that no matter how mild may
be any disease their duty is to see that their child receives
good nursing care and medical advice. Just now while writing
this report many persons in Andover have a bad cough. I
suggest to such, that if the cough persists more than two
weeks, they should .consult their family physician. Coughs
are one of the many ailments that lower one's resistance to
other diseases, and are extremely bad for those patients who
suffer from heart disease, hernia or diabetes.
Some authorities contend that Infantile Paralysis is a
disease that runs in cycles. This past year is its maximum
period. Andover has much to be grateful for in that no cases
have been reported to the Board of Health this year.
One case of Para Typhoid was reported to the Board of
Health this year. In the past Andover has been very free from
this disease.
No cases of Rabies were reported to the Board of Health
this year. It behooves every owner of a dog to take him to
the Free Clinic held each year. Such action protects the owner
and the public. It likewise would guard the dog against this
dread disease.
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All forms of meningitis are reportable to the Board of
Health. In the past the Epidemic Meningitis type was the only
lawful form reportable to the Board of Health.
The Baby Clinic has been well attended and much appre-
ciated by the mothers for its excellent results. This clinic is
held at the Andover Guild every first and third Tuesday of
the month from 3 P. M. to 5 P. M. In the summer two vac-
cination clinics are held in conjunction with the Baby Clinic.
Visiting mothers were referred to this clinic. To them was
extended the same courtesy as is extended to absent mothers.
The Andover Board of Health takes this opportunity to
thank the Lawrence General Hospital and the Children's
Hospital for their kind co-operation in all cases referred to
them by this clinic.
All contagious diseases must be reported to your local
Board of Health, especially if no family physician is in
attendance. This law imposes a duty upon both parents and
guardians.
Another law carrying severe penalty for violation forbids
any person dumping garbage or rubbish in vacant lots or on
the highways.
Respectfully submitted,
Lotta Johnson, R. N.
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Milk Inspector's Report
To the Andover Board of Health:
As Inspector of Milk I hereby submit my report for the
year 1943.
After inspection of premises and dairy plants as required
by law the following licenses were granted:
Milk and Cream (all classes) 34
Oleomargarine registrations 8
Pasteurization Establishments 6
Ice Cream manufacturer 4
There were 91 samples of milk and 18 samples of cream
taken from various sources and tested for butterfat. Twelve
milk and two cream were found below the standard but on
second samples taken within five days passed minimum re-
quirements.
Thirty phosphase tests were performed on suspicious sam-
ples, nine were positive and were all negative on second test
taken several days later.
Ninety bottles and twenty cans were condemned as unfit
for further use.
Twenty samples ©i ice cream mix were tested for butterfat
and fifteen were found to be below federal requirements.
Testing ten samples of ice cream showed five to be below in
butterfat.
In addition to premises granted licenses to sell milk and
other, licenses which were granted there were 118 pasteuriza-
tion plant, 94 farm inspections and 85 additional inspections
of premises granted licenses to sell milk made at unexpected
intervals and on many occasions conditions were found re-
quiring correction. Suspicions of violations were found on
many checks of premises and after being warned they were
not repeated.
Sixty-two complaints made by consumers were investigated
and all were justified. Majority of complaints were due to
carelessness on part of producer and distributor.
There were seventy butterfat tests made for local farmers
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who feared that milk was going below the standard because
of the shortage of feed. In some cases there was ample mar-
gin of safety; in others, they were just on the line, but in no
case was there a sample below the standard. No country ever
owes a greater debt of gratitude to those producers on farms
in Andover for long hours each day, seven days per week to
hold all milk producing cows they could in face of one of
the gravest labor situations that ever existed. Let's all hope
that with the return of peace they can enjoy some recreation
privileges and days off like those who work in industry,
banks and other occupations.
During the past year I was glad to give the use of the
Inspector's room and part of its equipment to Andover physi-
cians, for use in examination of those in the selective service
system. It is to be hoped that sometime we will have full lab-
oratory equipments for performance of all tests required by
public health.
It is recommended that a new linoleum be installed on the
floor in the inspector's room and that a new desk equipped
with a file drawer be purchased in order that all records may
be transferred and kept in order in one place. When this has
been done, Andover will have a fine office used by the Inspec-
tor of Milk. This expense is small compared to improvements
obtained.
There is at present in some localities a serious shortage of
milk bottles and I request that all milk bottles be returned as
soon as possible, also that care be taken to see that they are
not broken and not used for any other purpose except milk.
Your distributors will appreciate your cooperation in this
matter.
The year 1944 promises at the present time to see an in-
crease in number of pasteurization plants in town; if it does
take place Andover will have more pasteurization plants than
any other town of its size and more than in many average-
sized cities of greater population.
There has been considerable talk regarding rationing of
milk which it is to be hoped will never take place and that
each consumer will find his bottle of milk in its usual place
at its regular time. Milk is one food which has not yet failed
to be in its usual place at regular times in this town: this
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alone is a credit to all producers wherever they live. If milk
should be rationed to civilians it must be remembered that
babies, and the ill must come first at all times and Andover
citizens will do their part to see that they get it as they have
in all other events related to this world wide conflict.
In conclusion I wish to express my thanks to all who have
cooperated with me during this past year in setting a high
standard of quality in face of great odds and commend all
Andover producers for the fine work they have done.
Again may attention be called to all milk and cream licen-
ses expiring on June 1st, 1944, and also to oleomargarine
registrations which by law must be renewed during the month
of May.
Respectfully submitted,
Alfred C. Stacey, Inspector of Milk
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Report of Town Physician
Board of Selectmen, Andover, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
I, herewith, submit the annual report of cases seen and
treated by the undersigned, in the capacity of Town Physician,
for the year ending December thirty-first, nineteen hundred
forty -three.
House calls 275
Office calls 371
Maternity 0
Investigations 0
Respectfully yours,
John J. Hartigan, M. D.
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Report of Building Inspector
Board of Selectmen, Andover, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my report as Building Inspector from
January 1, 1943 to December 31, 1943:
Dwellings (new) 1
Additions and Alterations 23
Garages (private) 6
Poultry Houses 23
Barns 3
Camps 2
Storage Sheds 3
Garage and Repair Shop 1
Vegetable Storage Cellar 1
63
Elevator Licenses (new) 6
(renewal) 5
11
Dormitories in town containing eight or more rooms above
the second floor were inspected to see that they complied with
the law relative to safety appliances and a report of each
inspection sent to the Commissioner of Public Safety.
The estimated cost of new construction in the town during
the past year is $20,205.00 and additions and alterations
$6,365.00.
Respectfully submitted,
John J. Driscoll, Building Inspector
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Report of Tree Warden
January 1, 1944
To the Citizens of Andover:
The general laws of Massachusetts provide that every town
at its annual meeting shall in every year when the term of
office expires, choose by ballot from its inhabitants a tree
warden for a term of one year or three years. The town meet-
ing in March 1943 voted to change the term of tree warden
from one year to three years. By this action the first three
year term will begin after the election in March 1944.
A town is known by its trees. They may be a valuable asset
or a great liability, depending upon their care or neglect.
Public Shade Trees Defined. All trees within a public way
or on the boundaries thereof shall be public shade trees: If
the boundaries of the highway cannot be made certain and
for that reason it is doubtful whether the tree is within the
highway it shall be taken to be within the highway and to be
public property until proven otherwise. Towns may appro-
priate money to be expended by the tree warden in planting
shade trees in public ways, or, if he deems it expedient, upon
adjoining land, at a distance not exceeding twenty feet from
said public ways for the purpose of improving, protecting,
shading or ornamenting the same; provided the written con-
sent of the owner is first obtained.
Forty-two young trees were planted in 1943 in various
parts of the town, the largest number, eighteen trees, being
planted on Walker avenue a newly accepted street.
The efficiency of this department is greatly affected by
lack of the equipment requested at former town meetings. A
roadside power mower, a small air compressor with tools and
a power winch operated from one of our trucks would pay
for themselves in a short time and be of great value to the
town. The town is the loser each year it delays their purchase.
Recently a large trailer truck left parked on the roadside
rolled backwards down grade, pushing into a public tree and
by its force, snapped off the roots at the base and destroyed
the tree. This beautiful Norway maple was sixteen inches in
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diameter growing in line with trees of the same kind. The
company in which the owner of the trailer truck is insured
only offers to replace this large tree with a little tree which
would cost the insurance company less than one tenth of the
value of the tree destroyed. The insurance company's attitude
is, "take this offer or not, we have plenty of lawyers, and the
company would only have to pay the price of the large tree
even if it lost the case". The town should make a test case of
this incident to provide settlement in future cases of this kind.
To retain experienced tree workers under present condi-
tions of high industrial wages I recommend an appropriation
of $5,600.00 for the Tree Department in 1944.
Respectfully submitted,
George R. Abbott, Tree Warden
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Report of Moth Superintendent
January 1, 1944
To the Board of Selectmen, Town of Andover:
Gentlemen:
Creosoting of Gypsy Moth egg clusters was carried on dur-
ing the winter, 270 Brown Tail Moth nests were cut off and
burned. Tent caterpillars were numerous in the spring and
many nests were cut off as frequent rains interrupted spraying.
Fortunately Gypsy Moth caterpillars were not a major control
problem as the Office of Defense Transportation reduced the
gasoline allotment for our trucks just at the height of the
spraying season. It was necessary to curtail spraying and
carry over the work into July. Other insects increasing in
numbers were the Maple Worm, Willow Beetle, Elm Beetle,
Larch Case Bearer Aphids and Fall Web Worm.
Our large and medium-sized spraying machines are in very
good running order, but the small sprayer needs frequent
adjustment and repair for good operation. Purchase of new
hose before the rubber shortage has saved many worries over
blowouts. Spray hose is in good condition with the exception
of a few lengths of older hose which sometimes blows out
under high working pressures.
Arsenate of lead and several other insecticides are re-
ported in good supply at about the same price as in 1943.
With wages high in industry it was found necessary to
grant an increase in wages to hold the few experienced men
in this department. I believe it will be necessary to increase
wages in 1944 to hold experienced men for good operation
of this department.
Under present conditions I recommend that $5,300.00 be
appropriated for the Moth Department in 1944.
Respectfully submitted,
George R. Abbott, Moth Superintendent
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Spring Grove Cemetery
The Trustees of Spring Grove Cemetery submit their annual
report for the year ending 1943:
1401 feet of new curbing was built on the West side of
the cemetery.
27 four grave lots were laid out on the West side near
Abbot Street.
It was necessary to build several new drains to take care
of the surface water.
The banks along the Old Railroad were trimmed out and
beautified.
13 lots were sold during the year, several of which were
in the new plate section.
There were 68 interments during the year.
The income from perpetual care funds, interments etc. for
the year amounted to $4,583.24 out of an expended appro-
priation of $8,514.00.
$526.00 was returned to the Town as an unexpended
balance.
Respectfully submitted,
Frank R. Petty, Chairman
Fred E. Cheever, Secretary
Fred G. Cheney
Clifford W. Dunnells
Clifford E. Marshall
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Report of Sealer of Weights
and Measures
December 31, 1943
To the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Andover:
Gentlemen:
I hereby submit my annual
report for
the year '.
1943:
Scales
Adjusted
Sealed
Condem.
Platform over 10,000 lbs.
1
7
0
Platform under 5,000 lbs.
21
46
0
Counter 100 lbs. or over
1
3
0
Counter under 100 lbs.
8
46
1
Beam over 100 lbs.
1
1
0
Spring 100 lbs. or over
0
3
0
Spring under 100 lbs.
13
32
1
Computing under 100 lbs.
3
26
0
Personal Weighing (Slot)
12
17
0
Prescription
0
6
0
Weights and Measures
Avoirdupois
0
239
0
Apothecary
0
63
0
Metrics
0
25
0
Liquid Measures
0
36
1
Meters over 1 inch
1
4
0
Gasoline Pumps
3
42 14
N.S. 0
Oil measuring pumps
0
11
0
Grease measuring pumps
0
18
0
Quantity measure on pump
0
28
0
Yard sticks
0
9
0
I have collected from December 1, 1942 to November 30,
1943 $101.69 (one hundred and one dollars and sixty-nine
cents).
Respectfully submitted,
Lewis N. Mears
Sealer of Weights and Measures
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Report of Wire Inspector
To the Board of Selectmen, Andover. Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
I hereby submit the following report on Wire Inspections
covered by me for the year 1943:
Number of Inspections 42
Collected and turned over to the Treasurer,
Town of Andover $21.00
Respectfully submitted,
William J. Young, Inspector of Wires
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Farmer
Dascomb Rd.
Plumber
81 Chestnut St.
Farmer
Ballardvale Rd.
Farmer
Ballardvale Rd.
Chauffeur
18 Walnut Ave.
Salesman
135 Haverhill St.
Blacksmith
65 Red Spring Rd.
Foreman
6 Chestnut St.
Janitor
18 Stratford Rd.
Broker
15 Argyle St.
Real Estate
12 High St.
Clerk
63 Burnham Rd.
Salesman
161 Lowell St.
Town of Andover-Jury List
JUNE, 1943
Abbott, Hartwell B.
Anderson, Burtt M.
Anderson, Ernest
Anderson, John A.
Angus, Wallace H.
Ashburn, James R.
Auchterlonie, John C.
Auty, Herbert W.
Bachman, Herbert L.
Barraclough, Thomas B.
Barnard, W. Shirley
Barrett, John S.
Batcheller, Kirk R.
Berry, Ralph T.
Bissett, James T.
Black, David D.
Bliss, Arthur
Bloomquist, Bror G.
Brown, George B.
Boutwell, Sherman W.
Brown, Robert E.
B'uote, Larry B.
Burke, Michael A.
Buttrick, Frank A.
Buzzell, William 0.
Cairnie, Robert Y.
Carlton, Tyler F.
Carter, George A.
Chambers, Arthur S.
Chipman, Reeve
Christeson, Leslie
Clark, Thomas T.
Collins, Andrew
Comber, Joseph
Corliss, William B.
Cloth Examiner 83 Pine St.
Rec. worker 98 North Main St.
Insurance 72 Elm St.
Retired 1 Hidden Rd.
Electrician 49 Union St.
Shipper 29 Main St.
Designer 163 Shawsheen Rd.
Inspector 48 Morton St.
Engineer Boston Rd.
Undertaker 383 No. Main St.
Trustee 15 Wolcott Ave.
Retired 151 Chestnut St.
Operative 18 Baker Lane
Civil Engineer 18 Cheever Cirle
Janitor 6 Wolcott Ave.
Farmer Lowell St.
Tourist Agency 5 Morton St.
Chemist 100 Burnham Rd.
Builder 4 Stirling St.
Manager 18 Wolcott Ave.
Signal Operator Center St.
Laborer High Plain Rd.
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Courts, David L.
Printer
2 Florence St.
Cutler, Granville, K.
Dyer
99 Shawsheen Rd.
Dalton, Charles F.
Druggist
70 Chestnut St.
Daniels, Roy A.
Electrician
78 Chestnut St.
Davis, Charles W.
Operative
57 Park St.
Dearborn, Roy S.
Real Estate
109 Elm St.
D'Entremont, Francis H.
Salesman
38 Florence St.
Dole, Percy J.
Trucking
19 Washington Ave.
Dufton, George C. H.
Contractor
7 Argyle St.
Ellis, Franklin T.
Dresser
109 Elm St.
Emerson, Charles F.
Retired
72 Park St.
Fallon, Joseph E. Jr.
Accountant
45 High St.
Feeney, Byron J.
Salesman
Holt Road
Fleming, John J.
Contractor
37 Maple Ave.
Flint, Edwin M.
Farmer
Pleasant St.
Flint, John H.
Painter
35 Washington Ave.
Foster, Russell
Electrician
15 Fletcher St.
Gill, Joseph M.
Carpenter
16 Cuba St.
Gilman, Albert E.
Carpenter
Lowell St.
Graham, Arthur M.
Clerk
38 Whittier St.
Gray, Claremont I.
Clerk
32 Washington Ave.
Hadley, Ralph E.
Retired
30 Wolcott Ave.
Hannon, Laurence J.
Foreman
63 High St.
Hardy, Frederick C.
Farmer
Haggetts Pond Rd.
Harnedy, William A.
Clerk
89 Burnham Rd.
Harrington, Warren A.
Ballistician
36 High St.
Hatch, William G.
Janitor
6 Summer St.
Hickey, Vincent P.
Accountant
232 No. Main St.
Hill, Charles A.
Electrician
13 Chestnut St.
Hill, John K.
Clerk
Lowell St.
Holt, Carl J.
Painter
2 Whittier Ct.
Holt, Percy R.
Clerk
6 Morton St.
Horey, James H.
Carpenter
So. Main St.
Hulme, Samuel P.
Real Estate
61 Elm St.
Hutcheson, Douglas W.
Printer
45 Whittier St.
Jackson, Arthur R.
Carpenter
221 So. Main St.
Johnson, Howard B.
Engineer
26 Carmel Rd.
Judge, Homer G.
Carpenter
93 Summer St.
Kurth, William W.
Merchant
300 No. Main St.
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Lindsay, Carl N.
Salesman
59 Salem St.
Livingston, Clinton R.
Operative
Andover St.
Livingston, George F.
Farmer
Brown St.
Luce, Rowland L.
Furniture
10 Summer St.
Lynch, James A.
Farmer
Gray Rd.
Lynch, Michael J.
Rubber Worker
40 Essex St.
McCarthy, Frank G.
Contractor
12 Wolcott Ave.
Mears, Lewis N.
Clerk
Andover St.
Mooar, Philip C.
Mechanic
108 Lowell St.
Morse, H. Allison
Salesman
27 Summer St.
Morse, Walter I.
Laborer
30 No. Main St.
Myatt, Peter S.
Laborer
Highland Ave.
Nelligan, Francis A.
Compositor
9 Carmel Rd.
Newman, Winthrop R.
Gardener
121 Elm St.
Newton, Charles M.
Poultryman
Boutwell Rd.
Nicoll, Frank L.
Chipper
2 Stratford Rd.
Nolan, James A.
Salesman
7 Cuba St.
Oldroyd, Joseph
Crossing Tender Center St., B.V.
Petrie, Alexander B.
Gardener
51 Bartlet St.
Petty, Frank R.
Clerk
Center St., B.V.
Pike, John N.
Bricklayer
53 Essex St.
Rennie, Adam E.
Farmer
Argilla Rd.
Rennie, George
Farmer
Argilla Rd.
Ripley, Philip F.
Retired
7 Abbot St.
Ripley, Walter C.
Painter
Hall Ave., B.V.
Robb, David B.
Janitor
32 Park St.
Robb, James G.
Operative
94 No. Main St.
Rockwell, Henry D. Jr.
Carder
47 Cuba St.
Ronan, William A.
Chauffeur
60 Morton St.
Roundy, Glenn H.
Printer
73 Maple Ave.
Schofield, James F.
Weaver
Andover
Shea, Maurice P.
Operative
30 Burnham Rd.
Smith, J. Lewis
Salesman
5 York St.
Stack, Robert A.
Chauffeur
20 Summer St.
Stirling, William
Janitor
8 Cuba St.
Taylor, Thomas D.
Machinist
79 Lowell St.
Thornton, E. Burke
Retired
Carmel Rd.
Tucker, Charles H.
Operative
Ill Abbot St.
Titcomb, William S.
Mill Executive
15 Chandler Rd.
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Trustees of Memorial Hal! Library
NATHAN C. HAMBLIN BURTON S. FLAGG
WINSOR GALE JOHN D. LITTLE
HENRY G. TYER MARY BYERS SMITH
CLAUDE M. FUESS
Chairman
MARY BYERS SMITH
Secretary and Treasurer
WINSOR GALE
Librarian
MIRIAM PUTNAM
MARGARET D. MANNING, Catalog Librarian
EVELYN R. ROBINSON, School Librarian
SARAH A. BALLARD, Children's Librarian
ISABELL F. NOONE, General Assistant
STELLA K. KISHON, Clerical Assistant
SOPHYE F. SIMON, Branch Librarian, Ballardvale
Janitor
ARCHIBALD D. MACLAREN
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Report of the Memorial Hall Librarian
THE LIBRARY IN THE COMMUNITY
As the library reviews its year, the program of film forums,
an adventure in community adult education, stands out as
perhaps its most significant new activity. It will be evident as
the report proceeds that it was a year of change both as re-
gards personnel and internal organization. As the war pro-
gresses, individuals, groups and public services alike come
to have a new awareness of their interrelatedness. There is
building a sounder kind of community life. Looking back
over a twelve months' period, the library emerges a very
definite piece in the pattern of community living as through
its fundamental services and in other lesser ways it has striven
to contribute to individual well-being and has implemented
the programs of groups and organizations throughout the
community.
Mr. Philip F. Ripley, for twenty years a member of the
Library Board of Trustees and for eight years its Chairman,
retired upon the expiration of his term. Mr. John D. Little was
elected to fill the vacancy thus created. Although Mr. Ripley
is no longer formally connected with the Library, his con-
tinued interest after his long years of constructive service
can surely be counted upon. Miss Mary Byers Smith, grand-
daughter of the moving spirit in the library's founding some
seventy years ago, was elected to the Chairmanship and brings
to it a lifetime interest in books and a sure appreciation of
their importance in human living.
Quite in keeping with the tempo of the times, change struck
the library staff swiftly and often, when in May, Miss
Dorothy Ruhl, a member of the staff since 1934, resigned to
be married and when, in November, Miss Nancy E. Babcock,
associated with the library since 1938, left to accept a posi-
tion in the Manchester, New Hampshire Public Library. Both
had made themselves a very real part of the library and it
was with regret that their resignations were accepted. Every
good wish for success in their new ventures goes with them.
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The Ballardvale Branch Library was also not immune to
change, for in February, Miss Martha D. Byington, who had
served the branch faithfully since its opening, retired and was
succeeded by Mrs. Walter H. Simon. In July, Miss Isabell F.
Noone, 1943 graduate of the Simmons College School of
Library Science, joined the staff as general assistant. One
position still remains unfilled due to the lack of available
trained personnel. This circumstance, by no means a problem
of the library profession alone, will probably mean making
internal readjustments to permit a duration appointment
rather than a permanent one.
There have been in addition other changes within the
library organization itself. Since 1938 the library has ex-
tended part-time library service to the Andover Junior High
School, gradually increasing it from one and one-half hours
daily to four hours daily in 1943. At its May board meeting,
the Trustees voted to extend, subject to the approval of the
School Department, full-time library service to the Henry C.
Sanborn Library at the Andover Junior High School. Under
present circumstances, this arrangement seemed to offer the
best allocation of library resources to boys and girls of junior
high school age. This full-time service with Miss Evelyn R.
Robinson, who had initiated it, as School Librarian has been
in progress since May 1943. Miss Sarah A. Ballard, Assistant
in the Young People's Library since 1937 was appointed to
the position of Children's Librarian, formerly held by Miss
Robinson. Miss Noone has taken over the readers' advisory
service at the Goldsmith Library at the Punchard High School
succeeding Miss Ruhl and is at the library each day during
the second and third periods.
It is frequently a temptation to think in this world of swiftly
changing values of the public library and of books as un-
reality in contrast to the stern reality of the fighting front or
the all-out effort on the domestic, simply because they are not
action as we are prone to conceive it. However, a little thought
causes us to reflect that the written word has always been a
potent source of action from Magna Carta to the Atlantic
Charter. As for the public library itself, the storehouse of all
that men have thought, labored and suffered for throughout
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the centuries, it is reality; it is action. For in presenting the
truth through books and in building up a valid type of public
opinion, it is enabling men and women to engage actively and
intelligently in building the kind of world they want to live in.
It can, too, direct attention to problems of immediate concern
and can suggest books which will make for a better under-
standing of the problems involved. Take for example racism
and its manifestations in the recent ugly anti-Semitic outbreak
in the city of Boston or the race riots in Detroit. The library
can present books of scientific and historical accuracy such
as Ruth Benedict's RACE: SCIENCE AND POLITICS, Mar-
garet Mead's AND KEEP YOUR POWDER DRY, Carey
McWilliams's BROTHERS UNDER THE SKIN, powerful
weapons in building up a sane attitude upon race relations.
If books are as important as that — and they are — then they
must be made available to all who need and want them and
some way must be found to bring them to the attention of
those who do not yet know that they need them. This calls for
work outside the library walls with individuals and groups.
Its value can not be overestimated. It means also that book
collections must be carefully maintained and the right book
available when it is most needed. Who knows what the right
book may mean if translated into dollars and cents to the
war effort or into expanded capacity for human living if
translated into human values.
As the war grows daily closer to our community and im-
pinges itself in some degree upon the lives of individuals
living in it, books come to play an increasingly important role
for there is no doubt that men and women, however remotely
the war may touch them, need occasional respite from the
headlines, the radio with its round the clock newscasts, from
themselves. For some of our readers this has meant the pick-
ing up again of old interests, of well-loved hobbies, all of
which is evident in the number of books along this line that
have circulated during the past year. For some it has meant
turning to books which explain the past and — as Emerson
reminds us every age writes its own books — to books which
point the way to the building of a better future for mankind.
For yet others it has meant the need for books "not about the
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war", for books which shut out the present nightmare as ef-
fectively as can be done. The library has been conscious of
these needs and has through book lists, book exhibits and in-
dividual book selection endeavored to be of assistance. Miss
Manning has compiled several very interesting and helpful
book lists. One of special timeliness, MENTAL HEALTH IN
WARTIME, was mailed out to physicians, nurses, social
workers and ministers and has proved to be of considerable
interest. Discovering human needs and finding the books to fit
them places upon the library staff the responsibility of know-
ing books well and of being able to relate one book with
another.
It is invigorating to learn when the library has really been
of assistance, when its book collection has really filled a need.
One borrower shared with us the fact that his total knowledge
about steam boilers was acquired from the library books
which he had borrowed, a knowledge which led a fellow-
workman to look upon him as an authority. Consider the
workman's surprise when he learned the source of this fund
of information especially since this same man had to revise
his previously held conception of books and libraries as un-
necessary luxuries in a world at war!
Some reading trends have already been suggested and
it is always interesting to comment upon them, to see as events
follow events swiftly, new currents of reading interests, to
look at circulation figures and to deduce certain conclusions.
It is somewhat to play the role of interpreter and even prophet.
There has been no falling off in interest in books about the
far-flung theatres of war and in books of first hand war ex-
periences, in books which depict the life and culture of the
peoples among whom our men are stationed. As our industrial
workers become fully trained, it is not surprising that there
has been a slackening off in the use of technical books. Our
young people, this is true of both boys and girls, read avidly
about all phases of the armed services. There has been a
noticeable if not great resurgence of interest in books of
psychology and religion and the increased use of magazine
and pamphlet has continued. The constant use of maps and
atlases is proof that we are becoming geography minded.
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One of the thrilling things about a public library is its great
democracy. Consider for a moment that to it come men and
women in all walks of life, with all degrees of education and
culture, with all types of needs to be met. In recollection there
passes in review before the charging desk a myriad of people.
Among them, to note but a few; the young officer, hardly more
than a boy, just married and on leave, who wanted Thomas
Wolfe's OF TIME AND THE RIVER so that his wife might
read it and share his enthusiasm for it; a lieutenant from a
nearby military post who hoped that he might be able (he
was) to borrow from what he called "our fine stock of books";
the mother, who wanted a book on aerial photography so that
she could better understand the work her son was doing; the
West Andover farmer who discussed the importance of soils
and fertilizers with us, loaned us a book on the subject which
he thought valuable, a copy of which was subsequently pur-
chased for the library upon the strength of his recommend-
ation; the factory worker, engaged in research on rubber, who
was put into touch with the authority on rubber and rubber
substitutes at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; an
industrial worker, who aided in the use of the card catalog,
was moved to say, "Wouldn't I have been disappointed if you
hadn't come along".
The library's reference collection has been taxed to find
answers to all the questions that an information-eager public
has put to it. Figures are not available to substantiate the
statement, nevertheless made, that people are asking more
questions than ever before.
An exciting venture in a phase of community adult educa-
tion hitherto untried by the library, was the undertaking
with the cooperation of the Joint Committee on Film Forums,
of a series of film forums on the general theme of WINNING
THE WAR AND THE PEACE, held at the library on eight
Monday evenings from February to April. Some one hundred
and fifty different people attended the forums which had a
total attendance of about four hundred. Comments from dis-
cussion leaders and forum attendants attested interest in this
kind of program and the hope was expressed that something
similar would be attempted another year. A full account of
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these forums appeared in the June issue of the Massachusetts
Library Association Bulletin and a partial reprint — evidence
of the general interest in the use of visual aids in education —
in the November number of Educational Screen. In early
December a group of those who had shown particular interest
in the forums, met with the librarian to lay preliminary plans
for the coming year.
Ballardvale, not to be outdone, made knows its desire for
a similar type of program and with a group of Ballardvale
citizens serving as a program planning committee, a series
of six discussion meetings on such subjects as: THE PROB-
LEMS WE FACE, RUSSIA, MINORITY GROUPS, ECO-
NOMIC SECURITY, CHINA, and the POST WAR WORLD,
were held under the sponsorship of the library on Tuesday
evenings in October and November at the Ballardvale Branch
Library. As was true of the Memorial Hall Library discussion
meetings earlier in the year, book lists were distributed, book
exhibits arranged for each meeting and every opportunity ex-
tended to any who were interested to borrow the books on dis-
play. On the whole attendance was good and had it not been
for the weekly bad weather, there is no doubt that it would
have been even better.
It would be exciting, if sometime, a way might be found to
take a few of our discussion meetings to the outlying districts
of town, provided our discussion leaders could be persuaded
to do a two night stand.
During the summer, book talks were held in the outlying
districts in an effort to bring the library into a little closer
relationship to the people who are more than ever now, be-
cause of gas rationing, isolated from its books and services.
The library looks forward to the time when, through a book-
mobile service, it can give effective library service to all the
far-flung sections of the town.
In an effort to meet the needs of people who find it difficult
to visit the library as frequently as formerly, the library lias
made a minor change in rules: all books and magazines arc
now charged out for fourteen days.
As has been suggested in the earlier portion of the report,
the new organizational set-up of work with boys and girls will
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result, it is hoped, in a better over-all service to boys and girls
throughout the community. Already it has been possible to
place greater emphasis upon our work with elementary school
boys and girls with a resulting increase in their use of the
Young People's Library. At the Andover Junior High School,
where our audience is so to speak ready made, the librarian
is in a strategic position to meet every boy and girl, to make
books attractive even to the book shy, of whom there are never
very many, and through instruction in the use of reference
and library tools, to develop more intelligent and independent
library users. It should mean that the library is laying a sure
foundation for the future since books and libraries should
normally become a natural part of each child's equipment.
One of the high lights in our work with boys and girls dur-
ing the past year was the Book Week Story Hour which at-
tracted more than one hundred and fifty boys and girls of ten,
eleven and twelve. While it might be taxing to cope with the
swarm of boys and girls who invaded the Young People's
Library before the hour appointed, it was thrilling on this
gala occasion to see our room filled and overflowing with
eager children. A furtive peek into the Library Hall after the
story hour had begun revealed every seat filled and a semi-
circle of children seated on the floor — all giving rapt atten-
tion to the stories. "When are we going to have stories again?"
has been a frequent refrain ever since.
A very delightful innovation this year which we hope will
become a permanent part of our library activity was a tea in
June for the mothers of children entering school in the fall.
The program included brief book talks and an opportunity to
browse among the lovely children's books, many copies of
which had been especially purchased for the occasion. A
goodly number of books were circulated and new friends,
we are sure, gained for the library.
Another experiment in the use of films was a series of
Family Nights at the library, a program of book talks and
films, held on three Friday evenings in late April and early
May. Aimed originally at the junior high school boys and
girls and their parents, it was for the most part the younger
children who responded. Of the films shown, BIRDS OF THE
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NORTH WOODS, was easily the favorite of children and
grownups alike for it drew an audience of over a hundred and
stimulated an interest in books about birds which was felt
for some weeks after.
A very pleasant recollection is the afternoon when the
library was host to the members of the Andover Junior High
School Faculty. Members of the library staff provided a pro-
gram of book talks which was followed by a very informal
tea.
Young people of high school age are using the library in
force this new school year. Primary among their demands is
the demand for books about the war, written out of the per-
sonal experience of young people not so much older than
themselves, who have seen it first hand. It is normal and in-
evitable that they should be so interested and it would be like
ordering the seas to fall back to command them to be other-
wise. One boy requesting war books was asked if he might
not like to read books of heroism and courage of another day
or books of exciting adventure in other spheres. He replied,
"Yes, perhaps I might but I know that I don't want to read
about Missouri". After all, if we interpret what he meant
aright, the center of his universe is the present with all the
excitement which life in a world at war brings; and while
he could be satisfied with our choice of books, provided that
they appealed to him, still he would not be put off with some-
thing which seemed to him remote, uninteresting and un-
related to the life which he as a seventeen-year-old might alto-
gether too soon be called upon to play. Despite, however, the
great demand for books about the war, young people are on
the whole reading more widely and better books than was
true a few years ago.
The very great use which young people, to be sure in re-
sponse to school assignments, have made of vocational books
and pamphlets warrants at least brief comment. The serious-
ness with which they have undertaken their individual topics
may be evidence of their genuine interest in the part which
they will play — perhaps very soon — in the world of tomorrow .
In other years, ninth graders have come to the library in
the spring in classes for book talks, to become acquainted with
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the adult library and to sign up for their adult cards. This
year, instead, we held a Library Open House in November
for the new sophomores who were sent attractive personal
invitations. Naturally as it was entirely voluntary and out of
school hours, attendance was much smaller. The boys and
girls who came enjoyed the book talks and the film SOUTH
OF THE BORDER WITH WALT DISNEY, which was shown.
The boys and girls would like another such evening and we
hope that it can be arranged during the coming year. Perhaps
out of this may come the nucleus for a young people's reading
or discussion group, the program for which might be planned
and carried out by the young people themselves.
Library Open House was held on the first Sunday in Book
Week, as has been our custom for the last few years. A very
appreciative group of people were on hand to enjoy the book
exhibits for young people and adults and to hear the program
of book talks in which four members of the Library Board
and four members of the Library Staff participated.
British Book Week was celebrated in October with special
book exhibits and the showing, one evening, of the British
War Information film, THE FARMERS' YEAR. This was the
first in what will probably be a series of special book weeks,
each devoted to an ally among the United Nations.
Space will permit but a brief review of the ways in which
the library cooperated with other groups in the community.
For the spring, summer and fall months, the library served
as the headquarters for the Red Cross Nutrition table which
featured every few weeks exhibits of timely interest ranging
from a deep freeze unit to enticing suggestions for outdoor
suppers. A fall meeting with speaker and film was a joint
undertaking of the nutrition committee and the library. The
library cooperated with the Andover Food Production Com-
mittee which gave publicity through its weekly newspaper
column to the many books and pamphlets in the library of
interest to the home food producer. A special Victory Garden
Book Shelf facilitated the use of this material. The library,
in response to a request from the Central Parent-Teachers
Association, arranged book exhibits with a staff member in
attendance at three PTA teas. On two occasions the library
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loaned magazines to the Andover Blood Bank Center. The
library served as collection center for clothing for Greek
War Relief. The Addison Gallery was brought closely to the
attention of library users through loans on various occasions,
arranged by Mr. Bartlett Hayes, of paintings, photographs,
and cartoons, currently featured in its exhibitions. As in the
past few years the Library Hall and committee room have
been in demand as meeting places for various groups ; among
them: The League of Women Voters (Board meetings and
Study Groups) ; Warden and First Aid courses, Andover Vil-
lage Improvement Society, Block Leaders, Andover Historical
Society, Russian War Relief Committee, Andover Cooperative
Society, Boy Scouts Court of Honor.
A second Victory Book Campaign was carried on with the
library as collection headquarters. The library is grateful to
the members of the committee who assisted in this under-
taking.
In addition to the monthly book list, NEW BOOK
SAMPLER, the following lists of special interest have been
compiled during the year: IS THIS THE BOUNDARY LINE
OF YOUR VACATION?, A FEW BOOKS ABOUT BABIES,
MENTAL HEALTH IN WARTIME, THE LADY HATH
CHARM, ATTENTION YOUNG AMERICA. An extensive
bibliography on the UNITED NATIONS, compiled by Miss
Ruhl at the request of the high school, is being used as a
reading list this year. In July the Essex Historical Institute
published in its Historical Proceedings a paper by Miss Mary
Byers Smith, THE FOUNDING OF THE MEMORIAL HALL
LIBRARY, read at a meeting of the Andover Historical So-
ciety on the library's seventieth anniversary. Reprints are
available.
Among the more interesting exhibits arranged at the
library during the past year were: the manuscript of Mr.
Stephen Byington's translation of the Bible exhibited during
Bible Week; a display of handicraft and mementoes from
Africa and the South Pacific sent back by men in the service;
and several gun models made by a sixteen-year-old boy from
illustrations found in library books.
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The librarian has spoken before the following groups:
The Round Table of Children's Librarians ; the annual lunch-
eon meeting of the Orchard Home School; the Northern New
England Conference of Religious Education; the Ballardvale
Parent Teachers Association; the North School Community
Club; a class in child care at Abbot Academy. Miss Ballard
has reviewed books for boys and girls at the Woman's Union,
West Parish Church, and the North Andover Parent Teachers
Association.
Several staff members have attended meetings of the North
Shore Library Club and the Round Table of Children's
Librarians. Miss Robinson attended the School of Library
Service at Columbia for a fourth summer and the librarian,
the stimulating week's institute on the LIBRARY AND THE
COMMUNITY at the University of Chicago Graduate Library
School.
If the year just past has shown any accomplishment, part
of it is due to the individuals and groups, who, through vari-
ous ways, have demonstrated belief in the library and in its
program. The library expresses appreciation to the School
Department, to Mr. George Glennie, and to Phillips Academy
for the loan of their moving picture projectors and to all, from
the discussion leaders without whom our series of film forums
would have been impossible, to the many individuals who
gave books, flowers, records, money, and of themselves.
The year just past has been recorded and falls back into
proper perspective. Our eyes are now on 1944 and the years
ahead. The buoyancy of our age is no better exemplified than
by the spate of plans and blue-prints springing into being to
usher in a "world made new." The public library has a part
in this forward-looking movement, for in that "world made
new," it will play an increasingly important role. The
Memorial Hall Library, then, cannot afford to be found with-
out plans — plans to be sure which will undergo constant
scrutiny and revision. Included among the plans which the
Memorial Hall Library holds for the future are the following:
Bookmobile service to the outlying districts; the building up
of a well-selected collection of musical scores and recordings ;
full-time library service to Punchard High School ; structural
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changes in the library building which will provide a sunnier
and better located Young People's Library, a staff room,
better working areas, a sound-proof listening room; the de-
velopment of an enlarged and better housed collection of
Andoveriana; indexing of The Andover Townsman and Law-
rence American and Andover Advertiser.
While it is the librarian who writes the report, it is the
library staff and all who have served the library who, through
their interest and thoughtful service, make a report possible.
The librarian appreciates also the backlog of strength pro-
vided by members of a Library Board who know that in a
world at war, the public library becomes not less but more
important.
Respectfully submitted,
Miriam Putnam, Librarian
STATISTICS OF LIBRARY USE
BOOK STOCK
Adult Juvenile Total
Volumes at beginning of year 31,720 7,181 38,901
Volumes added by purchase
Volumes added by gift
Volumes added by binding
Volumes lost or withdrawn
Total volumes at end of year
Periodicals currently received (Titles, Copies) 70, 80
USE
Volumes % of total circ.
Vols, of adult fiction loaned 41,748 40.7
Vols, of adult non-fiction loaned 20,369 19.8
No. of books for children loaned 40,435 39.4
Total number of books loaned 102,552
REGISTRATION
Adult Juvenile Total
Borrowers registered during year 529 357 886
Total number of registered borrowers 3,424 741 4,165
Circulation per capita 9.2
163
1,282
441
1,723
198
26
224
11
1
12
2,001
301
2,302
31,210
7,348
38,558
TOWN OF ANDOVER
Forty-second Annual Report
of the
Board of Public Works
EMBRACING THE FIFTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT
of WATER COMMISSIONERS and FORTY-
seventh annual report of sewer
commissioners'
«
For the Year Ending
DECEMBER 31, 1943
1944
*John H. Flint
'Wm, S. Jenkins
'Win. S. Jenkins
1899-1902
*John H. Flint
*Wm. S. Jenkins
*John L. Smith
♦James P. Butterfield
♦Felix G. Haynes
1903-1906
*John L. Smith
*Felix G. Haynes
♦John W. Bell
*Lewis T. Hardy
James C. Sawyer
1906-1907
*Felix G. Haynes
♦John W. Bell, Treas.
James C. Sawyer, Sec'y.
*Lewis T. Hardy
*Harry M. Fames
1907-1908
*Felix G. Haynes
*John W. Bell, Treas.
James C. Sawyer, Sec'y.
*Lewis T. Hardy
♦Andrew McTernen
1908-1912
♦Lewis T. Hardy
♦John W. Bell, Treas.
James C. Sawyer, Sec'y.
*Andrew McTernen
♦Willis B. Hodgkins
1913-1914
*Lewis T. Hardy ('16)
♦Barnett Rogers ('16)
♦Andrew McTernen ('15)
♦Thos. E. Rhodes, Sec'y. ('14)
♦Willis B. Hodgkins, Treas. ('15)
1914-1916
♦Thos. E. Rhodes ('19)
♦Barnett Rogers ('16)
♦Lewis T. Hardy ('16)
♦Andrew McTernen, Sec'y. ('18)
♦Willis B. Hodgkins, Treas. ('18)
1916-1917
♦Barnett Rogers ('19)
♦Thos. E. Rhodes ('17)
♦Andrew McTernen ('18)
Chas. B. Baldwin, Sec'y. ('19)
♦Willis B. Hodgkins, Treas. ('18)
1917-1918
♦Barnett Rogers ('19)
♦Thos. E. Rhodes ('20)
♦Andrew McTernen ('18)
Chas. B. Baldwin, Sec'y. ('19)
♦Willis B. Hodgkins, Treas. ('18)
1918-1919
♦Barnett Rogers ('22)
♦Andrew McTernen ('21)
Philip L. Hardy ('21)
Chas. B. Baldwin, Sec'y. ('22)
♦Thos. E. Rhodes, Treas. ('20)
WATER COMMISSIONERS
1889-1899
♦James P. Butterfield
SEWER COMMISSIONERS
1893-1894
♦John L. Smith
1894-1899
♦John L. Smith
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
1919-1920-1921
♦Barnett Rogers ('22)
William D. Mclntyre, ('21)
♦Arthur T. Boutwell ('22)
Philip L. Hardy, Sec'y, ('21)
♦Thos. E. Rhodes, Treas. ('23)
1922-1923
♦Thos. E. Rhodes {'22,)
Philip L. Hardy ('24)
Wm. D. Mclntyre, Sec'y, ('27)
♦Arthur T. Boutwell ('25)
Edward Shattuck ('25)
1923-1924
Philip L. Hardy ('27)
Wm. D. Mclntyre, Sec'y. {'27)
♦Arthur T. Boutwell, Treas. ('25)
Edward Shattuck ('25)
Walter I. Morse ('26)
1924-1925-1926
Philip L. Hardy ('27)
Wm. D. Mclntyre, Sec'y. ('27)
♦Arthur T. Boutwell, Treas. ('28)
♦Thos. E. Rhodes ('28)
Walter I. Morse ('29)
1927
♦Arthur T. Boutwell ('28)
♦Thos. E. Rhodes ('28)
Walter I. Morse, Treas. ('29)
Wm. D. Mclntyre, Secy. ('30)
George H. Winslow ('30)
1928-1929
♦Arthur T. Boutwell ('31)
W. I. Morse Treas. ('32)
Wm. D. Mclntyre, Sec'y. ('30)
George H. Winslow ('30)
Thos. P. Dea ('31)
1929-1930
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('33)
W. I. Morse, Treas. ('32)
George H. Winslow, Sec'y. ('33)
♦Arthur T. Boutwell ('31)
Thos. P. Dea ('31)
1930-1931
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('33)
W. I. Morse, Treas. ('32)
George H. Winslow, Sec'y. ('33)
Thos. P. Dea ('34)
Frank A. Buttrick ('34)
1931-1932
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('33)
W. I. Morse ('35)
Thos. P. Dea ('34)
Frank A. Buttrick ('34)
John H. Playdon ('33)
f Deceased
SUPERINTENDENT
CHARLES T. G1LLIARD
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♦Felix G. Haynes
♦Charles E. Abbott
♦John E. Smith
1932-1933
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('36)
W. I. Morse ('35)
John H. Playdon ('36)
Frank A. Buttrick ('34)
♦Henry A. Bodwell ('34)
1933-1934-1935
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('36)
W. I. Morse ('38)
John H. Playdon ('36)
Frank A. Buttrick ('37)
♦Henry A. Bodwell ('37)
1934-1935-1936
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('39)
W. I. Morse ('38)
John H. Playdon ('39)
Frank A. Buttrick ('37)
♦Henry A. Bodwell ('37)
1935-1936-1937
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('39)
W. I. Morse ('38)
John H. Playdon ('39)
Frank A. Buttrick ('40)
♦Henry A. Bodwell ('40)
1938-1939
Wm. D. Mclntvre ('39)
John H. Plavdon ('39)
Frank A. Buttrick ('40)
♦Henry A. Bodwell ('40)
Sidney P. White ('41)
1939-1940
Sidnew P. White ('41)
♦Henry A. Bodwell ('40)
Frank A. Buttrick ('40)
John H. Playdon ('42)
Edward P. Hall ('42)
1940-1941
Sidney P. White ('41)
John H. Playdon ('42)
Edward P. Hall ('42)
William F. Barron ('43)
John B. White ('43)
1941-1942
Sidney P. White ('44)
John H. Playdon ('42)
Edward P. Hall ('42)
William F. Barron ('43)
John B. White ('43)
1942-1943
Sidney P. White ('44)
William F. Barron ('43)
John B. White ('43)
Jesse Bottomlev ('45)
Fred W. Doyle ('45)
1943-1944
Sidney P. White ('44)
William F. Barron ('46)
Fesse Bottomley ('45)
Fred W. Doyle ('45)
V. Ix-roy Wilson ('46)
Board of Public Works
Andover, Mass.
February 3, 1944
The Board of Public Works voted to adopt the following
report of the Superintendent as its report for 1943 with recom-
mendations for 1944.
Sidney P. White, Chairman
William F. Barron, Secretary
Jesse Bottomley
Fred W. Doyle
P. Leroy Wilson
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Superintendent's Report
To the Board of Public Works:
Gentlemen:
The major activities and developments in the Water, High-
way, Sewer and Park Departments during the year which
ended December 31, 1943, were as follows:
WATER DEPARTMENT
The turbine at the Haggetts Pond Pumping Station was in-
spected by Mr. Cameron and the following report was re-
ceived from the General Electric Company:
Re: Inspection of Type D-60-180 H. P.
Turbine No. 40551
May 26, 1943
Board of Public Works,
Andover,
Massachusetts
Attention: Mr. Charles T. Gilliard, Supt.
Dear Mr. Gilliard:
Our Mr. Cameron reports this unit both the steam end and
the reduction gears in good condition, although the first row,
first stage wheel buckets are cut back about 3-32 in. which in
no way affects their strength but might have possibly one or
two percent less economy in operation. At this inspection the
turbine rotor was not removed but in May, 1941, it was taken
out of the unit and the nozzles and intermediates throughout
were in good condition. We have every reason to believe
that at the present time there has been no appreciable wear
during that period. In fact, at that time the first row, first
stage buckets showed wear of 3-32 in. so in two years there
has been practically no wear.
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Our Mr. Cameron checked your spare stock and found a
good supply of material on hand.
Yours very truly,
(Signed) G. W. Howard,
District Turbine Engineer
G. W. Howard, EC
The following report was received from the Worthington
Pump and Machinery Corporation, after the inspection of
the 2-6 in.-L-3 volute pumps No. 903084 and No. 903085 at
the Haggetts Pond Pumping Station.
DAILY PROGRESS REPORT 5-10-43
SUBJECT:
2-6-L-3 No. 903084-85
Checking up on pumps and found them in good shape ex-
cept shaft sleeves are worn some, but will have to last for
another year or two. Impellers and wearing rings in good
condition. Also opened up fast coupling. Cleaned and flushed
same and oil replaced with new oil.
, (Signed) V. A. Stevens
Boston 97291
The electric pump at the Haggetts Pond Pumping Station
was checked by the General Electric Company and minor re-
pairs made.
A sheet rock ceiling, installed on the lower story of the
Water Works Shop, assisted in heating the second floor. Sheet
rock ceilings were also installed at the Bancroft Road Pump-
ing Station and in the electric pump room at the Haggetts
Pond Pumping Station, greatly facilitating heating these
places.
A number of screen doors and windows as well as storm
windows have been installed at the Haggetts Pond Pumping
Station. A section of the floor at the Haggetts Pond Pump-
ing Station was renewed.
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A new diaphragm pump has been bought to replace the
old one.
Window shades were renewed at the engineer's house at
the Haggetts Pond Pumping Station.
New center grate hangers were installed in the newer of
. the two boilers at the Haggetts Pond Pumping Station.
Mr. Edward Doyle started to work April 12th as engineer
at the Haggetts Pond Pumping Station.
A four-inch tap was made for the Phillips Academy off
Holt Street where a new four-inch line is being installed to
care for tennis courts, race tracks, etc.
"No-Trespassing" signs have been erected around Haggetts
Pond, near the Pumping Station and also at the two reser-
voirs. These signs were obtained from the Massachusetts De-
partment of Agriculture.
In the way of new roads, the watergates have been brought
to grade.
A number of hydrants received their annual inspection.
Two hydrants discovered broken were promptly repaired.
During 1943, 390,688,000 gallons of water were pumped
at the Haggetts Pond Pumping Station, a daily average of
1,070,378 gallons. The steam turbine was in operation 5297
hours and 10 minutes and the electric pump 752 hours and
20 minutes, making a daily average run of 16 hours and 35
minutes.
On July 21 the greatest amount of water was pumped,
namely, 2,010,000 gallons and the maximum weekly con-
sumption was that from July 15 to July 21 inclusive, during
which time 13,142,000 gallons were pumped. The water rate
collections for 1943 amounted to $55,831.00.
To provide for adequate expenditure in the Water Depart-
ment during 1944, we recommend an appropriation of
$40,100.00, to be divided substantially as follow-:
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WATER DEPARTMENT
Salaries and Wages
$23,500.00
Coal and Power
10,000.00
Engine Oil, Chlorine, Etc.
900.00
Repairs, Boilers, Pump and Property
2000.00
Office Supplies
800.00
Reservoirs and Telemeters
250.00
Supplies, Miscellaneous, Tools, Etc.
600.00
Secretarial Services
50.00
Meters and Parts
900.00
Pipes of All Kinds
700.00
Brass Goods, Hydrants, Etc.
400.00
Total
$40,100.00
Services in use January 1, 1944
2747
Meters in use January 1, 1944
2681
RECEIPTS
Water Rates
$55,831.00
Water Construction
407.88
Paid to Town Treasurer:
Water Rates $55,831.00
Water Construction 407.88
$56,238.88
$56,238.88
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SUMMARY COST OF CONSTRUCTION
WATER DEPARTMENT
Classification
Approved
Bills
Credits
Net Cost
Totals
Office Fixtures
$ 916.36
Telemeters
4,090.95
Telephones
184.77
Teams
583.65
Pipe Distribution
512,241.91
Service Pipe
$6445.92
$407.88
$6038.04
213,045.73
Water and Land
6,687.23
Suction Pipe
1,309.46
Reservoirs
16,985.82
Coal Shed
806.97
Grading Land
2,739.12
Workshop
1,271.88
Building Pumping Station
9,610.14
Pumping Plant
74,907.51
Construction Expenses
10,182.64
Tools
4,715.34
Totals
$860,279.48
SEWER DEPARTMENT
Sewer Mains
Cost to Abutters
Cost to Town
89,828 ft.
$160,336.00
372,582.00
Jan. 1, 1944
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
The following table shows the snowfall for the year 1943 :
January
February
March
November
19.00 Inches
4.50 "
7.50 "
.50 "
31.50 Inches
The snowstorm that occurred the latter part of January
was difficult to handle and Town trucks together with the
hired trucks were used to plow. Slippery conditions prevailed
practically all winter and considerable sanding was necessary.
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This was the second year, due to shortage of asphalt and
tar products, that it was necessary to submit a list of streets
to be repaired for the State's approval. The State accordingly
released 190,000 gallons of tar to care for those streets and
also 20,000 gallons of the same material to be used for mixing
patching material. Just as the season for this type of work
was drawing to a close, the ban on tar products was lifted.
The following roads were treated with "Tarvia Retread":
entire lengths of School Street, Central Street, Carmel Road,
Burnham road, Dufton Road, Carisbrooke Street, Argyle
Street, Fleming Avenue, Carlisle Street, Liberty Street, Suth-
erland Street, Coolidge Road, Cedar Road, Cabot Street,
Dumbarton Street, Sterling Street, Binney Street, Shepley
Street, Corbett Street, Bancroft Road, Bellevue Road,
Brown Street, Upland Road, Flint Circle, Gardner
Avenue, Lovejoy Road, Lupine Road, Orchard Street, Os-
good Street, Railroad Street, Torr Street, Enmore Street,
Webster Street, Walker Avenue and sections of Poor Street,
Cheever Circle, Haggetts Pond Road, Chestnut Street, Essex
Street, Gray Road, Phillips Street and Woodland Road. Of
the above only the following were honed : School Street from
Central Street to Main Street, Central Street from a point in
the vicinity of Brook Street to a point beyond the South
Church, Webster Street and Enmore Street. These sections
were honed because of the roughness of the road surfaces. The
remaining streets were smoothed with the wire mat.
The curved section of Cheever Circle was gravelled, shaped
up and given an application of "Tarvia B."
Sidewalk material which is made from asphalt was un-
obtainable this year.
Greenwood Road from the Lawrence line to the corner
of High Plain Road was shaped up, gravelled, rolled and
given an application of "Tarvia B." High Plain Road from
the corner of Greenwood Road to the driveway of Mrs.
Stella Babicki, a section of High Plain Road near Hag-
getts Pond Road, Gould Road from Main Street to the North
Reading Line, the westerly end of- Cutler Road near Lowell
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Street, Virginia Road, a section of Reservation Street near
the Lowell Street end, and a section of Bailey Road from
the property of William Flint estate to the property of Mr.
Chandler Bailey were given a similar treatment. The section
of Greenwood Road mentioned above was given an appli-
tion of "Tarvia Retread" later in the season.
During the early spring sections of the following roads
were gravelled : High Plain Road, Brundrett Avenue.
The following work was accomplished under Article 10 of
the 1943 Warrant relative to maintenance of roads built under
Chapter 90: cleaning roads, cleaning catch basins, application
of T--9 tarvia and pea stone on Haverhill Street from High
Street to the North Andover Line. This application was rolled.
River Road from Laurel Lane a distance of twenty-six hun-
dred feet in a southerly direction was given a similar treat-
ment.
Due to the labor shortage, the sand used for blanketing
roads and for sanding roads and sidewalks was screened and
loaded with a machine hired from Wellesley College.
A drain pipe coming from the rear of the property of Miss
Elsie Livingston on Carmel Road was connected near the
property line to the drain pipe in the street. The drainage
system on High Plain Road, started last year, was completed
this year. This work included the installation of approximate-
ly seventy feet of twelve-inch Akron pipe on the right-of-way
given the Town by Mr. Carl Stevens of High Plain Road.
Prior to the construction of Greenwood Road, an old stone
culvert near the corner of Chandler Road was replaced with
a twelve-inch corrugated iron pipe.
A culvert was installed on Andover Street in front of the
property of Mr. Winthrop White to relieve a bad drainage
condition. An old broken-down stone culvert on Ballardvale
Road near the corner of South Main Street was replaced with
a twelve-inch corrugated iron pipe.
A similar one on River Road near the property of Mr. Nel-
son Dennis is being replaced with thirty-six inch reinforced
concrete pipe. This work is being done under Chapter 90 Con-
struction.
11?,
A stone wall with an iron post fence on top as guard,
was erected on Essex Street, west of the railroad tracks in the
way of the Boston & Maine Railroad near the corner of Rail-
road Avenue. Curbing in the way of the new wall was laid and
a hard surface sidewalk built. Preparatory to this work, two
large elm trees were removed. All work, with the exception
of the removal of the trees, the erection of the fence and the
building of the sidewalk was done by Mr. Frank McCarthy,
local contractor.
Curbing was also installed by Mr. McCarthy on both sides
of Walker Avenue at a bid price of four hundred eighty -five
dollars and seventy ($485.70) cents. After the installation of
the curbing, the sections between the curbing and roadbed
were patched and tamped.
The work of installing wooden rails on the concrete posts
on the section of River Road where the new road was built
in 1942 was completed this year. A wooden rail fence was
erected on a new culvert on High Plain Road.
A drill press was purchased for the garage.
The joints on the block paving and cement roads have
been filled with joint filler.
• The removal of the old car tracks on Main Street and Elm
Street was done by Mr. Louis C. Cyr. After the removal of
the tracks on the cement and block paving roads namely on
Main Street, the openings made by the removal of the tracks
were filled with cement and on Elm street, the openings were
filled with hot top and then given an application of "Tarvia
Retread" and honed.
The following work was done on trucks and cars belonging
to the Board of Public Works: painted cabs and wheels of
four Diamond T's; relettered four Diamond T's and the Ply-
mouth coupe, and repaired the seats of the four Diamond T's,
Ford and Dodge truck.
A number of tin, paper and scrap drives were held during
the year. A number of truck owners generously gave their
trucks, and the Board of Public Works employees, Phillips
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Academy and Punchard High School students gave their
services to pick up and unload the above material. Inciden-
tally, in the tin drive collection, eighteen trucks participated
and in the paper drive, thirty-three trucks.
Due to the shortage of oil, the heater at the garage was
converted from oil to coal. This work was done by Bride,
Grimes & Company of Lawrence, Mass.
New grousers were installed on the No. 20 tractor so as to
be able to cope with icy conditions while plowing.
The plank sidewalk on the south side of the Ballardvale
Bridge was renewed and the new fence supports on the same
side were installed. A number of planks on the travelled way
of the bridge were renewed.
The scraping of roads has been minimized due to the
hard-surfacing of many of the roads.
To provide for adequate Trucks, Garage and Repair Shop
Maintenance, we recommend an appropriation of $7,000.00
to be divided substantially as follows:
TRUCKS, GARAGE AND REPAIR SHOP MAINTENANCE
Salaries and Wages $3000.00
Repair Parts, Trucks and Equipment 1400.00
Gasoline, Oil and Antifreeze 1700.00
Tools and Machinery 200.00
Supplies and Shop Maintenance 700.00
Total $7000.00
To provide for adequate Highway Maintenance for 1944,
we recommend an appropriation of $48,400.00 to be divided
substantially as follows :
HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE
Salaries and Wages $30000.00
Tarvia, Oil and Asphalt 13000.00
Gravel, Sand and Stone 1000.00
Road Scraping 200.00
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Catch Basins and Drains 500.00
Signs, Fences and Stone Bounds 250.00
Bridges 400.00
Sidewalks 1000.00
Tools, Supplies, Etc. 2000.00
Secretarial Services 50.00
Total $48400.00
SEWER DEPARTMENT
No new sewer main installations were made this year.
The roof of the Sewer Pump House was shingled and a
"sheet rock" ceiling installed to facilitate the heating of the
house.
A number of sewer manholes on the main trunk line in
Lawrence were repaired by Mr. Frank G. McCarthy.
To provide for adequate Sewer Maintenance and Construc-
tion, we recommend an appropriation of $5,600.00 to be
divided substantially as follows:
SEWER MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION
Salaries and Wages
$2800.00
Power and Light
2100.00
Sewer Pipe, Tools, Etc.
500.00
Maintenance of Buildings, Equipment and
Cleaning Pipe
200.00
Total $5600.00
PARK DEPARTMENT
The work of maintaining the parks and playgrounds started
May 4th, somewhat later than in past years due to the lateness
of the season.
The playground apparatus at the playgrounds was erected
in July and taken down in the fall.
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To provide for adequate Park Maintenance for 1944, we
recommend an appropriation of $3,900.00 to be divided sub-
stantially as follows:
PARK MAINTENANCE
Salaries and Wages
Lawn Mowers, Repairs, Etc.
Seed, Fertilizer, Loam and Tools
Basso Agreement
Maintenance A. V. I. S. Grass Plots
Total
$3200.00
50.00
250.00
100.00
300.00
$3900.00
COMPARATIVE STATISTICS AS OF JANUARY 1, 1944
Net Cost
of
Mainten-
Cost of
Pumping
Cost per Million Gals.
Gallons
Pumped
Miles
Year
by total
Mainten-
by cost
of
of
Main
ance
ance
Pumping
Pipe
1937
28358.32
*15113.06
71.04
*37.86
399,170,000
76.58
1938
28371.42
*14429.22
75.45
*38.37
376,011,000
77.14
1939
27830.64
*14640.99
63.87
*33.60
435,725,000
78.78
1940
27799.18
*15256.13
67.04
*36.79
414,653,000
79.89
1941
27796.08
*17494.91
56.81
*35.76
489,287,000
80.63
1942
30859.93
*18211.08
74.13
*43.75
416,314,000
80.77
1943
33418.32
*19387.57
85.53
*49.62
390,688,000
80.77
*Cost at both. Stations
Respectfully submitted,
Charles T. Gilliard, Superintendent
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1944 Town Warrant
and
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE
To either of the Constables of the Toivn of Andover,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required
to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are quali-
fied to vote in ELECTIONS and TOWN AFFAIRS to meet
and assemble at the designated polling places in Precincts
One, Two, Three, Four, Five and Six, viz: The Central Fire
Station in Precinct One; the Square and Compass Hall in
Precinct Two; the Store at 350 North Main Street, Shawsheen
Village in Precinct Three; the Andover Grange Hall in Pre-
cinct Four; the Old School House, Ballardvale in Precinct
Five ; and the Peabody House, Phillips Street, in Precinct Six,
in said Andover, on Monday, the Sixth Day of March, 1944
at 7:00 o'clock A. M., to act upon the following articles:
Article 1. To elect a Moderator for one year, a Town
Treasurer for three years, a Selectman for three years, an
Assessor for three years, a member of the Board of Public
Works for three years, a member of the Board of Health for
three years, three members of the School Committee for three
years, a member of the Planning Board for five years, a
Trustee of Memorial Hall Library for seven years, a Tree
Warden for three years, three Constables for one year, and
all town officers required by law to be elected by ballot.
All the above candidates to be voted for on one ballot. The
polls will be open from 7:00 o'clock A. M. to 7:00 o'clock
P. M.
After final action on the preceding Article One, the said
meeting shall stand adjourned by virtue of Section 20, Chap-
ter 39, of the General Laws, to Monday, March 13th at 7:00
o'clock P. M., at the Memorial Auditorium, then and there to
act upon the following articles, namely:
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Article 2. To elect all other officers not required by law
to be elected by ballot.
Article 3. To establish the salary of elected Town Offi-
cers for the ensuing year.
Article 4. To determine what sums of money shall be
appropriated for the following purposes:
Appropriations for the Assessors, Board of Selectmen, and
all Departments under their control:
Recommended
by Finance Com. Appropriated
1944 1943
American Legion
600.00
600.00
Veterans of Foreign Wars
600.00
600.00
Armistice Day
150.00
150.00
Memorial Day
950.00
950.00
Aid to Dependent Children
7500.00
6800.00
Soldiers' Benefits
6000.00
3200.00
Old Age Assistance
40000.00
38000.00
Public Welfare
10000.00
14000.00
Retirement Fund
17636.67
14792.00
Damages to Persons and Property
3000.00
500.00
Elections and Registrations
4475.00
2500.00
Civilian Defense
1800.00
4700.00
Ration Board
400.00
State Guard
250.00
250.00
Insurance
10500.00
11000.00
Essex Tuberculosis Hospital
9708.09
10873.07
Clam Purification Plant
25.47
Pomps Pond
2200.00
2200.00
Public Dump
1000.00
1000.00
Printing Town Report
794.00
794.00
Selectmen
2241.00
2241.00
Treasurer
3415.00
3023.00
Collector of Taxes
5051.00
5086.00
Accountant
2975.00
2972.00
Assessors
4972.00
4852.00
Town Clerk
3175.00
3175.00
Moderator
10.00
10.00
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Town Counsel
750.00
750.00
Finance Committee
20.00
20.00
Planning Board and Survey
200.00
200.00
Dog Officer
225.00
225.00
Animal Inspector
350.00
350.00
Building Inspector
525.00
525.00
Town Scales
175.00
175.00
Inspector of Wires
425.00
425.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
450.00
450.00
Municipal Buildings
4100.00
4100.00
Infirmary
11000.00
10382.55
Moth Suppression
5100.00
4800.00
Police Department
30126.00
31833.00
Fire Department
30621.00
30337.00
Brush Fires
1700.00
1700.00
Interest
6600.00
8000.00
Retirement of Bonds
26000.00
37000.00
Other Departments'.
Tree Warden
5350.00
5000.00
Board of Health
4380.00
4260.00
Care of Tubercular Patients
6000.00 '
4000.00
Trustees of Memorial Library
14778.45
12770.00
plus Dog
tax return
Spring Grove Cemetery
9000.00
9040.00
School Committee
197953.51
201000.00
Playground Committee
2240.00
1990.00
Departments under control of the Board
of Public Works:
Highway Maintenance
48400.00
46000.00
Water Construction-Maintenance
40100.00
42700.00
Parks
3900.00
4000.00
Sewer
5600.00
5800.00
Snow Removal and Sanding
15000.00
13500.00
Trucks, Garage and Repair Shop
7000.00
6870.00
Street Lighting
18000.00
18000.00
Article 5. To see if the town will vote to authorize the
Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to bor-
row money from time to time after January 1, 1945, in an-
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ticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning Jan-
uary 1, 1945, in accordance with Section 4, Chapter 44,
General Laws, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable
within one year, and to renew any note so issued for a period
of less than one year, in accordance with Section 17 of said
Chapter 44.
(No action) >
Article 6. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap-
propriate, or transfer from available funds in the treasury,
a sum of money for the purchase of war bonds or other bonds
that are legal investments for savings banks, in order to es-
tablish a post-war rehabilitation fund, in accordance with
the provisions of Chapter 5, Acts of 1943.
(Action deferred until amount is set at Town Meeting)
Article 7. To see if the town will take some action in
regard to a proper observance of the Three hundredth anni-
versary of the incorporation of Andover as a town, which will
occur in May 1946.
(No action)
Article 8. To see if the town will vote to accept Sections
1, 2 and 3 of Chapter 139, General Laws relative to the dis-
posal of dilapidated, burned or hazardous buildings.
(No action)
Article 9. To see if the town will waive the provisions of
Article II section 1 of the By-Laws of the Town to permit the
Selectmen within their discretion with the advice of counsel
to settle by compromise the suit or claim of Florence Lawton
for such sum as they deem advisable.
(No action)
Article 10. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap-
propriate the sum of $5800.00 for the purchase of a combin-
ation pump for use in the Fire Department.
(Approved $5800.00)
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Article 11. To see if the town will vote to accept Chapter
380 of the Acts of 1941 relative to the Collection of Water
Rates.
(No action)
Article 12. To see if the town will vote to appropriate
the sum of seventy-two hundred ($7200.00) dollars to pur-
chased new or rebuilt combination snow and sand loader to-
gether with appurtenances, on petition of the Board of Public
Works.
(Approved $7200.00)
Article 13. To see if the town will vote to acquire by
eminent domain or otherwise, the land of Ernest N. Hall ad-
jacent to the Town Yard at the bottom of Lewis Street, and
bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point on
the southerly side of Lewis Street, three hundred and fifty-
one (351) feet from the west side of North Main Street;
thence running westerly by said Lewis Street seventy-one
(71) feet to land of John 0. Collins; thence southerly by said
Collin's land fifty-five (55) feet; thence easterly by land of
Driscoll heirs about eighty (80) feet, more or less, to land of
William P. Regan; thence by said Regan's land sixty-six (66)
feet to the point of beginning: and appropriate the sum of
four hundred ($400.00) dollars therefor, on petition of the
Board of Public Works.
(Approved $400.00)
Article 14. To see if the town will authorize the Board
of Public Works to build new sidewalks and appropriate the
sum of five thousand ($5000.00) dollars therefor, at the dis-
cretion of and on petition of the Board of Public Works.
(Approved $5000.00)
Article 15. To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to repair and paint the baseball and football
bleachers at the Central Playstead and appropriate the sum of
five hundred ($500.00) dollars therefor, on petition of the
Board of Public Works.
(Approved $500.00)
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Article 16. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap-
propriate the sum of sixty-one hundred ($6100.00) dollars
to rebuild and repair portions of walls in the way of Rogers
Brook, on petition of the Board of Public Works.
(Approved $6100.00)
Article 17. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap-
propriate or transfer from unappropriated available funds in
the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 90 — Highway Main-
tenance, or take any action in relation thereto.
(No action)
Article 18. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap-
propriate the sum of six thousand ($6000.00) dollars for en-
gineering services to make a study of the water and sewer
systems, to be expended under direction of the Special Com-
mittee, appointed for said study, on petition of the following
committee, duly appointed — Edward V. French, Joseph A.
McCarthy, Sidney P. White.
(Approved $6000.00)
Article 19. To see if the town will authorize the School
Committee to build a playground and erect a fence and do all
other work pertaining thereto at the West Center School and
raise and appropriate the sum of four thousand ($4000.00)
dollars therefor, on petition of the School Committee.
(Disapproved — While in sympathy with problem, the
amount of money involved is out of all proportion to accomp-
lishment desired.)
Article 20. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap-
propriate the sum of eleven thousand four hundred dollars
($11,400.00) to purchase from the Trustees of Shaw Realty
Trust the property on the westerly side of Main Street in
Andover containing approximately 87050 square feet with
buildings thereon numbered 85 Main Street, and to authorize
the Selectmen to make this purchase for a sum not in excess
of the appropriation nor in excess of the actual cost and ac-
crued charges to the present owners, the acceptance of the
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deed by the Selectmen in behalf of the town to be conclusive
evidence of compliance with this vote, on petition of Edmond
E. Hammond and others.
(Approved $11400.00)
Article 21. To see if the town will vote to authorize and
instruct the Board of Selectmen to rent, sell, demolish, or
otherwise deal with the buildings at 85 Main Street, Andover,
known as the Shaw property, for such sums as the Board of
Selectmen may deem advisable, and to authorize the Board of
Selectmen to give a good and sufficient bill of sale in the name
of the town for the aforesaid buildings in the event of sale,
on petition of Edmond E. Hammond and others.
(No action)
Article 22. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap-
propriate the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars ($2500.00)
for the purpose of preparing tentative plans for the most con-
structive use of the Shaw property at 85 Main Street, An-
dover; that a committee of five be appointed by the modera-
tor for this purpose and that a report with preliminary plans
be presented at the next annual Town Meeting, on petition
of Edmond E. Hammond and others.
(Approved $2500.00— Provided Article 20 is adopted.)
Article 23. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap-
propriate the sum of eleven thousand dollars ($11,000.00)
to purchase from the Trustees of the Jacob W. Barnard Estate,
the property located in Andover and bounded on the east by
High Street and on the west by North Main Street, and con-
taining approximately 32,000 square feet of land, on petition
of Walter E. Billings and others.
(Disapproved — No intent for the use of this property.)
Article 24. To see if the town will accept the completion
of Princeton Avenue, Shawsheen Heights, running south from
Corbett Street to a point or stone bound, as a public way and
shown on plan on file with the Board of Survey, dated Jan-
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uary, 1941, drawn by John Franklin, C. E. and referred to
Annual Town Meeting in 1942, on petition of George Cairns
and others.
(Disapproved — The condition of this street does not war-
rant acceptance by Town.)
Article 25. To see if the town will vote to purchase of
George and Frank Cairns, the water mains with the appur-
tenances thereto belonging, now laid in said street known as
Princeton Avenue, running southerly off Corbett Street, pro-
viding the town votes to accept said avenue as a public way
and to appropriate the sum of $1182.50 for said purpose, on
petition of George and Frank Cairns and others.
(Disapproved)
Article 26. To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to pay an outstanding bill of January 29, 1943
and February 14, 1943, for snow plowing in West Andover,
amounting to $50.00, on petition of George M. Squires and
others.
(Disapproved — On recommendation of Board of Public
Works.)
Article 27. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap-
propriate seventeen hundred dollars ($1700.00) to be ex-
pended under the direction of the Board of Public Works to
drain and improve Topping Road, on petition of Lucien J.
Topping and others.
(Approved for an amount not to exceed $1500.00, provided
that easements and releases to properly dispose of this water
are procured to the satisfaction of Town Counsel and provid-
ing the work can be completed to the satisfaction of Board of
Public Works inside this amount.)
Article 28. To see if the town will vote to accept the sum
of eighteen hundred and seventy-five dollars ($1875.00) re-
ceived in 1943 for the perpetual care of lots in Spring Grove
Cemetery, on petition of Thaxter Eaton, Treasurer.
(No action)
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Article 29. To determine what disposition shall be made
of unexpended appropriations and free cash in the treasury.
(No action)
Article 30. To act upon the report of the Town Officers.
(No action)
Article 31. To transact any other business that may le-
gally come before the meeting.
(No action)
The amounts of money approved for the various depart-
ments for the year 1944 do not include any general increases
in wages over those paid in 1943 except step rate increases.
A schedule based on a 10 per cent increase up to, but not
exceeding $100. per year to any individual, to apply to all
employees except those whose wages were increased during
1943, has been worked out with each department. This plan,
if put in effect, would cost the town about $18000.00 per year,
or somewhat over $1.00 on the Tax Rate.
We recommend that before voting on any budget item
which includes wages, the voters should decide whether or
not an increase should be granted.
Tax Rate 1936
$29.20
Tax Rate 1940
$30.00
Tax Rate 1937
26.80
Tax Rate 1941
29.00
Tax Rate 1938
29.00
Tax Rate 1942
29.00
Tax Rate 1939
30.00
Tax Rate 1943
28.00
Harvey G. Turner, Chairman
Ralph A. Woodcock, Secretary
Hugh Bullock
Mitchell Johnson
Charles P. Gabeler
George A. Stanley, Jr.
Louis S. Finger
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The Townsman Press, Inc.
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TOWN OF
ANDOVER
MASSACHUSETTS
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
TOWN OFFICERS
For the Fiscal Year Ending
DECEMBER 31, 1944
INDEX
PAGE
Accounting Taxes and Assessments 105
Aid to Dependent Children 89
American Legion Quarters 99
Andover Post 2128 V.F.W. 99
Animal Inspector 72
Appropriations for 1944 60
Armistice Day 100
Assessments and Receipts (B.P.W.) 110
Assessors 70, 131
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 109, 131
Municipal Properties and Public
Improvements 132
81,
Balance Sheet
Board of Appeals
Board of Health
Board of Public Welfare
Aid to Dependent Children
Infirmary
Old Age Assistance
Veterans' Services
Board of Public Works
Accounts Receivable 114
Assessments and Receipts 110
Highways 84
Sewers 83
Snow Removal and Sanding 87
Water Maint. and Construction 101
Bonds, Redemption of See Town Debt
Building Inspector 78, 164
123
134
156
88, 145
89
92
91
93, 147
187
Cemetery Funds
Civilian Defense
116
74
Damages to Persons and Property 99
Departmental Accounts Receivable 113
Dog Officer 72
Election and Registration 73
Essex County Tuberculosis Hospital 82
Excess and Deficiency Account 114
Expenditures for 1944 68
Finance Committee 72
Finance Committee Recom-
mendations 201
Fire Department 77, 150
Forest Fires 81
79
General Government
Election and Registration
. Municipal Buildings
Town Officers
Highways
Insurance
Interest
Jury List
Memorial Day
Memorial Hall Library
Library Statistics
Report of Librarian
Trustees
Milk Inspector
Moderator
Moth Suppression
Moth Assessments
Motor Vehicles Excise Tax
Municipal Buildings
Municipal Properties and Public
Improvements
Old Age Assistance
Overlay
Parks and Playgrounds
Planning Board
Playground Committee
Police Department
Pomps Pond Bathing Beach
Printing Town Reports
Public Dump
Rationing Board
Receipts for 1944
Reserve Fund
Retirement Report
PAGE
73
75
4
84
99
104
171
100
96, 175
185
176
175
160
71
167
109
109
75
132
91
111
97
133
138
152
98
100
83
75, 140
63
105
142
73,
98,
76,
*School Department 94
Sealer of Weights and Measures 79, 169
Selective Service Board 139
Selectmen 68
Sewers S3
Assessments 110
*Also see School Report
Snow Removal and Sanding
Spring Grove Cemetery 103
State Audit
State Election
State Guard
State Primary
Street Lighting
PAGE
87
168
55
40
77
32
129
60
123
Tax Collector 70
Summary of Tax Collector's Cash
Account 130
Tax Title Account 108
Three Hundredth Anniversary 136
Town Accountant 59, 69
A ccounting Taxes and A ssessments
105
Appropriations for 1944
Balance Sheet
Board of Public Works Accounts
Receivable 114
Departmental A ccounts Receivable 113
Director of Accounts 55
Excess and Deficiency Account 114
Expenditures for 1944 68
John Cornell Fund 115
Maturing Debt 104
Overlay 111
Receipts for 1944 63
PAGE
Reserve Fund 105
Town Debt 122
* Trustees of Punchard Free School 118
Water Accounts Receivable 114
Town Clerk 54, 71
Town Counsel
Town Debt
Town Infirmary
Town Meetings
Proceedings
Warrants
Town Officers
Town Physician
Town Scales
Treasurer
Tree Warden
Trust Funds
92.
72
122
149
13,
18
201
4
163
101
69, 128
80, 165
117
Trustees of Punchard Free School 118
Veterans' Services
Vital Statistics
93, 147
54
Water Accounts Receivable 114
Water and Sewerage Investigation 135
Water Maint. and Construction 101
Wire Inspector 79, 170
*Also see School Report
Town Officers
ELECTED AND APPOINTED
Moderator
HOWELL F. SHEPARD
Board of Selectmen and Public Welfare
ROY E. HARDY, Chairman Term expires 1945
J. EVERETT COLLINS, Secretary " " 1947
EDWARD P. HALL " " 1946
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Clerk
ARTHUR W. COLE, Agent, Bureau of Old Age Assistance and
Welfare Board
Board of Assessors
ROY E. HARDY, Chairman Term expires 1945
J. EVERETT COLLINS " " 1947
EDWARD P. HALL " " 1946
Assistant Assessors and Registrars
EDITH R. H. KITCHIN JOHN J. DOYLE
FRED CHENEY LOUISE MANOCK
LEONARD ELLIOTT MAY L. NOYES
Town Clerk
GEORGE H. WINSLOW Term expires 1945
Collector of Taxes
JAMES P. CHRISTIE Term expires 1946
Treasurer
THAXTER EATON Term expires 1947
Town Accountant Town Counsel
MARY C. REGAN WALTER C. TOMLINSON
Board of Retirement
MARY C. REGAN, Chairman Term expires 1946
EDMOND E. HAMMOND " " 1946
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Secretary
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Burial Agent, Soldiers and Sailors
FRANCIS P. MARKEY
Board of Public Works
SIDNEY P. WHITE, Chairman
FRED W. DOYLE, Secretary
JESSE BOTTOMLEY
WILLIAM F. BARRON
P. LeROY WILSON
CHARLES T. GILLIARD, Superintendent
EDWARD R. LAWSON, Assistant Superintendent
Term expires 1947
" 1945
" 1945
" 1946
" 1946
School Committee
ARTHUR R. LEWIS, Chairman
JEROME W. CROSS, JR.
BARBARA A. LOOMER
WILLIAM A. DOHERTY, Secretary
JOHN S. MOSES
MALCOLM B. McTERNEN
DOROTHY T. PARTRIDGE
KATHARINE A. BALDWIN
GORDON M. THOMPSON
EDWARD I. ERICKSON, Superintendent
Term expires 1945
1945
1945
1946
1946
1946
1947
1947
1947
Attendance Officer
JOHN CAMPBELL
Athletic Medical Director
HARRY C. EAST, M.D.
School Physician
PHILIP W. BLAKE, M.D.
School Nurse
RUTH E. WESTCOTT, R.N.
Director, Continuation School
CARL M. GAHAN
Board of Health
PERCY J. LOOK, M.D., Chairman Term expires 1946
FRANKLIN H. STACEY, Secretary " " 1945
WILLIAM V. EMMONS " ' 1947
LOTTA M. JOHNSON, R.N., Nurse and Agent
ALFRED C. STACEY, B.T.C., Milk Inspector
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Inspector of Slaughtering
RAY S. YOUMANS
Inspector of Buildings
JOHN J. DRISCOLL
Inspector of Plumbing
ALEXANDER THOMSON
Planning Board and Board of Survey
WALTER M. LAMONT, Chairman Term expires 1945
EDWARD P. HALL
SIDNEY P. WHITE
LEON A. FIELD
WALTER TOMLINSON
Inspector of Wires
WILLIAM J. YOUNG
" 1946
11 1947
" 1948
11 1949
Sealer of Weights and Measures
LEWIS N. MEARS
WILLIAM C. BROWN, Deputy
Trustees of Memorial Hall Library
MARY BYERS SMITH, Chairman Term expires 1947
JOHN D. LITTLE
< i
" 1950
Treasurer
11 1948
1 1
« 1949
a
11 1951
n
" 1945
a
" 1946
WINSOR GALE, Secretary
NATHAN C. HAMBLIN
HENRY G. TYER
BURTON S. FLAGG
CLAUDE M. FUESS
MIRIAM PUTNAM, Librarian
Trustees of Punchard Free School
REV. FREDERICK B. NOSS, President
REV. DONALD H. SAVAGE
REV. JOHN S. MOSES
EDMOND E. HAMMOND, Clerk and Treasurer
Term expires 1946
WILLIAM A. TROW " " 1946
ROY E. HARDY " " 1946
HENRY G. TYER " " 1946
CHARLES C. KIMBALL " " 1946
*Retired
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Trustees of Cornell Fund
EDWARD P. HALL Term expires 1947
ARTHUR W. COLE " " 1945
FREDERICK E. CHEEVER, Treasurer . " " 1946
Trustees of Spring Grove Cemetery
FRANK R. PETTY, Chairman Term expires 1945
CLIFFORD W. DUNNELLS " " 1947
FRED G. CHENEY " " 1945
CLIFFORD E. MARSHALL " " 1946
FREDERICK E. CHEEVER " " 1946
JESSE E. WEST, Superintendent
Board of Registrars
RALPH A. BAILEY, Chairman Term expires 1945
JOHN W. STARK " " 1947
EUGENE A. ZALLA " " 1946
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Clerk
Finance Committee
HARVEY G. TURNER, Chairman HUGH BULLOCK
RALPH A. WOODCOCK, Secretary LOUIS S. FINGER
GEORGE A. STANLEY, JR. ELLSWORTH H. LEWIS
MITCHELL JOHNSON
Supervised Play Committee
STAFFORD LINDSAY, Chairman HARRY I. EMMONS
CHARLES J. BAILEY RICHARD O'BRIEN
JAMES GILLEN MRS. GEORGE G. BROWN
HAROLD L. PETERS FRANCIS P. MARKEY
Superintendent of Moth Department
GEORGE R. ABBOTT Appointed Annually
Tree Warden
GEORGE R. ABBOTT Term expires 1947
Pomps Pond Committee
EDWARD LEFEBVRE, Chairman
JOHN SCHERNER RAYMOND L, HAIL
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Board of Appeals
JAMES S. EASTHAM, Chairman Term expires 1946
ROY E. HARDY, Secretary " " 1944
WALTER M. LAMONT " " 1945
EDWARD P. HALL Associate member
WALTER C. TOMLINSON
Town Physician
JOHN J. HARTIGAN, M.D.
Fire Department
CHARLES E. BUCHAN, Chief
ALBERT COLE, Deputy Chief
Central Station — Permanent Men
KERR A. SPARKS, Lieutenant TIMOTHY MADDEN
ALEXANDER MACKENZIE *HENRY POMEROY
*JOHN COLE CHARLES NURMANE, Military Sub.
HERBERT BROWN, Prov. App.
Central Station — Call Men
FREDERICK L. COLLINS, Captain
WILLIAM COLLINS JOSEPH CONNOR
RALPH DRAPER ARCHIBALD MacCLAREN
LEE NOYES EDWARD DOWNS
HOWELL SHEPARD FRANK NELLIGAN
WINTHROP WHITE RALPH GREENWOOD, JR.
JAMES MOORE SANBORN CALDWELL
Station No. 2 — Pernanent Men
RALPH BAKER *GORDON COUTTS
HOWARD COLBATH, Prov. App.
Station No. 2 — Call Men
FOSTER MATTHEWS, Lieutenant
EUGENE ZALLA LOUIS BEAULIEU
CLYDE MEARS RALPH GREENWOOD, SR.
*Armed Forces
Forest Warden
CHARLES E. BUCHAN
Police Department
GEORGE A. DANE, Chief
Sergeants
WILLIAM R. HICKEY *DAVID NICOLL
Officers
JAMES WALKER DAVID GILLESPIE
JOHN DEYERMOND CARL STEVENS
ARTHUR JOWETT FRANK McBRIDE
*GEORGE F. DUFTON WILLIAM STEWART
JAMES LYNCH *JOSEPH A. DAVIS
Reserve Officers
ALAN G. CHADWICK GEORGE S. L. WALDIE
*JOSEPH E. O'BRIEN
Provisional Temporary Officers
JOHN CAMPBELL GEORGE N. SPARKS
DAVID M. MAY EUGENE R. ZALLA
WINTHROP K. WHITE WILLIAM J. MCCARTHY
GEORGE A. DANE, Dog Officer
Constables
Terms expire 1945
GEORGE A. DANE J. LEWIS SMITH
GEORGE N. SPARKS
Civil Constables
JOHN CAMPBELL J. LEWIS SMITH
Inspector of A nimals
HARTWELL B. ABBOT
Surveyors of Wood, Bark, and Lumber
EDWARD S. HARDY JOSEPH I. PITMAN
*Armed Forces
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Public Weighers
BENJAMIN JAQUES BERNARD L. McDONALD
JEROME W. CROSS, JR. GUY B. HOWE
HERBERT W. AUTY WENDELL H. KYDD
HENRY BURBINE CHARLES H. MURNANE
CLARENCE E. EARLEY EDWARD L. LONERGAN
ALEXANDER MACKENZIE WILSON CRAWFORD
Fence Viewers
GEORGE A. DANE
CHARLES T. GILLIARD RAYMOND L. BUCHAN
Selective Service
Local Board No. 3 Town Hall, Andover, Mass.
Representing Andover, Boxford and North Andover
The Board has five voting members :
HUGH BULLOCK, Andover
HENRY S. HOPPER, Andover (Secretary)
CORNELIUS J. MAHONEY, North Andover
WALTER K. MORSE, Boxford
SAMUEL F. ROCKWELL, North Andover (Chairman)
E. BARTON CHAPIN, Government Appeal Agent
DR. PHILIP W. BLAKE, Examining Physician
DR. JOHN J. HARTIGAN, Examining Physician
DR. WILLIAM A. FLEMING, Examining Physician
(Dental)
FRANK P. MARKEY, Andover, Re-employment Agent
JOSEPH V. FLANAGAN, N. A., Re-employment Agent
HARRY L. COLE, Boxford, Re-employment Agent
CLINTON H. STEVENS, Chief Clerk
LAURETTA S. WILSON, Assistant Clerk
To advise and assist registrants in preparing questionnaires,
claims, etc., there is an Advisory Board for Registrants:
JAMES S. EASTHAM, Andover, Chairman
ROY E. HARDY, Andover
C. CARLETON KIMBALL, Andover
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Associate Members of the Advisory Board:
JOHN AVERY JOSEPH A. McCARTHY
JOSEPH A. DUNCAN BERNT W. W. NEWHALL
A. MURRAY HOWE ARTHUR W. SWEENEY
FREDERICK R. HULME WALTER C. TOMLINSON
JOHN D. LITTLE ERNEST S. YOUNG
GEORGE H. WINSLOW
Local Rationing Board Number 48
FOSTER C. BARNARD, Chairman
Panel A: Tires and Typewriters; Shoes and Rubber Boots and
Stoves
HARRY G. TYER, Chairman
J. AUGUSTUS REMINGTON
F. HOWARD PORTER
Panel B : Food Products
RUTH C. DAKE, Chairman
CATHERINE M. BARRETT
PAULINE B. FIELD
Panel C : Gasoline and Fuel Oil
FOSTER C. BARNARD. Chairman
IRVING SOUTH WORTH
FRED W. GOULD
Panel D : Price Control
GORDON L. COLQUHOUN, Chairman
WILLIAM D. McINTYRE
JOHN P. CUSSEN
Panel E: Community Service
J. AUGUSTUS REMINGTON
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Town of Andover
Population— 1940 Census 11,077
Registered Voters 1944—6776
Political subdivisions including Andover
Senators
DAVID I. WALSH, Clinton
LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, Newton
Fifth Congressional District
EDITH NOURSE ROGERS, 444 Andover St., Lowell
Fifth Councillor District
ROBERT V. O'SULLIVAN, 439 High St., Lawrence
Fourth Essex Senatorial District
CLIFFORD R. CUSSON, 5 Maple Ave., Haverhill
Representatives
J. EVERETT COLLINS, 35 Summer St., Andover
RALPH H. HILL, 25 Central St., Methuen
ALYCE L. SCHLAPP, 19 Hemenway St., Methuen
Essex County Commissioners
ARTHUR A. THOMPSON, Methuen
C. F. NELSON PRATT, Saugus
J. FRED MANNING, Lynn
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Annual Town Meeting
MARCH 6, 1944
Agreeably to a warrant signed by the Selectmen, February
7th, 1944, the inhabitants of the Town of Andover qualified to
vote in elections and town affairs, met and assembled at the
designated polling places in Precincts One, Two, Three, Four,
Five and Six, viz: The Central Fire Station in Precinct One; the
Square and Compass Hall in Precinct Two; the Store at 350
North Main Street, Shawsheen Village in Precinct Three; the
Andover Grange Hall in Precinct Four; the Old School House,
Ballardvale in Precinct Five; and the Peabody House, Phillips
Street, in Precinct Six, in said Andover, on Monday, the sixth
day of March, 1944, at 7:00 o'clock A.M.
Essex, ss. Andover, March 6, 1944
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, I, the subscriber, one of the
Constables of the Town of Andover, have notified the inhabitants
of said town, to meet at the time and places and for the purposes
stated in said warrant, by posting a true and attested copy of the
same, on the Town House, on each Schoolhouse and in no less
than five other public places where bills and notices are usually
posted and by publication in the Andover Townsman. Said war-
rants have been posted and published seven days.
George N. Sparks, Constable
Took up Article One and proceeded to vote for Town Officers.
The ballot boxes were found to be empty and registered 0000.
The polls were opened at seven o'clock A.M. and closed at seven
o'clock P.M. The total numbe rof ballots cast was 1520 — viz:
Precinct One — 432; Precinct Two — 333; Precinct Three — 212;
Precinct Four — 133; Precinct Five — 169; Precinct Six — 241.
Moderator
Precincts
1
2
3 4 5
6
51
23
18 19 34
21 Howell F. Shepard
166
3
4
22 2
2 Walter C. Tomlinson
13
33
Moderator—
-Continued
Precincts
1
2
3
4
5
6
8
7
1
Jeremiah J. Twomey
16
2
2
Claude M. Fuess
4
4
1
1
Thaxter Eaton
6
1
1
1
1
Robert Deyermond
John H. McDonald
3
1
1
Barron Connors
1
1
Robert Prescott
1
1
Lewis Gleason
1
1
Andrew Murphy
1
2
John F. O'Connell
2
1
Wilson Knipe
1
3
1
1
3
5
Joseph McCarthy
James Pasho
James Eastham
Gordon R. Cannon
Sidney P. W7hite
3
1
3
5
1
1
1
Philip Mooar
2
1
Joseph Todd
1
1
1
John Flaherty
George M. Squires
1
1
2
1
Norman Warhurst
3
355
301
160
107
134
206
Blanks
1263
Town
Treasurer-
— Three Years
374
269
178
110
144
230
Thaxter Eaton
1305
58
64
34
23
25
11
Blanks
215
Selectman — Three Years
372
267
186
109
142
229
J. Everett Collins
1305
60
66
26
24
27
12
Blanks
215
Assessor — Three Years
364
256
179
104
138
225
J. Everett Collins
1266
68
77
33-
29
31
16
14
Blanks
254
Board of Public Works — Three Years
Precincts
1
2
3
4
5 6
165
190
97
47
72 56
William J. Snyder
627
253
136
110
83
89 182
Sidney P. White
853
14
7
5
3
8 3
Blanks
40
School
Committee
— Three Years
240
183
130
71
93 172
Katharine A. Baldwin
889
159
113
79
47
74
John M. MacKenzie
472
295
193
131
84
110 200
Dorothy T. Partridge
1013
309
215
171
1
105
115 187
Gordon M. Thompson
Ruth Watson
1102
1
293
295
124
92
115 164
Blanks
1083
Trustee i
of Memorial Hall Library — Seven Years
338
230
159
94
125 216
Henry G. Tyer
1162
94
103
53
39
44 25
Blanks
358
B
OARD
of Health-
— Three Years
363
249
181
99
134 229
William V. Emmons
1255
1
Dirk H. VanderStucken 1
69
84
31
34
35 11
Blanks
264
Plann
ing Board—
-Three Years
346
235
176
96
130 218
Walter C. Tomlinson
1201
86
98
36
37
Tree
39 23
Warden — ■'
Blanks
rhree Years
319
363
257
176
99
134 222
George R. Abbott
1251
69
76
36
34
35 19
CONSTAB
Blanks
LES
269
365
264
185
98
132 224
George A. Dane
1268
350
231
171
93
125 215
J. Lewis Smith
1185
347
241
168
95
144 217
George N. Sparks
1212
234
263
112
113
106 67
15
Blanks
895
All the foregoing officers were voted for on one ballot, and the
check lists were used.
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT ONE
March 6, 1944
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge Rowland L. Luce.
Ballots box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 433 — ballot box
skipped 1. Number of ballots received 1470. Number of ballots
cast 432. Number of ballots returned 1038. Police officer on duty
John Campbell. Voted to count ballots at 10.30 A.M.
Joseph W. McNally, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT TWO
March 6, 1944
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge Joseph A. McCarthy.
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 333. Number of
ballots received 1900. Number of ballots returned 1567. Number
of ballots cast 333. Police officer on duty William R. Hickey.
Voted to count ballots at 10.35 A.M.
Norman K. MacLeish, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT THREE
March 6, 1944
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge Stafford A.
Lindsay. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls
closed at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 212.
Number of ballots received 1257. Number of ballots returned
1045. Number of ballots cast 212. Police officer on duty William
J. Stewart. Voted to count ballots at 7.15 A.M.
Michael A. Burke, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT FOUR
March 6, 1944
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge George W. Disbrow.
Ballot box registered when poll opened 0000. Polls closed at 7
P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 133. Number of
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ballots received 680. Number of ballots returned 547. Number of
ballots cast 133. Police Officer on duty Carl H. Stevens. Voted
to count ballots at 2.50 P.M.
John F. Golden, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT FIVE
March 6, 1944
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge Clester E. Mat-
thews. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed
at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 172. Number
of ballots received 562. Number of ballots returned 393. Number
of ballots cast 169. Police officer on duty George N. Sparks.
Voted to count ballots at 4 P.M.
William D. Stark, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT SIX
March 6, 1944
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge Carl N. Lindsay.
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 241. Number of
ballots received 1027. Number of ballots returned 786. Number
of ballots cast 241. Police officer on duty Joseph Lynch. Voted
to count ballots at 7 A.M.
Joseph F. Barton, Clerk
After final action of Article One, the said meeting was ad-
journed by virtue of Section 20, Chapter 39 of the General Laws
to Monday, March 13th at 7 o'clock P.M. at the Memorial
Auditorium.
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ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 13, 1944
The check lists showed that 661 persons entered the Audi-
torium.
The meeting was called to order by Howell F. Shepard, Moder-
ator at seven o'clock P.M. and was opened with a prayer by the
Rev. Frank E. Dunn and followed by a salute to the flag.
It was the unanimous consent of the meeting to admit Miss
Florence Gallarane, stenographer, to record the meeting.
It was the unanimous consent of the meeting to admit the
following residents of Andover to the meeting: Miss Hope
Coolidge, Miss Anna Rechnizer, Miss M. Dorothy Baker, and
Mr. Harold T. Bruner.
The Warrant was read by the Clerk. Upon motion duly made
and seconded, it was VOTED, to dispense with the reading of the
Articles at this time. The Clerk then read the return of service of
the Warrant.
At the request of the Moderator, the Clerk read each article
as it came up.
Article 1 — To elect a Moderator for one year, a Town Treasurer
for three years, a Selectman for three years, an Assessor for three
years, a member of the Board of Public Works for three years,
a member of the Board of Health for three years, three members
of the School Committee for three years, a member of the Plan-
ning Board for five years, a Trustee of Memorial Hall Library
for seven years, a Tree Warden for three years, three Constables
for one year, and all town officers required by law to be elected
by ballot.
Announcement of the balloting of March 6, 1944 (Art. 1)
was read by the Clerk, and the Moderator declared elected the
successful candidates, as follows:
Howell F. Shepard elected Moderator for one year.
Thaxter Eaton elected Town Treasurer for three years.
J. Everett Collins elected Selectman for three years.
J. Everett Collins elected Assessor for three years.
Sidney P. White elected member of Board of Public Works for
three years.
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Henry G. Tyer elected Trustee of Memorial Hall Library for
seven years.
Katharine A. Baldwin elected member of School Committee
for three years.
Dorothy T. Partridge elected member of School Committee for
three years.
Gordon M. Thompson elected member of School Committee
for three years.
William V. Emmons elected member of Board of Health for
three years.
Walter C. Tomlinson elected member of Planning Board for
five years.
George R. Abbott elected Tree Warden for three years.
George A. Dane elected Constable for one year.
J. Lewis Smith elected Constable for one year.
George N. Sparks elected Constable for one year.
Upon motion made by Mr. Woodcock, and duly seconded, it
was VOTED, that Article 31 be taken up at this time for consider-
ation of a resolution pertaining to the death of former Moderator,
Honorable Frederick Butler.
(See notes under Article 31).
Article Z — To elect all other officers not required by law to be
elected by ballot.
Upon motion made by Mr. Hardy, and duly seconded, it was
VOTED, that Edward P. Hall be elected Trustee of Cornell
Fund for three years.
Article 3 — To establish the salary of elected Town Officers for
the ensuing year.
Upon motion made by Mr. Hardy, and duly seconded, it was
VOTED to establish the salary or the salaries of the elected
TOWN OFFICERS for the ensuing year as follows: (each item
being voted on separately)
Chairman, Board of Selectmen, per annum $ 400. DO
Two members at $300. each, per annum 000. 00
Board of Assessors
Three members at S400. each, per annum 1200.00
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Board of Public Welfare
Three members at $100. each, per annum 300.00
Town Clerk 2200.00
Collector of Taxes 2500 . 00
Town Treasurer 2500 . 00
Moth Superintendent and Tree Warden combined
salary for both per week 40 . 50
Board of Health
Three members at $100 each per annum ' 300 . 00
Secretary, Board of Public Works 100 . 00
Treasurer, Library Trustees 100.00
Treasurer, Punchard Trustees 200.00
Moderator, per meeting 10.00
Article 4 — To determine what sums of money shall be appro-
priated for the following purposes :
Upon motions duly made and seconded, it was VOTED to
appropriate the following sums of money : (each item being voted
on separately)
Appropriation for the Assessors, Board of Selectmen, and all
Departments under their control :
American Legion
600.00
Veterans of Foreign Wars
600.00
Armistice Day
150.00
Memorial Day
950.00
Aid to Dependent Children
7500.00
Soldiers' Benefits
6000.00
(Consolidating — four soldiers' departments: war
allowance, military aid, state aid and soldiers' ai<
i)
Old Age Assistance
40,000.00
Public Welfare
10,000.00
Retirement Fund
17,636.67
Damages to Persons and Property
3,000.00
Elections and Registrations
4,475.00
Civilian Defense
1,800.00
Ration Board
400.00
State Guard
250.00
Insurance
10,500.00
Essex Tuberculosis Hospital
9,708.09
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Pomps Pond
2,200.00
Public Dump
1,000.00
Printing Town Report
735.50
Selectmen
2,321.00
Treasurer
3,415.00
Collector of Taxes
5,211.00
Accountant
3,095.00
Assessors
5,052.00
Town Clerk
3,215.00
Moderator
10.00
Town Counsel
750.00
Finance Committee
20.00
Planning Board and Survey
200.00
Dog Officer
225.00
Animal Inspector
350.00
Building Inspector
525.00
Town Scales
175.00
Inspector of Wires
425.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
450.00
Municipal Buildings
4,180.00
Infirmary
11,400.00
Moth Suppression
5,275.00
Police Department
31,156.00
Fire Department
31,461.00
Brush Fires
1,925.00
(To include $225. for the salary of the
Fire Warden)
Interest
6,600.00
Retirement of Bonds
26,000.00
Tree Warden
5,550.00
Board of Health
4,460.00
Care of Tubercular Patients
6,000.00
Trustees of Memorial Hall Library
15,353.45
(plus dog tax return)
Spring Grove Cemetery
9,400.00
School Committee
203,427.51
Playground Committee
2,240.00
Highway Maintenance
48,400.00
Water Construction Maintenance
40.100.00
Parks
3,900.00
Sewer
5,600.00
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Snow Removal and Sanding 10,500.00
Trucks, Garage and Repair Shop 7,000.00
Street Lighting 18,000.00
Total Departmental $640,872 . 22
Article 10 — (Purchase of Combination Pump — Fire Dept.)
5,800.00
Article 12 — Purchase of Combination Snow and
Sand Loader with appurtenances 7,200.00
Article 13 — land — at bottom of Lewis St. 400.00
Article 14 — to build new sidewalks 5,000.00
Article 15 — Repair and paint baseball and football
bleachers 500.00
Article 16 — Repair walls — Rogers Brook 6,100.00
A rticle 17— Chapter 90 Work 1 ,000 . 00
Article 18 — Engineering services — study water and
sewer systems 6,000.00
Article 19 — Playground and fence — West Center School 3,000 . 00
A rticle 20— Shaw Realty Trust Purchase 1 1 ,400 . 00
Article 22 — Tentative plans— Shaw property 2,500.00
A rticle 27 — Topping- Road — improvement 1 ,500 . 00
Total special articles 50,400 . 00
Total appropriated $691,272 . 22
Voted under Article 3 — to adopt the following resolution and
amendment presented by Mr. Brimer: In the event that wage
increases are approved by action of this Town Meeting such in-
creases shall not exceed two dollars per week per individual and
shall be regarded as additional compensation payable beginning
April 1, 1944, but not after March 31, 1945, unless approved at
the next Town Meeting; and unless an exception is made in the
case of one or more elected officials, under Article 3, such in-
creases shall be granted only to non-elected full time employees
who have not had any increases, other than step-rate or indi-
vidual merit increases, since those approved at Town Meeting
in March, 1942.
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Article 5 — To see if the town will vote to authorize the Town
Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money
from time to time after January 1, 1945, in anticipation of the
revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1945, in
accordance with Section 4, Chapter 44, General Laws, and to
issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to
renew any note so issued for a period of less than one year, in
accordance with Section 17 of said Chapter 44.
Upon motion made by Mr. Eaton, and duly seconded, it was
VOTED, to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of
the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time after January
1, 1945, in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year be-
ginning January 1, 1945, in accordance with Section 4, Chapter
44, General Laws, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable
within one year, in accordance with Section 17 of said Chapter 44.
Article 6 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate,
or transfer from available funds in the treasury, a sum of money
for the purchase of war bonds or other bonds that are legal in-
vestments for savings banks, in order to establish a post-war
rehabilitation fund, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter
5, Acts of 1943.
Upon motion made by Mr. Hardy, and duly seconded, it was
VOTED, that $75,000. free cash in the treasury be transferred
for the purchase of United States Government securities, matur-
ing in five years or less, in order to increase the post-war reha-
bilitation fund, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5,
Acts of 1943.
Article 7 — To see if the town will take some action in regard to
a proper observance of the Three hundredth anniversary of the
incorporation of Andover as a town, which will occur in May
1946.
Upon motion made by Mr. Hardy, and duly seconded, it was
VOTED, that a committee of fifteen, of which the Moderator
shall be one, be appointed by the Moderator to formulate a plan
for the proper observance of the three hundredth anniversary of
the incorporation of Andover as a town, said committee to report
a plan and recommend sub-committees at the next annual town
meeting.
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Article 8 — To see if the town will vote to accept Sections 1, 2
and 3 of Chapter 139, General Laws relative to the disposal of
dilapidated, burned or hazardous buildings.
Upon motion made by Mr. Hardy, and duly seconded, it was
VOTED, to accept Sections 1, 2 and 3 of Chapter 139, General
Laws.
Article 9 — To see if the town will waive the provisions of
Article II, section 1 of the By-Laws of the Town to permit the
Selectmen within their discretion with the advice of counsel to
settle by compromise the suit or claim of Florence Lawton for
such sum as they deem advisable.
Upon motion made by Mr. Hardy, and duly seconded, it was
VOTED, to waive the provisions of Article II, section 1, of the
By-Laws of the town.
Article 10 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
the sum of $5800.00 for the purchase of a combination pump for
use in the Fire Department.
Upon motion made by Mr. Hardy, and duly seconded, it was
VOTED, to raise and appropriate the sum of $5800.00 for the
purchase of a combination pump for use in the Fire Department.
Article 11 — To see if the town will vote to accept Chapter 380
of the Acts of 1941 relative to the Collection of Water Rates.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was
VOTED, to accept Chapter 380 of the Acts of 1941.
Article 12 — To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum
of seventy-two hundred ($7200.00) dollars to purchase a new or
rebuilt combination snow and sand loader together with ap-
purtenances, on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was
VOTED, to appropriate the sum of $7200.00 to purchase a new or
rebuilt combination snow and sand loader together with ap-
purtenances.
Article 13 — To see if the town will vote to acquire by eminent
domain or otherwise, the land of Ernest N. Hall adjacent to
the Town Yard at the bottom of Lewis Street, and bounded and
described as follows: Beginning at a point on the southerly side of
Lewis Street, three hundred and fifty-one (351) feet from the west
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side of North Main Street: thence running westerly by said
Lewis Street seventy-one (71) feet to land of John 0. Collins;
thence southerly by said Collins' land fifty-five (55) feet; thence
easterly by land of Driscoll heirs about eighty (80) feet, more or
less, to land of William P. Regan; thence by said Regan's land
sixty-six (66) feet to the point of beginning; and appropriate the
sum of four hundred ($400.00) dollars therefor, on petition of the
Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was
VOTED, by a 2/3 voiced vote to accept article as read and ap-
propriate the sum of $400.00 therefor.
Article 14 — To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to build new sidewalks and appropriate the sum of
five thousand ($5000.00) dollars therefor, at the discretion of and
on petition of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was
VOTED, to authorize the Board of Public Works to build new
sidewalks and appropriate $5000.00 therefor.
Article 15 — To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to repair and paint the baseball and football bleach-
ers at the Central Playstead and appropriate the sum of five
hundred ($500.00) dollars therefor, on petition of the Board of
Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was
unanimously VOTED, to accept article as read and appropriate
the sum of $500.00 therefor.
Article 16 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
the sum of sixty-one hundred ($6100.00) dollars to rebuild and
repair portions of walls in the way of Rogers Brook, on petition
of the Board of Public Works.
Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was
VOTED, to accept article as read and appropriate the sum of
$6100.00 therefor.
Article 17 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury, a
sum of money for Chapter 90 — Highway Maintenance, or take
any action in relation thereto.
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Upon motion made by Mr. White, and duly seconded, it was
VOTED, that the sum of one thousand dollars ($1000) be raised
and appropriated to meet the town's share of the cost of Chapter
90 Highway Maintenance, and that the sum of one thousand
dollars ($1000) be transferred from unappropriated available
funds in the treasury to meet the State and County's shares of the
cost of the work, the reimbursements from the State and County
to be restored, upon their receipt, to unappropriated available
funds in the treasury.
Article 18 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
the sum of six thousand ($6000.00) dollars for engineering services
to make a study of the water and sewer systems, to be expended
under direction of the Special Committee, appointed for said
study, on petition of the following committee, duly appointed —
Edward V. French, Joseph A. McCarthy, Sidney P. White.
Upon motion made by Mr. French, and duly seconded, it was
VOTED, to raise and appropriate the sum of six thousand dollars
($6000) for engineering services to make a study of the water
and sewer systems, to be expended under direction of the Special
Committee, appointed for said study.
(Under Article 31 — upon motion made by Mr. Brimer, and
duly seconded, it was VOTED, that the committee appointed at
Town Meeting of two years ago, consisting of Edward V. French,
Joseph A. McCarthy, and Sidney P. White, be re-appointed
under Article 18 for the ensuing year.)
Article 19 — To see if the town will authorize the School Com-
mittee to build a playground and erect a fence and do all other
work pertaining thereto at the West Center School and raise and
appropriate the sum of four thousand ($4000.00) dollars therefor,
on petition of the School Committee.
Upon motion made by Mr. Cross, and duly seconded, it was
VOTED, to authorize the School Committee to build a play-
ground and erect a fence and do all other work pertaining thereto
at the West Center School, and raise and appropriate the sum of
three thousand dollars ($3000) therefor.
Article 20 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
the sum of eleven thousand four hundred dollars ($11,400.00) to
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purchase from the Trustees of Shaw Realty Trust the property on
the westerly side on Main Street in Andover containing approxi-
mately 87050 square feet with buildings thereon numbered 85
Main Street, and to authorize the Selectmen to make this pur-
chase for a sum not in excess of the appropriation nor in excess of
the actual cost and accrued charges to the present owners, the
acceptance of the deed by the Selectmen in behalf of the town to
be conclusive evidence of compliance with this vote, on petition
of Edmond E. Hammond and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Hammond, and duly seconded, it
was VOTED, to raise and appropriate the sum of $11,400.00 to
purchase from the Trustees of Shaw Realty Trust the property on
the westerly side of Main Street in Andover containing approxi-
mately 87050 square feet with buildings thereon numbered 85
Main Street, and to authorize the Selectmen to make this pur-
chase for a sum not in excess of the appropriation nor in excess of
the actual cost and accrued charges to the present owners, the
acceptance of the deed by the Selectmen in behalf of the town to
be conclusive evidence of compliance with this vote. (Standing
vote— yes 385; No— 101).
Names of 75 stockholders of the Shaw Realty Trust as read by
Mr. Hammond as follows: Rev. T. B. Austin, E. A. Anderson,
Harold E. Abbott, F. H. Buttrick, W. E. Brimer, Harry V.
Byrne, G. G. Brown, Douglas S. Byers, John T. Batal, Arthur
M. Brooks, John Bolten, G. C. Best, Jesse Bottomley, Alexander
Beedie, Fred E. Cheever, Miss Margaret M. Curran, Mrs. Abigail
F. Curran, Granville Clark, A. J. Crotty Jr., James L. Dean,
J. S. Eastham, Thaxter Eaton, Fred H. Eaton, Herbert Farns-
worth, L. S. Finger, B. S. Flagg, Mrs. M. C. Shaw, W. A. Trow,
J. L. Toohey, J. E. Walworth, C. S. Waugh, G. L. Follansbee.
Claude M. Fuess, E. V. French, W. H. Faulkner, J. E. Greeley,
C. P. Gabeler, James Gould, Joseph T. Gagne, C. W. Holland.
E. E. Hammond, J. H. Higginson, W. R. Hill, H. S. Hopper, Roy
E. Hardy, J. J. Hartigan, B. E. Home, Harold Houston, Frank
H. Hardy, Mitchell Johnson, James K. Selden, P. W. Thomson.
Henry G. Tyer, D. K. Webster Jr., C. C. Kimball, E. H. Lewis.
H. Bradford Lewis, Walter M. Lamont, H. W. Leitch, Percy J.
Look, Leroy T. Markert, Victor J. Mill, E. C. Nichols. Frank H.
Paige, A. L. Ripley, John Rasmussen, ('.. F. Robjent, W. P. Rich
Jr., James Ross, Harold R. Raft on, H. F. Shepard, Kmil J. C.
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Schulze, Howard M. Sawyer, Mrs. Georgia R. Thompson, E. D.
Walen.
Article 21 — To see if the town will vote to authorize and in-
struct the Board of Selectmen to rent, sell, demolish, or otherwise
deal with the buildings at 85 Main Street, Andover, known as the
Shaw property, for such sums as the Board of Selectmen may
deem advisable, and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to give
a good and sufficient bill of sale in the name of the town for the
aforesaid buildings in the event of sale, on petition of Edmond E.
Hammond and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Hammond, and duly seconded, it
was VOTED, to adopt the article as read.
A rtnle 22 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars ($2500.00) for the purpose
of preparing tentative plans for the most constructive use of the
Shaw property at 85 Main Street, Andover; that a committee of
five be appointed by the moderator for this purpose and that a
report with preliminary plans be presented at the next annual
Town Meeting, on petition of Edmond E. Hammond and others.
Upon motion made by Mr. Hammond, and duly seconded, it
was VOTED, to adopt article as read and appropriate $2500.00
therefor.
Article 23 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
the sum of eleven thousand dollars ($11,000.00) to purchase from
the Trustees of the Jacob W. Barnard Estate, the property lo-
cated in Andover and bounded on the east by High Street and on
the west by North Main Street, and containing approximately
32,000 square feet of land, on petition of Walter E. Billings and
others.
Upon motion made by Mr. William C. Ford, and duly seconded,
it was VOTED, to withdraw Article 23.
Article 24 — To see if the town will accept the completion of
Princeton Avenue, Shawsheen Heights, running south from
Corbett Street to a point or stone bound, as a public way and
shown on plan on file with the Board of Survey, dated January,
1941, drawn by John Franklin, C.E. and referred to Annual
Town Meeting in 1942, on petition of George Cairns and others.
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Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED, that
Article 24 be indefinitely postponed.
Article 25 — To see if the town will vote to purchase of George
and Frank Cairns, the water mains with the appurtenances
thereto belonging, now laid in said street known as Princeton
Avenue, running southerly off Corbett Street, providing the
town votes to accept said avenue as a public way and to appro-
priate the sum of $1182.50 for said purpose, on petition of George
and Frank Cairns and others.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED, that
Article 25 be indefinitely postponed.
Article 26 — To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to pay an outstanding bill of January 29, 1943 and
February 14, 1943, for snow plowing in West Andover, amounting
to $50.00, on petition of George M. Squires and others.
VOTED — not to adopt this article.
Article 27 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
seventeen hundred dollars ($1700.00) to be expended under the
direction of the Board of Public Works to drain and improve
Topping Road, on petition of Lucien J. Topping and others.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED, to raise
and appropriate fifteen hundred dollars ($1500.00) to be expended
under the direction of the Board of Public Works to drain and
improve Topping Road, provided that easements and releases to
properly dispose of this water are procured to the satisfaction of
Town Counsel.
Article 28 — To see if the town will vote to accept the sum of
eighteen hundred and seventy-five dollars ($1875.00) received in
1943 for the perpetual care of lots in Spring Grove Cemetery, on
petition of Thaxter Eaton, Treasurer.
Upon motion made by Mr. Eaton, and duly seconded, it was
VOTED, to accept the sum of eighteen hundred and seventy-five
dollars ($1875) received in 1943 for the perpetual care of lots in
Spring Grove Cemetery.
Article 29 — To determine what disposition shall be made of
unexpended appropriations and free cash in the treasury.
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Upon motion made by Mr. Eaton, and duly seconded, it was
VOTED, (1) That all unexpended balances be turned into the
treasury except the following:
Article 11— Haggett's Pond Pumping Station Guard $403 . 60
A rticle 12— Central Playstead Bleachers 500 . 00
Article 20 — River Road Improvement 221 .SI
1941
(2) That $15,000 free cash be transferred to the Reserve
Fund.
(3) That $15,000 free cash, and $15,000 from the Overlay
Reserve be voted to the Assessors to reduce the 1944 tax rate.
A rticle 30 — To act upon the report of the Town Officers.
Upon motion made by Mr. Winslow, and duly seconded, it was
VOTED, that the reports of the Town Officers be accepted and
placed on file.
Article 31 — -To transact any other business that may legally
come before the meeting.
(Resolution which was made by Mr. Woodcock under Article 1)
Be it moved that the Clerk place upon the records of this meet-
ing the following Resolution :
Resolved: that this meeting hereby expresses its sincere
appreciation for the efficient, impartial, and kindly services
rendered to the Town of Andover for more than ten years by
its late Moderator, the Honorable Frederick Butler, who
passed away on March 3, 1944, on the eve of his certain re-
election to that position of responsibility.
Upon motion made by Mr. O'Connell that a committee of
three to be known as the Andover Metropolitan Water District
Committee be appointed by the Moderator to consult with the
Metropolitan District Water Commission as to the possibility
and advisability of connecting with the District water supply;
and to consult with similar committees in the Merrimack Valley ;
and to report at the next town meeting. (Chapter 543 — Acts of
1943).
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED to
adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned at 10.26 P.M.
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Appointments by the Moderator
Finance Committee (for one year) — Harvey G. Turner, Ralph
A. Woodcock, Hugh Bullock, George A. Stanley, Jr., Mitchell
Johnson, Ellsworth H. Lewis and Louis S. Finger.
Supervised Play (for one year) — Stafford A. Lindsay, Charles
J. Bailey, James Gillen, Harold L. Peters, Harry I. Emmons,
Richard O'Brien, Mrs. George G. Brown (Mildred H.) and Fran-
cis P. Markey.
Special Committee for Water and Sewer Investigation (for one
year) — Edward V. French, Joseph A. McCarthy and Sidney P.
White. (Article 18)
300th Anniversary (Article 7)— H. Bradford Lewis, Leo Daley,
Mary Byers Smith, William A. Trow, Burton S. Flagg, Frederick
E. Cheever, J. Everett Collins, Claude M. Fuess, Edward P.
Hall, Bessie P. Goldsmith, Roy E. Hardy, Thaxter Eaton,
Henry G. Tver, Bernard L. McDonald, Howell F. Shepard.
Andover Metropolitan Water District Committee (Article 31) —
Sidney P. White, Ellsworth H. Lewis, John F. O'Connell.
Shaw Property Committee {Article 22) — Edmond E. Hammond,
Edward P. Hall, Joseph A. McCarthy, Ellsworth H. Lewis, Roy
E. Hardy.
The foregoing is a true record of the doings of the meeting.
Attest:
GEORGE H. WINSLOW, Town Clerk
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State Primary
JULY 11, 1944
WARRANT
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Essex, ss.
to either of the constables of the town of andover,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to
notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified to
vote in Primaries to meet in Precincts One, Two, Three, Four,
Five and Six, viz : The Central Fire Station in Precinct One ; the
Square and Compass Hall in Precinct Two; the Store at 350
North Main Street, Shawsheen Village in Precinct Three; the
Andover Grange Hall in Precinct Four; the Old School House,
Ballard vale, in Precinct Five; and the Peabody House, Phillips
Street, in Precinct Six, in said Andover on Tuesday, the Eleventh
Day of July, 1944 at 7.00 o'clock A.M., for the following purposes :
To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Nomina-
tion of Candidates of Political Parties for the following officers :
Governor for this Commonwealth.
Lieutenant Governor for this Commonwealth.
Secretary of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth.
Treasurer and Receiver-General for this Commonwealth.
Auditor of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth.
Attorney General for this Commonwealth.
Senator in Congress (to fill vacancy) for this Commonwealth.
Representative in Congress for Fifth Congressional District.
Councillor for Fifth Councillor District.
Senator for Fourth Essex Senatorial District.
Three Representatives in General Court for Fourth Essex
Representative District.
Two County Commissioners for Essex County.
Sheriff for Essex County.
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The polls will be open from 7.00 A.M. to 7.00 P.M.
Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your
doings thereon at the time and places of said meeting.
Given under our hands this 19th day of June, A.D., 1944.
ROY E. HARDY
J. EVERETT COLLINS
EDWARD P. HALL
Selectmen of Andover
Essex, ss.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, I, the subscriber, one of the
Constables of the Town of Andover, have notified the inhabi-
tants of said town, to meet at the time and places and for the
purposes stated in said warrant, by posting a true and attested
copy of the same, on the Town House, on each Schoolhouse and
in no less than five other public places where bills and notices are
usually posted and by publication in the Andover Townsman.
Said warrants have been posted and published seven days.
GEORGE N. SPARKS, Constable
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Andover
qualified to vote in Primaries, convened in the designated and
appointed polling places in said Andover on the Eleventh day
of July, 1944 at 7 A.M., agreeably to the requirements of the
foregoing warrant, they did bring to their votes as follows:
REPUBLICAN PARTY
GOVERNOR
Precincts
1
2
3
4
5
6
373
141
211
101
52
197 Horace T.Cahill
1075
70
41
27
18
12
24 Blanks
192
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
214
99
150
48
37
150 Robert F. Bradford
698
48
15
29
23
4
18 Jarvis Hunt
137
112
26
28
29
11
37 Rudolph F. King
243
14
17
9
3
4
6 Daniel E. McLean
53
5
2
9
3
1
1 William H. McMasters
21
50
23
13
13
7
9 Blanks
115
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SECRETARY
Precincts
-
1
2
3
4
5 6
394
151
217
109
58 205 Frederick W.Cook
1134
49
31
21
10
6 16 Blanks
TREASURER
133
188
75
122
54
28 82 FredJ.Burrell
549
186
75
93
47
28 114 Laurence Curtis
543
69
32
23
18
8 25 Blanks
AUDITOR
175
230
97
127
68
29 124 Frank A. Goodwin
675
27
13
8
2
5 15 Wallace E. Stearns
70
124
43
86
34
23 58 Russell A. Wood
368
62
29
17
15
7 24 Blanks
154
ATTORNEY GENERAL
166
71
118
45
31 102 Clarence A. Barnes
533
22
12
13
10
7 9 Charles Fairhurst
73
195
66
89
43
21 81 James E. Farley
495
60
33
18
21
5 29 Blanks
166
SENATOR IN CONGRESS
(to fill vacancy)
412 163 229 114 56 213 Leverett Saltonstall 1187
31 19 9 5 8 8 Blanks 80
CONGRESSMAN— FIFTH DISTRICT
414 152 224 108 58 201 Edith Nourse Rogers 1157
29 30 14 11 6 20 Blanks 110
COUNCILLOR— FIFTH DISTRICT
200 72 99 50 35 98 Washington Cook 554
105 47 100 49 14 43 Fred A. Turner 3S8
50 19 9 2 4 26 S. Howard Donnell 110
88 44 30 18 11 54 Blanks 245
SENATOR— FOURTH ESSEX DISTRICT
173 54 95 48 22 83 Clifford R. Cusson 475
206 93 119 57 33 96 Nathaniel H. Stackpole 604
64 35 24 14 9 42 Blanks 188
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1
2
3
4
5
422
167
208
110
59
181
74
123
51
25
225
87
123
57
30
60
22
55
16
14
84
42
57
25
13
58
12
49
27
9
299
152
99
71
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REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT
FOURTH ESSEX DISTRICT
Precincts
6
59 209 J. Everett Collins 1175
95 Ralph H. Hill 549
93 Alyce L. Schlapp 615
53 Frank S. Giles, Jr. 220
44 Charles H. Wentworth 265
20 Carl A. Woekel 175
42 149 Blanks 812
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS— ESSEX COUNTY
37 53 28 12 49 J. Fred Manning 267
25 John M. Kelleher 118
37 Walter B. Morse 211
33 C. F. Nelson Pratt 251
2 Francis Scalese 35
69 George B. Sellars 435
37 127 Arthur A. Thompson 747
163 80 60 45 22 100 Blanks 470
SHERIFF— ESSEX COUNTY
211 76 135 59 36 94 Frank E. Raymond 611
522
134
38
19
23
5
8
84
27
37
18
8
78
35
66
25
14
13
6
8
3
3
171
73
64
34
24
251
87
165
80
37
95
75
90
49 20 93 Romeo C. King
37
31
13
11 8 34 Blanks
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
GOVERNOR
14
13
11
5 4 2 Francis X. Hurley
14
13
11
5
4
2 Francis X. Hurley
49
23
29
38
16
15
14 Maurice J. Tobin
135
1
1
3
1
1 Blanks
7
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
12
10
14
5
6
5 JohnB.Carr
52
11
5
2
4
1 Alfred P. Farese
23
4
13
11
7
4
1 Alexander F. Sullivan
40
14
9
16
6
3
2 John S. Sullivan
50
8
6
2
2
8 Blanks
35
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SECRETARY
Precincts
1
2
3
4
5
6
20
24
33
12
8
4 John M. Bresnahan
101
10
11
11
6
8
6 Margaret M. O'Riordan
52
8
8
8
4
3
7 Blanks
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TREASURER
20
23
30
13
8
7 John E. Hurley
101
7
2
6
1
4
2 Francis C. McKenna
22
1
5
3
2
1
1 Michael A. O'Leary
13
2
1
4
2
3
1 John F. Welch
13
8
12
9
4
3
6 Blanks
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AUDITOR
27
27
41
18
15
10 Thomas J. Buckley
138
11
16
11
4
4
7 Blanks
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ATTORNEY GENERAL
7
6
4
3
5
4 John H. Backus
29
8
5
6
4
4
2 Francis D. Harrigan
29
11
14
17
5
5
2 Francis E. Kelly
54
9
10
19
5
2
4 Joseph M. McDonough
49
3
8
6
5
3
5 Blanks
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SENATOR IN CONGRESS
(to fill vacancy)
20 18 19 8 4 6 John H. Corcoran 75
2 3 3 3 Joseph A. Langone, Jr. 11
4 5 7 4 3 4 Joseph Lee 27
7 3 16 3 8 5 Richard M. Russell 42
5 14 7 4 4 2 Blanks 36
CONGRESSMAN— FIFTH DISTRICT
19 22 29 13 13 10 Milton A. Wesson 106
19 21 23 9 6 7 Blanks 85
COUNCILLOR— FIFTH DISTRICT
8 3 10 3 Robert V. O'Sullivan 24
30 40 42 22 19 14 Blanks 167
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SENATOR— FOURTH ESSEX DISTRICT
Precincts
1 2 3 4 5 6
6 James J. Sullivan 6
38 43 46 22 19 17 Blanks 185
REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT
FOURTH ESSEX DISTRICT
9 Herbert B. Bower 82
11 Samuel W. Brainerd 62
5 James L. Brett 58
12 Edith R. H. Kitchin 89
3 Carl A. Woekel 48
11 Blanks 234
9 J. Fred Manning 119
7 Michael F. Conway 73
3 John M. Kelleher S3
4 George B. Sellars 42
Norman Warhurst 1
11 Blanks 114
SHERIFF— ESSEX COUNTY
10 9 11 7 5 4 Angus R. Gillis 46
16 19 27 7 8 8 William G. Hennessey 85
2 2 4 13 Thomas G. Rando 12
10 13 10 7 3 5 Blanks 48
TOTAL VOTE
443 182 238 119 64 221 REPUBLICAN 1267
38 43 52 22 19 17 DEMOCRATIC 191
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT ONE
Andover, July 11th, 1944
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge — Rowland Luce.
Ballot box registered when polls opened — 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 481. Number of
ballots received — Republican 1300; Democrat 464. Number of
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13
18
22
11
9
11
11
15
9
5
7
12
19
6
9
15
15
28
8
11
14
8
16
6
2
54
65
56
27
21
COUNTY i
COM]
MIS
26
25
33
12
14
11
21
16
11
7
9
4
14
2
1
10
5
12
1
6
5
20
31
28
13
11
ballots returned — Republican 857; Democrat 426. Number of
ballots cast — Republican 443; Democrat 38. Police Officer on
duty, William R. Hickey. Voted to count ballots at 10.15 A.M.
Joseph W. McNally, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT TWO
Andover, July 11th, 1944
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge — Mark M. Keane.
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 225. Number of
ballots received — Republican 840; Democrat 830. Number of
ballots returned — Republican 658; Democrat 787. Number of
ballots cast — Republican 182; Democrat 43. Police Officer on
duty, Frank McBride. Voted to count ballots at 12.30 P.M.
Norman D. MacLeish, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT THREE
Andover, July 11th, 1944
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge — Stafford A. Lind-
say. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed
at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 290. Number
of ballots received — Republican 1075; Democrat 420. Number of
ballots returned — Republican 837; Democrat 368. Number of
ballots cast — Republican 238; Democrat 52. Police officer on
duty, James Walker. Voted to count ballots at 9.30 A.M.
Michael A. Burke, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT FOUR
Andover, July 11th, 1944
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge George W. Disbrow.
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 141. Number of
ballots received — Republican 579; Democrat 306. Number of
ballots returned — Republican 460; Democrat 284. Number of
ballots cast— Republican 119; Democrat 22. Police office on duty,
Carl H. Stevens. Voted to count ballots at 2.20 P.M.
Alfred L. Carter, Clerk
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REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT FIVE
Andover, July 11th, 1944
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge — Clester E. Mat-
thews. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls
closed at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 84. Box
skipped 1. Number of ballots received — Republican 525; Dem-
ocrat 260. Number of ballots returned — Republican 461 ; Dem-
ocrat 241. Number of ballots cast — Republican 64; Democrat
19. Police officer on duty, George N. Sparks. Voted to count
ballots at 4 P.M. „, ^ c „, ,
William D. Stark, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT SIX
Andover, July 11th, 1944
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge — Harold C. Dunn.
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 238. Number of
ballots received — Republican 993; Democrat 254. Number of
ballots returned — Republican 772; Democrat 237. Number of
ballots cast — Republican 221; Democrat 17. Police officer on
duty, David M. May. Voted to count ballots at 8 A.M.
Edward A. Doyle, Clerk
The foregoing is a true copy of the warrant and of the officers'
return on the same, also a true record of the doings of the meeting.
Attest:
George H. Winslow, Town Clerk
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State Election
NOVEMBER 7, 1944
WARRANT
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Essex, ss.
to either of the constables of the town of andover,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to
notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified
to vote in Elections to meet in Precincts One, Two, Three, Four,
Five and Six, viz: The Central Fire Station in Precinct One; the
Square and Compass Hall in Precinct Two; the Store at 350
North Main Street, Shawsheen Village, in Precinct Three; the
Andover Grange Hall in Precinct Four; the Old School House,
Ballardvale, in Precinct Five; and the Peabody House, Phillips
Street, in Precinct Six, in said Andover, on Tuesday, the Seventh
day of November, 1944 at 7:00 o'clock A.M., for the following
purposes :
To bring in their votes to the Election Officers for the Election
of the following officers :
Electors of President and Vice-President.
Governor for this Commonwealth.
Lieutenant Governor for this Commonwealth.
Secretary for this Commonwealth.
Treasurer for this Commonwealth.
Auditor for this Commonwealth.
Attorney General for this Commonwealth.
Senator in Congress (to fill vacancy) for this Commonwealth.
Representative in Congress for the Fifth Congressional District.
Councillor for the Fifth Councillor District.
Senator for the Fourth Essex Senatorial District.
Three Representatives in General Court for the Fourth Essex
Representative District.
Two County Commissioners for Essex County.
Sheriff for Essex County.
Also to vote YES or NO on the following questions
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QUESTION NO. 1
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
Shall an amendment to the constitution to provide for a Fair,
Concise Summary, instead of a Description of Each Proposed
Amendment to the Constitution and Each Law submitted to the
People, under the Initiative and the Referendum, and Certain
Changes relative to the Filing of Initiative Petitions which is
further described as follows:
This amendment amends Article XLVIII of the Amendments
to the Constitution by striking out section three under the
heading "The Initiative. II. Initiative Petitions" and inserting
in place thereof a new section which provides, —
That an initiative petition for a constitutional amendment or
a law shall first be signed by ten qualified voters of the Common-
wealth and shall be submitted to the Attorney General not later
than the first Wednesday of the August before the assembling of
the General Court into which it is to be introduced.
It may be filed with the Secretary of the Commonwealth if the
Attorney General shall certify that the measure and its title are
in proper form and that it is not, affirmatively or negatively,
substantially the same as any measure which has been qualified
for submission or submitted to the people at either of the two
preceding biennial state elections, and that it contains only
subjects not excluded from the popular initiative and which are
related or which are mutually dependent.
The Secretary shall provide blanks for the use of subsequent
signers. He shall print at the top of each blank a fair, concise
summary of the proposed measure, as determined by the At-
torney General as it will appear upon the ballot, together with
the names and residences of the first ten signers. All such peti-
tions, with the first ten signatures attached, shall be filed with
the Secretary not earlier than the first Wednesday of the Sep-
tember before the assembling of the Legislature into which they
are to be introduced, and the remainder of the required signa-
tures shall be filed not later than the first Wednesday of the
following December.
Section 3 of that part of said Article XLVIII under the heading
"The Referendum. III. Referendum Petitions." is also amended
by striking out the second sentence of such section and inserting
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in place thereof provisions that the Secretary shall provide blanks
for the use of signers of a referendum petition on a law requesting
that the operation of such law be suspended subsequent to the
first ten signers and shall print at the top of each blank a fair,
concise summary of the proposed law as determined by the
Attorney General as it will appear upon the ballot, together with
the names and residences of the first ten signers.
Section 4 of that part of said Article XLVIII under the heading
"The Referendum. III. Referendum Petitions," is also amended
by striking out the third sentence of such section and inserting
in place thereof provisions that the Secretary shall provide
blanks for the use of signers subsequent to the first ten signers of
a referendum petition asking for the repeal of an emergency law
or of a law which takes effect because the referendum petition
does not contain a request for suspension, and shall print at the
top of each blank a fair, concise summary of the proposed law
as such summary will appear on the ballot together with the
names and residences of the first ten signers.
Article XLVIII is further amended by striking out subhead-
ing "III. Form of Ballot" and subheading "IV. Information for
Voters" under the heading "General Provisions" and inserting
in place thereof new subheadings III and IV, which provide,
respectively :
III. FORM OF BALLOT
A fair, concise summary of each proposed amendment to the
Constitution and each law submitted to the people, as deter-
mined by the Attorney General shall be printed on the ballot.
The Secretary shall give each question a number and cause such
question, except as otherwise authorized in said article of amend-
ment, to be printed on the ballot in the following form :
In the case of an amendment to the constitution: Do you
approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution
summarized below, (here state, in distinctive type, whether
approved or disapproved by the general court, and by what vote
thereon)? YES NO
In the case of a law: Do you approve of a law summarized
below, (here state, in distinctive type, whether approved or
disapproved by the general court, and by what vote thereon)?
YES NO
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IV. INFORMATION FOR VOTERS
The Secretary shall print and send to each registered voter the
full text of every measure to be submitted to the people, together
with a copy of the legislative committee's majority and minority
reports, with the names of the majority and minority members,
and a fair concise summary of the measure as such summary will
appear on the ballot, and, in such manner as may be provided by
law, other arguments for and against the measure, —
Which proposed amendment was approved by the General
Court and in a joint session of the two branches held July 8, 1941,
received 201 votes in the affirmative and 2 in the negative, and
in a joint session of the two branches held May 12, 1943, received
214 votes in the affirmative and 5 in the negative, be approved?
YES NO
QUESTION NO. 2
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
Shall an amendment to the constitution to provide that the
General Court may prescribe the terms and conditions under
which pardons of offences which are felonies may be granted
which is further described as follows : —
This article of amendment to the Constitution of Massachu-
setts annuls Article VIII of Section I of Chapter II of Part the
Second of the Constitution, which vested the Governor, by and
with the advice of the Council, with the full and unrestricted
power of pardoning offences of which a person is convicted,
except such as persons may be convicted of before the Senate by
an impeachment of the House, and adopts a new Article VIII in
place thereof.
This new Article VIII vests the pardoning power in the
Governor, by and with the advice of the Council, but provides
further that if the offence to be pardoned is a felony the Legisla-
ture shall have power to prescribe the terms and conditions
upon which a pardon may be granted.
The new Article VIII contains the same provision as the old
with relation to the ineffectiveness of pardons granted before a
conviction, — which proposed amendment was approved by the
General Court and in a joint session of the two branches held
July 8, 1941, received 199 votes in the affirmative and 1 in the
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negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 12,
1943, received 198 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative,
be approved? YES NO
QUESTION NO. 3
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
Shall an amendent to the constitution restoring Annual
Sessions of the General Court and an Annual Budget which is
further described as follows : —
This amendment to the Constitution of Massachusetts annuls
Article LXXII of the Amendments which provided for biennial
sessions of the Legislature and a biennial budget, and makes
effective those earlier provisions of the Constitution and its
Amendments which were annulled or affected by said Article
LXXII,—
Which proposed amendment was approved by the General
Court and in a joint session of the two branches held July 8, 1941,
received 172 votes in the affirmative and 38 in the negative, and
in joint session of the two branches held May 12, 1943, received
188 votes in the affirmative and 52 in the negative, be approved?
YES NO
QUESTION NO. 4
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
Shall an amendment to the constitution providing for Absent
Voting by Qualified Voters who by Reason of Physical Disability
are unable to vote in Person which is further described as follows :
This amendment to the Constitution of Massachusetts annuls
Article XLV of the Amendments to the Constitution which re-
lated to absentee voting and adopts in its place a new Article XLV
which authorizes the Legislature to provide for voting, in the
choice of any officer to be elected or upon any question submitted
at an election, by qualified voters of the Commonwealth who at
the time of such an election are absent from the city or town of
which they are inhabitants or are unable by reason of physical
disability to cast their votes in person, —
Which proposed amendment was approved by the General
Court and in a joint session of the two branches held July 8, 1941,
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received 171 votes in the affirmative and 30 in the negative, and
in a joint session of the two branches held May 27, 1943, received
184 votes in the affirmative and 61 in the negative, be approved?
YES NO
QUESTION NO. 5
Law Submitted Utpon Referendum After Passage
Shall a law described as follows: This law amends chapter 271
of the General Laws by striking out Section 22 A, as previously
amended, and inserting in place thereof a new Section 2 2 A, which
provides that conducting or promoting a game of whist or bridge
in connection with which prizes are offered to be won by chance,
or allowing such a game to be conducted or promoted, shall not
authorize the prosecution, arrest or conviction of any person for
such acts under chapter 271 of the General Laws, which deals
with crimes against public policy, if the entire proceeds of the
charges for admission to such game are donated solely to charit-
able, civic, educational, fraternal or religious purposes. This new
section does not contain, as did the section now stricken out,
provisions authorizing the licensing and conducting of the game
of beano, — which section was approved by both branches of the
General Court by vote not recorded, be approved?
YES NO
To obtain a full expression of opinion voters should vote on all
three of the following questions : —
(a) If a voter desires to permit the sale in this city (or town)
of any and all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on and off the
premises where sold, he will vote " Yes" on all three questions.
(b) If he desires to permit the sale herein of wines and malt
beverages only to be drunk on and off the premises where sold,
he will vote "No" on question one, "Yes" on question two and
" No " on question three.
(c) If he desires to permit the sale herein of all alcoholic bev-
erages but only in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the
premises where sold, he will vote "No " on questions one and two
and "Yes" on question three.
(d) If he desires to permit the sale herein of wines and malt
beverages to be drunk on and off the premises where sold and in
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addition other alcoholic beverages but only in packages, so
called, not to be drunk on the premises where sold, he will vote
"No" on question one and "Yes" on questions two and three.
(e) If he desires to prohibit the sale herein of any and all
alcoholic beverages whether to be drunk on or off the premises
where sold, he will vote " No " on all three questions.
1. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale
therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt bev-
erages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages) ? YES NO
2. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale
therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all
other malt beverages) ? YES NO
3. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale
therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be
drunk on the premises? YES NO
All the above candidates and questions are to be voted for
upon one ballot.
The polls will be open from 7 :00 A.M. to 7 :00 P.M.
Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your
doings thereon at the time and places of said meeting.
Given under our hands this sixteenth day of October, A.D.,
1944.
Roy E. Hardy
J. Everett Collins
Edward P. Hall
Selectmen of A ndover
Andover, November 7th, 1944
Essex, ss.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, I, the subscriber, one of the
Constables of the Town of Andover, have notified the inhabitants
of said town, to meet at the time and places and for the purposes
stated in said warrant, by posting a true and attested copy of the
same, on the Town House, on each Schoolhouse and in no less
than five other public places where bills and notices are usually
posted and by publication in the Andover Townsman. Said
warrants have been posted and published seven days.
George N. Sparks, Constable
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At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Andover qual-
ified to vote in Elections at the designated polling places in Precincts
One, Two, Three, Four, Five and Six in said Andover on the Seventh
day of November, 1944 at 7:00 o'clock A.M. agreeably to the require-
ments of the foregoing warrant they did bring in their votes as follows :
ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT
Precincts
1
2
3
4
5
6
1035
641
867
378
285
702
Dewey and Bricker (R)
3908
353
530
431
223
192
298
Roosevelt and Truman (D)
2027
1
1
3
2
2
3
Teichert and Albaugh (SLP)
12
1
1
Watson and Johnson (Proh)
2
25
32
19
15
16
18
Blanks
125
GOVERNOR
1008
570
819
362
268
762
Horace T. Cahill (R)
3789
380
610
471
235
213
243
Maurice J. Tobin(D)
2152
2
1
2
1
2
Henning A. Blomen (SLP)
8
1
2
2
2
Guy S. Williams (Proh)
7
24
22
27
19
13
13
Blanks
118
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
1075
650
902
392
299
816
Robert F. Bradford (R)
4134
280
481
360
195
163
164
John B. Carr (D)
1643
2
3
2
2
2
Alfred Erickson (Proh)
11
1
7
2
2
1
3
George Leo McGlynn (SLP)
16
57
66
53
27
30
37
Blanks
270
SECRETARY
1105 679 937 408 320 829 Frederic W. Cook (R) 4278
246 438 323 172 145 146 Margaret M. O'Riordan (D) 1470
15 3 3 2 7 Horace I. Hillis (SLP) 21
63 82 57 35 28 40 Blanks 305
TREASURER
933 556 815 352 267 643 Fred J. Burrell (R) 3566
385 539 433 219 188 298 John E. Hurley (D) 2062
2 7 5 5 18 Herbert Crabtree (SLP) 28
5 3 3 2 2 9 Earle L. Smith (Proh) 24
90 99 64 40 37 64 Blanks 394
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AUDITOR
Precincts
1
2
3
4
5
6
334
494
420
204
170
203 Thomas J. Buckley (D)
1825
1006
611
825
369
286
756 Frank A. Goodwin (R)
3853
1
2
3
4
1
5 Gote Elvel Palmquist (SLP)
16
2
3
3
3
5 Charles E. Vaughan (Proh)
16
72
94
69
38
38
53 Blanks
364
ATTORNEY GENERAL
1054
619
874
378
281
790 Clarence A. Barnes (R)
3996
285
487
369
191
169
161 Francis E. Kelly (D)
1662
3
7
4
4
6 Fred E. Oelcher (SLP)
24
5
5
2
1
1
4 Howard B. Rand (Proh)
18
205
368
264
149
124
120
160
772
1006
434
341
868
2
7
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
47
56
46
33
28
29
86 71 44 44 61 Blanks 374
SENATOR IN CONGRESS (to fill vacancy)
John H. Corcoran (D) 1230
Leverett Saltonstall (R) 4581
Bernard G. Kelly (SLP) 15
E. Tallmadge-Root (Proh) 9
Blanks 239
CONGRESSMAN— FIFTH DISTRICT
1178 799 1001 444 360 823 Edith Nourse. Rogers (R) 4605
172 333 269 134 111 161 Milton A. Wesson (D) 1180
65 72 50 40 24 38 Blanks ■ 289
COUNCILLOR— FIFTH DISTRICT
918 553 742 347 255 669 Washington Cook (R) 3484
390 551 504 221 201 281 Robert V. O'Sullivan (D) 2148
107 100 74 50 39 72 Blanks 442
SENATOR— FOURTH ESSEX DISTRICT
1053 715 972 427 338 797 Clifford R. Cusson (R) 4302
362 489 348 191 157 225 Blanks 1772
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1
2
3
4
5
6
178
302
253
146
109
123
154
261
242
134
96
120
197
870
1045
435
382
874
892
534
747
332
249
691
921
568
745
335
245
689
206
283
338
156
97
136
697
794
590
316
307
433
REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT-
FOURTH ESSEX DISTRICT
Precincts
5 6
Herbert B. Bower (D) 1111
Samuel W. Brainerd (D) 1007
J. Everett Collins (R) 4803
Ralph H. Hill (R) 3445
Alyce L. Schlapp (R) 3503
Carl A. Woekel (R) 1216
Blanks 3137
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS— ESSEX COUNTY
235 371 282 149 127 151 Michael F. Conway (D) 1315
402 436 412 214 148 290 J. Fred Manning (D) 1902
746 470 672 272 234 523 C. F. Nelson Pratt (R) 2917
1005 644 897 400 291 752 Arthur A. Thompson (R) 3989
442 487 377 201 190 328 Blanks 2025
SHERIFF— ESSEX COUNTY
283 445 361 178 137 147 William G. Hennessey (D) 1551
998 614 845 373 289 765 Frank E. Raymond (R) 3884
134 145 114 67 69 110 Blanks 639
QUESTION NO. 1
Summary-proposed Amendments
711 461 586 253 207 589 YES 2807
96 68 85 39 35 59 NO 382
608 675 649 326 253 374 Blanks 2885
QUESTION NO. 2
Amendment — Pardons
455 336 464 170 156 350 YES 1931
364 215 264 116 80 320 NO 1359
596 653 592 332 259 352 Blanks 2784
QUESTION NO. 3
Re: Annual Sessions
307 281 344 124 129 244 YES 1429
514 265 418 194 128 444 NO 1963
594 658 558 300 238 334 Blanks 2682
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QUESTION NO. 4
Absent Voting
Precincts
1 2 3 4 5 6
714 510 652 255 210 575 YES 2916
105 75 100 38 38 110 NO 466
596 619 568 325 247 337 Blanks 2692
QUESTION NO. 5
Beano
578 346 530 202 167 453 YES 2276
204 207 184 82 74 179 NO 930
633 651 606 334 254 390 Blanks 2868
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
1. All Alcoholic
657 695 730 306 241 453 YES 3082
496 294 318 147 128 412 NO 1795
262 215 272 165 126 157 Blanks 1197
2. Wines and Malt Beverages
710 704 748 308 241 539 YES 3250
406 254 273 122 108 311 NO 1474
299 246 299 188 146 172 Blanks 1350
3. Packages
857 768 801 322 264 646 YES 3658
283 198 231 102 89 224 NO 1127
275 238 288 194 142 152 Blanks 1289
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT ONE
Andover, November 7th, 1944
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge — Rowland L. Luce.
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 1444. Ballot box
skipped 29 times. Number of ballots received — 1800. Number of
War ballots received — 102. Number of absentee ballots received —
34. Number of ballots returned — 521. Number of ballots cast —
1415. Police officer on duty, William R. Hickey. Voted to count
ballots at 7.45 A.M. _ __. __ AT _. ,
Joseph W. McNally, Clerk
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REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT TWO
Andover, November 7th, 1944
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge — Mark M. Keane.
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 1205. Number of
ballots received 1700. Number of ballots returned — 635.
Number of ballots cast — 1204. Police officer on duty, David May.
Voted to count ballots at 8 A.M.
Norman D. MacLeish, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT THREE
Andover, November 7th, 1944
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge — Stafford A. Lindsay.
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 1320. Number of
ballots received — 1669. Number of ballots returned — 349.
Number of ballots cast — 1320. Police officer on duty, James
Walker. Voted to count ballots at 7.40 A.M.
Michael A. Burke, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT FOUR
Andover, November 7th, 1944
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge — Francis E. Wilson.
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 618. Number of
ballots received — 850. Number of absentee ballots received — 48.
Number of ballots returned — 278. Number of absentee ballots
returned — 2. Number of ballots cast — 572. Number of absentee
ballots cast — 46. Police officer on duty, Carl Stevens. Voted to
count ballots at 8.15 A.M.
Alfred L. Carter, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT FIVE
Andover, November 7th, 1944
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge — Clester E. Mat-
thews. Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls
closed at 7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 501.
Number of ballots received — 750 plus 46 A. V.— 796. Number of
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ballots returned — 301. Number of ballts cast — 495. Police officer
on duty, George N. Sparks. Voted to count ballots at 9.45 A.M.
Eugene A. Zalla, Clerk
REPORT OF CLERK— PRECINCT SIX
Andover, November 7 th, 1944
Polls opened at 7 A.M. Warden in charge — Llewellyn Pomeroy.
Ballot box registered when polls opened 0000. Polls closed at
7 P.M. Ballot box registered when polls closed 915 plus A.V. 107.
Number of ballots returned — 361. Number of ballots cast — 915
plus 107 A.V.— 1022. Police officer on duty, James R. Lynch.
Voted to count ballots at 8.30 A.M.
John M. Lynch, Clerk
TABULATION OF OFFICIAL WAR BALLOTS
Massachusetts War Ballots Only
Number of service persons who personally applied by Feder-
al Post Card or otherwise for State War Ballot 300
Number of service persons who were registered voters for
whom State War Ballot applications were made by kindred 163
Number of service persons who were not registered voters
for whom registration as voters and State War Ballots
were made by kindred 122
Number of ballots mailed to service persons 585
Number of such ballots cast 390
Number of such ballots rejected 2
Federal War Ballots
Number of Federal War Ballots received 11
Number of such ballots cast 5
Number of such ballots rejected 6
The foregoing is a true copy of the warrant and of the officers
return on the same, also a true record of the doings of the meeting.
Attest:
George H. Winslow, Town Clerk
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Report of the Town Clerk
To the Board of Selectmen:
I hereby submit my report to the office of the Town Clerk for
the year 1944.
The total number of registered voters in Andover at the close
of registration October 18, 1944 was 6776 by precincts, plus 222
additional military absentee ballots, as follows:
Civilian Military Absentee Ballots Ttl.
1 1527 46 1573
2 1400 38 1438
3 1418 56 1474
4 702 20 722
5 573 23 596
6 1156 39 1195
6776 222 6998
VITAL STATISTICS
Number of births recorded 194
Males 107
Females 87
Number of deaths recorded 146
Males 78
Females 68
Number of marriages recorded 113
Respectfully submitted,
George H. Winslow, Town Clerk
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Report of Director of Accounts
February 23, 1944
To the Board of Selectmen
Mr. Roy E. Hardy, Chairman
Andover, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and
accounts of the town of Andover for the year ending December
31, 1943, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44,
General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr.
Herman B. Dine, Assistant Director of Accounts.
Very truly yours,
Theodore N. Waddell,
Director of Accounts
Mr. Theodore N. Waddell
Director of Accounts
Department of Corporations and Taxation
State House, Boston
Sir:
As directed by you, I have made an audit of the books and
accounts of the town of Andover for the year ending December 31 ,
1943, the following report being submitted thereon:
The financial transactions as recorded on the books of the
several departments receiving or disbursing money for the town
or committing bills for collection, were examined, checked, and
verified by comparison with the records in the offices of the town
accountant and the treasurer.
The books and accounts in the town accountant's office were
examined and checked, the recorded receipts being compared
with the treasurer's books and with the records in the several
departments collecting money for the town.
The appropriation accounts were examined, the appropriations
and transfers as recorded being checked with the records of the
town clerk and finance committee.
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The ledger accounts were analyzed, a trial balance was taken
off, and a balance sheet was prepared showing the financial con-
dition of the town as of December 31, 1943.
The books and accounts of the town treasurer were examined
and checked. The recorded receipts were compared with the
records in the various departments collecting money for the town
and with the other sources from which money was paid into the
town treasury, while the payments were compared with the
approved warrants. The cash in the office on December 31, 1943,
was verified by actual count and the bank balances were recon-
ciled with statements furnished by the banks of deposit.
The payments on account of debt and interest were compared
with the amounts falling due and with the cancelled securities
and coupons on file. The unpaid bonds and coupons were recon-
ciled with statements furnished by the banks in which such funds
are deposited.
The securities and savings bank books representing the invest-
ment of the trust, investment, and municipal contributory
retirement funds were examined and listed. The transfers to the
town were verified and the income of the several funds was
proved and found to be correct.
The records of tax titles held by the town were examined and
checked. The amounts added to the tax title account since the
previous examination were compared with the tax collector's
records, and the redemptions were checked with the amounts
recorded on the treasurer's cash book. The tax titles on hand
were listed and compared with the records at the Registry of
Deeds.
The books and accounts of the tax collector were examined
and checked. The commitments of taxes, motor vehicle excise
and special assessments were examined and checked with the
town accountant's books. The recorded collections were checked
with the payments to the treasurer and with the accountant's
records, the abatements were compared with the assessors'
records of abatements granted, and the outstanding accounts
were listed and proved to the accounts in the town accountant's
office.
The town clerk's records of licenses and permits issued and of
fees collected were examined and checked, the payments to the
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treasurer being verified by comparison with the treasurer's and
the accountant's records.
The records of sporting and of dog licenses were also examined,
the payments to the Division of Fisheries and Game being verified
by comparison with the receipts on file and the payments to the
town treasurer being checked to the treasurer's cash book.
It was again noted that payments to the Division of Fisheries
and Game for sporting licenses and to the town treasurer for dog
licenses were not made on the first Monday of each month as
required by law.
The surety bonds furnished by the departmental officials for
the faithful performance of their duties were examined and
found to be in proper form.
The records of departmental accounts receivable and of
sewer and water charges were examined and checked. The re-
corded charges, collections, and abatements were checked, and
the outstanding accounts were listed and proved with the ledger
accounts.
The outstanding tax, assessment, departmental and water
accounts were further verified by mailing notices to a number of
persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to
the town, the replies received thereto indicating that the ac-
counts, as listed, are correct.
The securities and savings bank books representing the invest-
ment of the several school funds in the custody of the treasurer
of the trustees, of the Memorial Hall Library Funds in the
custody of the library treasurer, and of the John Cornell Coal
and Wood Fund in the custody of the treasurer of the trustees
were personally examined and listed. The income was proved and
the disbursements and transfers were verified.
In addition to the departments and accounts mentioned, the
records of all other departments collecting money for the town or
committing bills for collection were examined and reconciled.
There are appended to this report, in addition to the balance
sheet mentioned above, tables showing a reconciliation of the
treasurer's and town clerk's cash, summaries of the tax, assess-
ment, tax title, and departmental accounts as well as tables
showing the trust and retirement fund transactions.
While engaged in making the audit, cooperation was received
57
from all town officials, for which, on behalf of my assistants and
for myself, I wish to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted,
Herman B. Dine,
Assistant Director of Accounts
The above report of audit of Andover books and accounts is
for the year ending December 31, 1943.
State Auditors have recently completed their work for year
ending December 31, 1944. The report of this year's audit had
not been received before going to press.
George H. Winslow, Town Clerk
58
Report of the
Town Accountant
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR
ENDING DECEMBER 31,1944
January 1, 1945
To the Board of Selectmen :
Andover, Mass.
Gentlemen :
In accordance with Chapter 41, Section 61 of the General
Laws, I submit herewith my annual report for the year ending
December 31, 1944.
A detailed statement of the receipts and their sources, and
of the payments and the purposes therefor, follows. The con-
dition of the various trust funds, as well as the Town of Andover
Retirement Fund, sources of incomes and the amounts paid out
are also set forth. A statement of the temporary loans, maturing
debt and interest is included.
A balance sheet, which is appended to this report, was pre-
pared showing the assets and liabilities as of December 31, 1944.
May I express my thanks for the co-operation accorded to me
by your Board as well as by each Town Department during the
past year.
Respectfully submitted,
MARY C. REGAN,
Town Accountant
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Appropriations for 1944
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 13, 1944
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Selectmen
$ 2321.00
Accountant
3095.00
Treasurer
3415.00
Tax Collector
5211.00
Assessors
5052.00
Town Clerk
3215.00
Civilian Defense
1800.00
Ration Board
400.00
Animal Inspector
350.00
Town Counsel
750.00
Dog Officer
225.00
Moderator
10.00
Finance Committee
20.00
Planning Board and Board
. of Survey
200.00
Election and Registration
4475 . 00
Municipal Buildings
4180.00
Article 20 — Purchase of Shaw Property
11400.00
Article 22 — Prepare Plans
for Use of
Shaw Property
2500.00
$48619.00
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police Department $31156.00
Andover Company of Mass. State Guard 250.00
Fire Department 3 1 46 1 . 00
Article 10 — Purchase Combination Pump- —
Fire Department 5800 . 00
Building Inspector 525.00
Wire Inspector 425 . 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures 450 . 00
Moth Suppression 5275 . 00
Tree Warden 5550.00
Forest Fires 1925.00
$82817.00
60
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Health Department $4460 . 00
Care and Treatment of Tubercular
Patients 6000.00
Essex County Tuberculosis Hospital 9708 . 09
Public Dump 1000.00
Sewers Maintenance 5600.00
Article 18 — Engineering Services to Study
Sewer and Water Systems 6000.00
— $32768.09
HIGHWAYS
Highways Maintenance $48400 . 00
Trucks, Garage and Repair Shop Main-
tenance 7000 . 00
Article 12 — Purchase of New or Rebuilt
Combination Snow and Sand Loader
together with Appurtenances 7200.00
Article 13 — To Acquire Land of Ernest
Hall Adjacent to the Town Yard 400 . 00
Article 14— Building New Sidewalks (BPW) 5000. 00
Article 17— Chap. 90— Highways Main-
tenance 1000.00
Article 27 — Drain and Improve Topping
Road (BPW)
1500.00
Snow Removal and Sanding
10500.00
Street Lighting
18000.00
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CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS
' BENEFITS
Public Welfare
$ 8400.00
Public Welfare Salaries
1600.00
Aid to Dependent Children
7200.00
Aid to Dependent Children Admin.
300.00
Old Age Assistance
37900.00
Old Age Assistance Admin.
2100.00
Infirmary
11400.00
Soldiers' Benefits
6000.00
$74900.00
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School Department
Memorial Hall Library
SCHOOLS AND LIBRARY
$203427.51
15353.45
$218780.96
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED
Parks and Playgrounds
$ 3900.00
Playground Committee .
2240.00
Article 15 — Repair and Paint Baseball
and Football Bleachers at the
Central Playstead
500.00
Article 19 — Build Playground and
Erect Fence, etc., at West Center
School
3000.00
Pomps Pond Bathing Beach
2200.00
Damages to Persons and Property
3000.00
American Legion Quarters
600.00
Veterans of Foreign Wars Quarters
600.00
Insurance
10500.00
Memorial Day
950.00
Town Reports
735.50
Armistice Day
150.00
Town Scales
175.00
Retirement Fund
17636.67
ENTERPRISES AND CEMETERY
Water Maintenance and Construction $40100 . 00
Article 16 — Rebuild and Repair
Portions of Walls in the Way of
Rogers Brook 6100.00
Spring Grove Cemetery 9400 . 00
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT
Interest
Maturing Debt
Total Appropriations, March, 1944
62
$ 6600.00
26000.00
$46187.17
$55600.00
$32600.00
$691272.22
Receipts for 1944
James P. Christie, Collector:
Taxes, Current Year:
Poll $
5728.00
Personal
57874.90
Real Estate
366295.94
Taxes, Previous Years:
Poll
286.00
Personal
5539.46
Real Estate
66166.90
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes :
1938
9.49
1941
6.96
1942
11.90
1943
199.35
1944
15369.24
Moth Assessments
1703.09
Sewer Assessments :
1942 Apportioned (Added -to -taxes)
29.86
1943 Apportioned (Added-to-taxes)
28.78
Poll Tax Costs
168.70
Interest on Taxes
3010.36
Interest on Motor Vehicle Excise
Taxes
13.18
Interest on Sewer Assessments
3.63
Committed Interest on Sewer
Assessments
22.17
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Thaxter Eaton, Treasurer:
Loan, Anticipation Reimbursement
Chapter 90
$1000.00
County of Essex Dog Tax
1753.95
Tax Titles, Interest, Costs, etc.
1447.50
Certificate of Assessment
1.00
Grants and Gifts
4.72
$4207.17
Amount Carried Forward
$526675.08
63
Amount Brought Forward
$526675.08
Town Clerk's Licenses, etc. :
Dog Licenses
$2203.00
Marriage Licenses
214.00
Miscellaneous Fees
320.50
$2737.50
Board of Selectmen, Licenses, etc.:
Alcoholic Beverages
$3500.00
Junk
15.00
Gasoline and Explosives
2.00
Dance Hall
10.00
Sunday Licenses
26.50
Common Victuallers
24.00
Theatre
25.00
Sunday Movies
20.00
Auto Dealers
50.00
Innholders
10.00
Certificates of Registration
42.00
$3724.50
Police Department:
Court Fines
$614.20
Pistol Permits
5.00
Fire Department:
Use of Ambulance
Tree Department:
Emergency Tree Work
$164.00
$35.00
$619.20
$164.00
Municipal Property:
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Rent of Court Room
$120.00
Rent of Town Property :
J. W. Stark, B. Vale
125.00
Other Property, West Andover
110.00
Sale of Typewriter
35.00
$390.00
Amount Carried Forward
$534345.28
64
Amount Brought Forward
$534345.28
Building Inspector's Fees
52.50
Sealer of Weights and Measures Fees
112.29
Wire Inspector's Fees
36.50
Public Weigher's Fees
47.55
Board of Health:
Milk
$20.00
Oleo
5.50
Ice Cream
20.00
Pasteurization
70.00
Ashes and Garbage
24.00
Alcohol
1.00
Girl Scout Camp
1.00
Plumbing Inspector's Fees
72.00
$213.50
Health and Sanitation :
Tuberculosis Subsidy
$1238.55
Reimbursement for Contagious
Diseases :
From Commonwealth of Mass.
139.10
From Individuals
163.50
Board of Public Works — Machinery
Account
Highways:
From State:
For Snow Plowing
Division of Highways, Chap. 90 —
Contract No. 8255
Reimbursement for Labor
Infirmary:
Board and Care
Convalescent Home:
Board and Care
Reimbursement for Public Welfare:
From State
Amount Carried Forward
$ 52.00
$1541.15
105.25
903.06
5.40
$960.46
$1200.00
1819.00
$ 16.83
$ 16.83 $540433.48
65
Amount Brought Forward
$ 16.83 s$540433.48
From Cities and Towns 170. 75
From Individuals 357.41
Reimbursement for Aid to Dependent
Children :
From State
Reimbursement for Old Age Assistance:
From State $24078.52
From Cities and Towns 716.03
Reimbursement for State Aid from State
Reimbursement for Soldiers' Burial from State
Reimbursement for Military Aid from State
Reimbursement for War Allowance form State
School Department :
Tuition $703.59
Sale of Books and Supplies 144.64
Rental Auditorium and Gymnasium 77.15
AllOther 80.51
$ 544.99
2716.68
$24794.55
240.00
100.00
20.00
417.00
$1005.89
Library Department:
Fines
$ 887.25
Lost and Damaged Books
14.05
Income from Investments
2800.00
$3701.30
Water Department:
Metered Rates
$62012.19
Services
348.88
Miscellaneous
161.75
Liens
18.00
$62540.82
Cemetery Department:
Sale of lots
$ 35.00
Care of lots
524.00
Interments, Use of Tomb and
Cement Vaults
1331.50
Amount Carried Forward
$1890.50 $636514.71
66
Amount Brought Forward
Foundations
Filling Graves
Cement Rings
Use of Lowering Device
Reseeding
Miscellaneous
Perpetual Care Withdrawals
890.50
$636514.
322.44
17.00
48.00
18.00
70.00
5.00
882.31
$4253.25
Trust and Investments:
Perpetual Cares:
Christ Church
South Church
Spring Grove
West Parish
St. Augustine's
Giddings Fund
A. V. Lincoln Fund
V. Lincoln Fund
Richardson Fund
American Legion Fund
Conroy Fund
Smart Fund
Withholdings Taxes
War Savings Bonds
Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
Highway Distribution Fund
Income Tax
Meal Tax
Corporation Tax
Hawkers Licenses
Vocational Education
Reimbursement Loss Taxes
Support of Indigents
Aid to Dependent Children Grants
Old Age Assistance Grants
Amount Carried Forward
$ 158.84
594.00
4035.00
55.91
13.04
20.10
10.00
20.00
330.00
4.02
5.00
7.50
$5253.41
30793.73
7009.70
$ 23334.55
62366.60
1460.72
105970.92
17.00
249.56
389.37
36.00
2284.62
28758.28
$224867.62
$908692.42
67
Amount Brought Forward $908692 . 42
Refunds :
General Departments $ 31.15
Spring Grove Cemetery Petty Cash
Refund 10.00
Board of Public Works Petty Cash
Refund
Use of telephone
Canning Center Fees
Sale of Waste and Fats
Wages Reimbursed by Individuals
receiving accident compensation
Refunds for Damages, etc.
Old Age Assistance Refunds
Total Receipts, 1944
50.00
.55
327.79
32.50
120.00
587.83
1509.10
$2668.92
$911361.34
Expenditures for 1944
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS
ARTICLE 6— PURCHASE U. S. GOVERNMENT
SECURITIES
Cr.
Transfer from Free Cash, as voted
at annual Town Meeting $75000 . 00
Dr.
Purchase Securities $75000 . 00
$75000.00
$75000.00
SELECTMEN
Cr.
Appropriation
$2321.00
Dr.
Salaries, Selectmen:
Roy E. Hardy, Chairman
$400.00
J. Everett Collins
300.00
Edward P. Hall
300.00
Amount Carried Forward $1000 . 00 $2321 . 00
68
Amount Brought Forward
$1000.00 $2321.00
Salaries, Clerks:
George H. Winslow
Edith P. Sellars
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
Carfares, Dues, etc.
Telephone
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
400.00
494.00
60.90
9.00
176.56
$2140.46
180.54
$2321.00
$2321.00
ACCOUNTANT
Cr.
Appropriation
$3095.00
Dr.
Salary, Accountant, Mary C. Regan
$2080.00
Salary, Clerk, Mary A. Loosigian
649.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
249.45
Printing and Advertising
61.84
Rental Adding Machine
31.50
Association Dues
10.00
All other
.36
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$3082.15
12.85
$3095.00 $3095.00
Appropriation
TREASURER
Cr.
Dr.
Salary, Treasurer, Thaxter Eaton
Salary, Clerk, Sarah Wiss
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
Carfares, Dues, etc.
Amount Carried Forward
$2500.00
213.94
375.56
21.41
$3415.00
$3110.91 $3415.00
69
Amount Brought Forward
$3110.91 $3415.00
Surety Bond
Land Court Fee
Check Register Insurance
All Other
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
232
.00
20
.00
37
.50
8.
00
$3408.41
6
.59
Appropriation
TAX COLLECTOR
Cr.
Dr.
$3415.00 $3415.00
$5211.00
Salary, Tax Collector, James P. Christie
$2474.68
Salary, Clerk, Phoebe E. Noyes
1651.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
518.49
Printing and Advertising
23.75
Telephone
44.35
On Bonds
335.50
All Other
8.00
Total Expenditures
$5055.77
Balance to Revenue
155.23
$5211.00
$5211.00
ASSESSORS
Cr.
Appropriation
$5052.00
Dr.
Salaries, Board of Assessors :
Roy E. Hardy
$ 400.00
J. Everett Collins
400.00
Edward P. Hall
400.00
Assistant Assessors
600.00
Amount Carried Forward
$1800.00 $5052.00
70
Amount Brought Forward
$1800.00 $5052.00
Salaries, Clerks:
George H. Winslow 400 . 00
Edith P. Sellars 1163.50
Anne Birdsall 559.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage 139.00
Printing and Advertising 30.00
Deeds, Probates, etc. 94 . 8 1
Appraisals, Measurements, etc. 748.20
Membership Dues 7.00
Total Expenditures $494 1 . 5 1
Balance to Revenue 110.49
TOWN CLERK
Cr.
Dr.
Salary, Town Clerk, George H. Winslow
Salaries, Clerks:
Appropriation
$2200.00
$5052.00 $5052.00
$3215.00
Edith P. Sellars
264.00
Anne Birdsall
515.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
195.93
Printing and Advertising
13.64
On Bond
5.00
Dues, Carfares, etc.
3.00
All Other
5.80
Total Expenditures
$3202.37
Balance to Revenue
12.63
$3215.00
$3215.00
MODERATOR
Cr.
Appropriation
$10.00
71
Amount Brought Forward $10.00
Dr.
Howell F. Shepard $10 . 00
$10.00 $10.00
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Cr.
Appropriation $20.00
Dr.
Membership Fee — to Association of
Town Finance Committees $10.00
Balance to Revenue 10.00
$20.00
$20.00
TOWN COUNSEL
Cr.
Appropriation
$750.00
Dr.
Salary, Town Counsel, Walter Tomlinson $500 . 00
Recording Fee 27.50
Total Expenditures $527 . 50
Balance to Revenue 222 . 50
$750.00
$750.00
DOG OFFICER
Cr.
Appropriation
$225.00
Dr.
George A. Dane, Dog Officer $225 . 00
$225.00
$225.00
ANIMAL INSPECTOR
Cr.
Appropriation
$350.00
72
Amount Brought Forward
Salaries, Animal Inspectors:
Sidney P. White
Hartwell Abbot
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$350.00
Dr.
$ 54.16
270.84
$325.00
25.00
$350.00
$350.00
PLANNING BOARD AND BOARD OF SURVEY
Cr.
Appropriation $200 . 00
Dr.
Salary, Clerk, Edward R. Lawson $100.00
Balance to Revenue 1 00 . 00
$200.00
$200.00
ELECTION AND REGISTRATION
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$4475.00
Registrars :
Ralph A. Bailey
$ 87.00
George H. Winslow
87.00
John W. Stark
62.00
Eugene A. Zalla
87.00
Assistant Registrars
600.00
Salaries, Clerks:
Edith P. Sellars
22.00
Anne Birdsall
44.00
Stenographer at Town
Meet
ing
30.00
Election Officers
1352.25
Checkers at Town Meeting
30.00
Amount Carried Forward
$2401.25 $4475.00
73
Amount Brought Forward
$2401.25
$4475.00
Checkers at Recount
20.00
Police Duty, Erecting Booths, etc.
248 . 08
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
323.25
Printing and Advertising
1079.75
Meals
126.27
Rent:
Andover Square and Compass Club
45 . 00
Andover Grange
60.00
J. Augustus Remington
45.00
Janitors
61.00
Carting Ballot Boxes
55.00
All Other
7.66
Total Expenditures
$4472.26
Balance to Revenue
2.74
$4475.00
S4475.00
CIVILIAN DEFENSE
Cr.
Appropriation
$1800.00
Dr.
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
$209.11
Telephone
371.32
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
21.00
Rental of Water Cooler
63.60
Expenses for War Bond Drives
236.00
Erection of Service Flag
155.30
All Other
105.63
Canning Center :
Supplies
36.56
Telephone
12.50
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
52.38
Purchase of Gas Range
179.91
Amount Carried Forward
$1443.31 $1800.00
74
Amount Brought Forward
$1443.31
$1800.00
Salary, Instructor, Esther
Belair
290.00
All Other
10.74
Total Expenditures
$1744.05
Balance to 1945
55.95
$1800.00
$1800.00
RATION BOARD
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$400.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
$ 20.75
Telephone
130.55
All Other
10.65
Total Expenditures
$161.95
Balance to 1945
238.05
$400.00
$400.00
MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS
Cr.
Appropriation
$4180.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
400.00
Dr.
Salaries, Janitors:
William C. Brown
$1144.00
Wilson Crawford
490.00
Salary, James Fairweather, Janitor
work at Shaw Property
80.90
Trucking Rubbish
155.70
Fuel
449.56
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
774.14
Janitor's Supplies
430.30
Repairs
793.64
Amount Carried Forward
(4318.24
$4580.00
75
Amount Brought Forward
$4318.24
$4580.00
Laundry
13.63
Water Bills
58.86
Sanitizing Lavatories
60.98
Rent of Rooms, Ballardvale Community
Association
100.00
Express and All Other
27.96
Total Expenditures
$4579.67
Balance to Revenue
.33
$4580.00
$4580.00
ARTICLE 20— PURCHASE OF SHAW PROPERTY
Cr.
Appropriation $1 1400 . 00
Dr.
Purchase of Shaw Property $11304. 81
Balance to 1945
95.19
$11400.00
$11400.00
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$31156.00
Salaries :
Chief
$ 2834.00
Patrolmen
19888.00
Special Police
650.19
Regular Men '
Working Extra Hours
4361.22
Matron, Men
Painting Streets, etc.
95.58
Office Supplies, 1
Printing, Stationery and
Postage
122.88
Office Repairs
153.60
Miscellaneous Supplies
60.04
Telephone
Forward
334.40
Amount Carried
$28499.91
S31156.00
76
Amount Brought Forward
$28499.91 $31156.00
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
348.34
Gasoline, Oil and Auto Maintenance
1505.88
Equipment for Men
207.71
Other Equipment
301.16
Paint
13.44
Kerosene
9.15
Signs, Signals, etc.
117.89
Laundry
22.20
Expenses Out-of -State
27.40
Association Dues
24.50
Express and All Other
77.54
Total Expenditures
$31155.12
Balance to Revenue
.88
$31156.00
$31156.00
STATE GUARD
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$250.00
Uniforms, etc.
$125.24
Express
5.00
Total Expenditures
$130.24
Balance to Revenue
119.76
$250.00
$250.00
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Cr.
Appropriations
Dr.
$31461.00
Salaries :
Chief
$ 2834.00
Firemen
19967.33
Amount Carried Forward
$22801.33 $31461.00
77
Amount Brought Forward
$22801.33 $31461.00
Call Men
3805.83
Regular Men Working Extra Hours
356.75
Ambulance Assistance :
Herbert Brown
165.54
E. Burke Thornton
89.00
Wilson Crawford
30.00
Sundry Persons
106.65
Other Employees
33.00
Apparatus
682 . 03
Hose
97.26
Equipment for Men
250.75
Other Equipment
92.98
Gas, Oil and Truck Maintenance
356.17
Alarm Boxes, etc.
174.13
Fuel
918.66
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
394.07
Office Supplies, Stationery, Printing and
Postage
50.80
Telephone
148.56
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds:
Repairs
142.76
Furniture and Furnishings
88.00
Laundry
189.61
Miscellaneous Supplies
390.83
Water Bills and All Other
58.10
Express
4.35
All Other
29.65
Total Expenditures
$31456.81
Balance to Revenue
4.19
$31461.00 $31461.00
BUILDING INSPECTOR
Cr.
Appropriation
$525.00
78
Amount Brought Forward $525.00
Dr.
Salary, John J. Driscoll
$501.00
Printing
15.75
Total Expenditures
$516.75
Balance to Revenue
8.25
$525.00
$525.00
WIRE INSPECTOR
Cr.
Appropriation
$425.00
Dr.
Salary, William J. Young
$400.00
Balance to Revenue
25.00
$425.00
$425.00
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Cr.
Appropriation
$450.00
Dr.
Salary, Lewis N. Mears
$400.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
2.00
Seals, Dies, etc.
12.28
Transportation
33.75
Total Expenditures $448 . 03
Balance to Revenue 1.97
$450.00 $450.00
MOTH SUPPRESSION
Cr.
Appropriation $5275 . 00
Dr.
G. Richard Abbott, Moth Supt. $ 905 . 50
Labor 2465.67
Amount Carried Forward $3371.17 $5275.00
79.
Amount Brought Forward
$3371.17 $5275.00
Stationery, Printing and Postage
16.80
Telephone
19.00
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
6.00
Hardware and Tools
85.07
Insecticides
878.07
Gas, Oil and Truck Maintenance
685 . 69
Rent
90.00
Laundry
10.20
Range Oil
16.05
All Other
3.60
Total Expenditures
$5181.65
Balance to Revenue
93.35
$5275.00 $5275.00
Appropriation
TREE WARDEN
Cr.
Dr.
$5550.00
G. Richard Abbott, Tree Warden
$1174.50
Labor
3400.31
Stationery, Printing and Postage
4.66
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
6.00
Telephone
19.55
Hardware and Tools
157.78
Trees
85.00
Gas, Oil and Truck Maintenance
529.96
Rent
90.00
Laundry
10.20
Range Oil
10.70
All Other
18.61
Total Expenditures
$5507.27
Balance to Revenue
42.73
$5550.00 $5550.00
80
FOREST FIRES
Cr.
Appropriation
$1925.00
Dr.
C. Edward Buchan, Fire Warden
$225.00
Wages, Fighting Fires
959
.00
Hose
253.
61
Gasoline and Truck Maintenance
279
.20
All Other
190.
98
•
Total Expenditures
$1907
.79
Balance to Revenue
17.
21
$1925.00 $1925.00
Appropriation
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Cr.
Dr.
$4460.00
Salaries, Board of Health :
Percy J. Look, Chairman
$ 93.75
William V. Emmons
81.25
George G. Brown
12.50
Franklin H. Stacey, Secretary
93.72
Salary, Lotta Johnson, Agent
1578.00
Lotta Johnson, Use of Car
350.00
Franklin H. Stacey, Extra Clerical Services
75.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
133.97
Printing and Advertising
24.00
Telephone
90.35
Range Oil
16.05
Laundry
13.85
Express
2.68
All Other
4.67
Quarantine and Contagious Diseases:
Loss of Wages
60.00
Schick Tests
30.54
•
Amount Carried Forward
$2660.33 $4460.00
81
Amount Brought Forward
$2660.33 $4460.00
To Other Cities
112.00
Rabies Vaccine and Dog Vaccinations
387.45
Baby Clinic:
Philip W. Blake, M.D.
200.00
Mrs. Eva Muise, Assistance
60.00
Supplies, Medicines, etc.
257.02
Rent, Andover Guild
50.00
Plumbing Inspections
150.00
Disposing of Dead Cats and Dogs
135.50
Alfred C. Stacey, Milk Inspector
220.00
Expenses and Supplies
61.51
Total Expenditures
$4293.81
Balance to Revenue
166.19
$4460.00 $4460.00
CARE AND TREATMENT OF TUBERCULAR PATIENTS
Cr.
Appropriation
Essex Sanatorium
Salem Sanatorium
North Reading Sanatorium
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$6000.00
Dr.
$4186.50
143.19
279.00
$4608.69
1391.31
$6000.00 $6000.00
ESSEX COUNTY TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITAL
Cr.
Appropriation
$9708.09
Dr.
Essex County Tuberculosis Hospital
$9708.09
$9708.09 $9708.09
82
PUBLIC DUMP
Appropriation
Cr.
$1000. (
Keepers of Dump :
Benjamin Summers
Antonio Bellia
Tools, etc.
litures
evenue
Dr.
$285.00
510.00
1.39
Total Expenc
Balance to R
$796.39
203.61
$1000.00 $1000.00
SEWERS MAINTENANCE
Cr.
Appropriation
$5600.00
Dr.
Salaries:
Supt., Charles T. Gilliard
$ 208.00
Asst. Supt., Edward R. Lawson
104.00
Clerks:
Laura B. Juhlmann
52.00
May Shorten
52.00
Labor
1604.48
Tools and Equipment
6.79
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
2101.02
Pump Repairs
65.54
Coal
16.54
Preparing Sewer Maps
156.50
All Other
34.34
Total Expenditures
$4401.21
Balance to Revenue
1198.79
$5600.00 $5600.00
83
ARTICLE 18— ENGINEERING SERVICES TO MAKE
STUDY OF WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS
Appropriation
Cr.
Dr.
S6000.00
Study and Report on Water and Sewerage
Systems S2500.00
Balance to 1945 3500.00
S6000.00 S6000.00
HIGHWAYS MAINTENANCE
Cr.
Appropriation
S48400.00
Dr.
Salaries:
Supt., Charles T. Gilliard
S1924.00
Asst. Supt.. Edward R. Lawson
1296.80
Clerks :
Laura B. Juhlmann
412.80
May Shorten
788.40
Secretary. William F. Barron
50.00
Office Supplies. Stationery and Postage
46.49
Telephone
85.05
Office Repairs
96 . 45
Labor
20952.60
Crushed Stone. Sand. Gravel, etc.
544.06
Equipment and Repairs
875.36
Asphalt, Tarvia and Road Oil
12332.63
Hardware, Tools, etc.
260.21
Pipe and Fittings
189.96
Roadway Maintenance
605.06
Culverts
87.50
Fuel Oil
43.20
Calcium Chloride
222.50
Brook Street Pipe Construction
3518.00
Amount Carried Forward
S44331.07 $48400.00
84
Amount Brought Forward
$44331.07 S48400.00
Use of Loader
555.24
Shovel
492.50
Roller
483 . 00
Paving Breaker
15.00
Wheels
5.00
Express
12.76
All Other
45.30
Total Expenditures
$45939.87
Balance to Revenue
2460.13
$48400.00 $48400.00
TRUCKS, GARAGE AND REPAIR SHOP MAINTENANCE
Cr.
Appropriation
$71
300.00
Dr.
Labor
$2758.43
Shop Maintenance
39.14
Hardware, Tools, etc.
132.41
Truck Maintenance
3096.79
Coal
219.31
Fuel Oil
70.51
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
108.68
Telephone
57.59
All Other
72.50
Total Expenditures
$6555.36
Balance to Revenue
444.64
$7000.00 $7000.00
ARTICLE 13— TO ACQUIRE LAND OF ERNEST HALL
Cr.
Appropriation $400 . 00
Dr.
Purchase Land on Lewis Street
$400.00
$400.00 $400.00
85
ARTICLE 14— BUILDING NEW SIDEWALKS
Cr.
Appropriation
Labor
Gravel, Loam, etc.
Hot-top
Lumber
$5000.00
Dr.
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$2718.97
64
.59
2031
.60
184
.20
$4999.36
,64
$5000.00 $5000.00
ARTICLE 17— Chap. 90— HIGHWAYS MAINTENANCE
Cr.
Appropriation
$1000.00
Transfer from Free Cash
Dr.
1000.00
Labor
$135.82
Asphalt, Tarvia, etc.
245.65
Total Expenditures
$381.47
Balance to 1945
1618.53
$2000.00 $2000.00
ARTICLE 20— Chap. 90— RIVER ROAD IMPROVEMENT
Cr.
Balance from 1943
$ 227.57
Loan
1000.00
Dr.
Labor
$672.54
Use of Trucks and Compressor
63.20
Cement, Lime, etc.
7.60
Amount Carried Forward
$743.34 $1227.57
86
Amount Brought Forward
$743.34 $1227.57
Stone, Gravel, etc.
Blasting
Total Expenditures
Balance to 1945
18
.35
14
65
$776.34
451.
.23
$1227.57 $1227.57
ARTICLE 27— DRAIN AND IMPROVE TOPPING ROAD
Cr.
Appropriation
$1500.00
Dr.
Labor
$ 4.71
Easement on Nassar Property
100.00
Ledge
145.00
Draining Topping Road
1250.00
Total Expenditures
$1499.71
Balance to Revenue
.29
$1500.00
$1500.00
SNOW REMOVAL AND SANDING
Cr.
Appropriation
$10500.00
Dr.
Labor
$6526.64
Plowing Roads:
Trucks
1261.25
Sidewalk Plows
188.00
Tools and Equipment
660.18
Gasoline and Oil Maintenance
531.26
Posts and Snow Fences
429.80
Chloride Flake
Sand
430.65
131.30
Amount Carried Forward
$10159.08 $10500.00
87
Amount Brought Forward
Use of Sand Loader
Express
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$10159.08 $10500.00
294.00
14.47
$10467.55
32.45
$10500.00 $10500.00
STREET LIGHTING
Cr.
Appropriation
$18000.00
Dr.
Street Lighting
$17640.99
Balance to Revenue
359.01
$18000.00
$18000.00
PUBLIC WELFARE
Cr.
Appropriation
$8400.00
Dr.
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
$ 10.77
Telephone
10.95
Cash to Individuals
2654.75
Groceries and Provisions
407.20
Dry Goods and Clothing
14.13
Fuel
97.07
Medicine and Medical Attendance
131.65
Board and Care
672.00
State Institutions
2977.03
Town Physician, John J. Hartigan
450.00
Funeral Expenses
200.00
Relief by Other Cities
168.00
Relief by Other Towns
451.15
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$8244.70
155.30
$8400.00 $8400.00
88
PUBLIC WELFARE SALARIES
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$1600.00
Salaries, Board of Public Welfare:
Roy E. Hardy
$ 100.00
J. Everett Collins
100.00
Edward P. Hall
100.00
Arthur W. Cole, Agent
600.00
Clerks :
Edith P. Sellars
71.50
Gladys Brainerd
364.00
Total Expenditures
$1335.50
Balance to Revenue
264.50
$1600.00
$1600.00
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
(Town)
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$7200.00
Aid to Dependent Children
$5521.65
Town Physician, John J. Hartigan
100.00
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$5621.65
1578.35
$7200.00 $7200.00
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN ADMINISTRATION
(Town)
Cr.
Appropriation
Salaries:
Arthur W. Cole, Agent
Amount Carried Forward
Dr.
$300.00
$135.00
$135.00 S300.00
89
$135.00 $500.00
Gladys Brainerd
Telephone
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
102
.00
5.
75
$242
/ 5
57.25
$300.00 $300.00
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Federal Grants
Cr.
Balance from 1943
$127.05
Federal Grants received in 1944
2152.57
Dr.
Aid to Depenir:.: Children $2260.85
Balance to 1945 18.77
$2279.62 $2279.62
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN ADMINISTRATION
Federal Grants
Cr.
Balance from 1945 $ .50
Federal Grants received in 1944 132.05
Dr.
ilaries :
Arthur W. Cole. Agent
Gladys Brainerd
slephone
$ 45,00
54.00
5.00
Total Expenditures
Balance to 1945
$104.00
2 8 . 5 5
$132.55 $132.55
90
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
(Town)
Cr.
Appropriation
Refunds
$37900.00
114.15
Dr.
Cash to Individuals
Paid to Other Cities
Paid to Other Towns
Town Physician, John J. Hartigan
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$33153.73
797.69
423.10
400.00
$34774.52
3239.63
$38014.15 $38014.15
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION
(Town)
Cr.
Appropriation $2 1 00 . 00
Dr.
Salaries :
Arthur W. Cole, Agent
$1577.35
Gladys Brainerd
413.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
2.50
Telephone
5.00
Agent's Expenses
50.70
Total Expenditures
$2048.55
Balance to Revenue
51.45
$2100.00
$2100.00
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
(Federal Grants)
Cr.
Balance from 1943
$ 87 ;_
Federal Grants received in 1944
28497.49
Amount Carried Forward
%2 ;S5.01
91
Amount Brought Forward
$28585.01
Dr.
Cash to Individuals
$28506.75
Balance to 1945
78.26
$28585.01
$28585.01
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION
(Federal Grants
)
Cr.
Balance from 1943
$ 2.95
Federal Grants received in 1944
949.85
Dr.
Salaries :
Arthur W. Cole, Agent
$320.66
Gladys Brainerd
445.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
85.70
Telephone
31.68
Agent's Expenses
30.84
Total Expenditures
$913.88
Balance to 1945
38.92
$952 . 80
$952.80
INFIRMARY
Cr.
Appropriation
$11400.00
Dr.
Salary, Bertha W. Thornton, Matron
$1078.00
Wages, Other Employees
2209.00
Groceries and Provisions
3997.26
Dry Goods and Clothing
222.29
Building and Repairs
1157.30
Fuel
622.95
Furniture and Furnishings
454.16
Household Supplies and Utensils
247.53
Telephone
58.70
Amount Carried Forward
$10047.19 $11400.00
92
Amount Brought Forward
$10047.19 SI 1400. 00
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
384.40
Medicine and Medical Attention
219.75
Barber Service for Inmates
36.00
Laundry
17.60
Water Bills
60.00
Burial of Inmate
100.00
All Other
167.22
Total Expenditures
$11032.16
Balance to Revenue
367.84
$11400.00 $11400.00
VETERANS' SERVICES
Cr.
Appropriation
S6000.00
State Aid Refund
10.00
Dr.
Salary, Frank P. Markey, Agent
$ 945.00
Cash to Individuals
1183.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
151.21
Telephone
24.95
Groceries and Provisions
26.00
Fuel
63.60
Medicine and Medical Attention
153.55
Aid from Commonwealth
79.50
Aid from Other Cities
17.00
State Aid :
Cash to Individuals
210.00
Military Aid:
Cash to Individuals
50.00
War Allowance :
Cash to Individuals
65.00
Total Expenditures
$2968.81
Balance to Revenue
3041.19
$6010.00 $6010.00
93
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Cr.
Appropriation
$203427.51
Refunds
13.67
Dr.
Salary, Supt., Edward I. Erickson
$ 4775.05
Salary, Superintendent's Clerks
1124.08
Salary, Principals' Clerks
1811.71
Truant Officer
82.50
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
340.45
Telephone
442 . 96
School Census
75.00
Teachers' Retirement Contribution
507.14
All Other
23.22
Teacher's Salaries:
High
41406.63
Junior High
36902.45
Elementary
54003.18
Textbooks and Supplies:
High
815.28
Junior High
560.21
Elementary
1472.34
Other Expenses of Instruction :
High
1477.34
Junior High
961.26
Elementary
850.81
Tuition :
High
610.14
Junior High
73.96
Elementary
130.00
Transportation :
High
3592.24
Junior High
3603.13
Elementary
4712.14
Janitors' Services:
High
3993.71
Junior High
4415.67
Elementary
7956.27
Amount Carried Forward
$176718.87 $203441.18
94
Amount Brought Forward
$176718.87 $203441.18
Health :
High
1061.97
Junior High
1135.86
Elementary
1671.81
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company:
High
1417.52
Junior High
1342.80
Elementary
953.48
Fuel:
High
1711.47
Junior High
2162.70
Elementary
4162.21
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds:
High:
Repairs
1960.61
Janitors' Supplies
364.65
All Other
4.00
Junior High and Elementary:
Repairs
5099.12
Janitors' Supplies
828.40
All Other
138.35
School Reports
274.13
Diplomas and Graduation Exercises
118.10
Laundry
40.23
Water Bills
891.21
Cost of Conversion to Coal
6.64
Express and All Other
85.81
Total Expenditures
202149.94
Balance to Revenue
1291.24
$203441.18 $203441.18
RICHARDSON SCHOOL FUND
Cr.
Interest Withdrawal
95
$330.00
Amount Brought Forward
Purchased stage curtains
Dr.
$330.00
$330.00
$330.00 $330.00
MEMORIAL HALL LIBRARY
Cr.
Appropriation
$15353.45
Dog Account Refund
1721.55
Income from Investments
2800.00
Dr.
Salaries :
Librarian, Miriam Putnam
$2427.96
Assistants :
Evelyn R. Robinson
1719.28
Margaret D. Manning
1698.00
Nellie A. Crossley
410.39
Stella K. Kishon
721.47
Sarah B. Minerella
1578.00
Eleanore G. Bliss
564.58
Isabel Noone
1398.00
Extra Page Help
766.94
Janitors:
Archibald D. Maclaren
1728.00
Clester E. Matthews (B. Vale)
150.00
Extra Assistance
178.06
Treasurers :
Winsor Gale
91.63
Arthur Reynolds
8.33
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
565.43
Telephone
77.95
Books
2863.56
Periodicals
450.99
Binding Books
537.88
Fuel
828.40
Amount Carried Forward
$18764.85 $19875.00
96
Amount Brought Forward
$18764.85 $19875.00
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
443.12
Repairs
407.75
Janitor's Supplies
114.32
Treasurer's Bond
25.00
Trucking Rubbish
28.40
Water Bills
9.07
Express and All Other
82.16
Total Expenditures
19874.67
Balance to Revenue
.33
$19875.00 $19875.00
PARK DEPARTMENT
Cr.
Appropriation
$3900.00
Dr.
Salaries:
Supt., Charles T. Gilliard
$208.00
Asst. Supt., Edward R. Lawson
104.00
Clerks :
Laura B. Juhlmann
52.00
May Shorten
52.00
Labor
2578.67
Hardware, Tools, etc.
160.65
Loam
7.50
Use of Land at Playstead
100.00
Renew Baseball Bleachers
290.00
Cut Grass on Town Lots
300.00
Hot Lime
17.55
All Other
16.00
Total Expenditures
$3886.37
Balance to Revenue
13.63
$3900.00 $3900.00
l>7
ARTICLE 12— REPAIR AND PAINT BLEACHERS (1943)
Cr.
Balance from 1943 $500.00
Dr.
Repair and Paint Bleachers $500.00
$500.00
$500.00
ARTICLE 15— REPAIR AND PAINT BLEACHERS
Cr.
Appropriation $500 . 00
Dr.
Repair and Paint Bleachers $500.00
$500.00
PLAYGROUND COMMITTEE
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
Salaries, Instructors
$1680.00
Labor
110.42
Playground Recreational Supplies
303.07
Repairs
87.96
All Other
33.49
Total Expenditures
$2214.94
Balance to Revenue
25.06
$500.00
$2240.00
$2240.00 $2240.00
POMPS POND BATHING BEACH
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
Life Guards $1427.73
Labor 13.62
Amount Carried Forward
98
$2200.00
$1441.35 $2200.00
Amount Brought Forward
Repairs
Rent — Hussey's Pond Beach
Rent — Pomps Pond Beach
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$1441.35
264.59
86.38
100.00
$1892.32
307.68
$2200.00
$2200.00 $2200.00
DAMAGES TO
PERSONS AND PROPEF
Cr.
LTY
Appropriation
Dr.
$3000.00
Damages to Persons and
Property $2295.00
Balance to Revenue
705 . 00
$3000.00
$3000.00
AMERICAN LEGION QUARTERS
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
Rent, American Legion Quarters $600.00
$600.00
$600.00
$600.00
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS QUARTERS
Cr.
Appropriation $600 . 00
Dr.
Rent, Veterans of Foreign Wars Quarters $600 . 00
$600.00
Appropriation
INSURANCE
Cr.
99
$600 . 00
$10500.00
Amount Brought Forward $10500.00
Dr.
Insurance $8733.52
Balance to Revenue 1766.48
$10500.00
$10500.00
ARMISTICE DAY
Cr.
Appropriation
$150.00
Dr.
Band
$57.00
Wreaths
19.50
Total Expenditures
$76.50
Balance to Revenue
73.50
$150.00
$150.00
MEMORIAL DAY
Cr.
Appropriation
$950.00
Dr.
American Legion Drum Corps
$100.00
Andover Brass Band
100.00
Punchard Girls' Band
120.00
Plants, Wreaths, etc.
529.25
Flags
11.52
Total Expenditures
$860.77
Balance to Revenue
89.23
$950.00
$950.00
TOWN REPORTS
Cr.
Appropriation
$735.50
Dr.
Printing Town Reports
$735.50
$735.50 $735.50
100
Appropriation
Public Weighers :
William C. Brown
Wilson Crawford
Supplies
TOWN SCALES
Cr.
Dr.
Total Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$175.00
$75.00
25.00
.70
$100.70
74.30
$175.00
$175.00
WATER DEPARTMENT
Or.
Appropriation
$40100.00
Petty Cash Refund
50.00
Dr.
Water Maintenance:
Salaries :
Supt., Charles T. Gilliard
$1480.00
Asst. Supt., Edward R. Lawson
1050.00
Clerks:
Laura B. Juhlmann
1206.00
May Shorten
418.00
Secretary, William Barron
50.00
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage 565 . 34
Petty Cash Account
50.00
Printing and Advertising
62.00
Telephone
466.50
Labor
10137.45
Pipe and Fittings
709.21
•
Meters and Fittings
1237.14
Equipment and Repairs
372.71
Hardware and Tools
125.70
Amount Carried Forward
SI 7930. 05
$40150.00
101
Amount Brought Forward
$17930.05 $40150.00
Chlorine
244.99
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
3750.97
Water Maps
312.00
Replacing Telephone Poles
80.00
Miscellaneous Supplies and All Other
214.00
Pumping Station:
Engineers
7851.26
Oil, Waste and Packing
56.87
Coal
4202 . 83
Range Oil
135.25
Building Repairs
661.94
Maintenance Pumping Equipment
1243.71
Freight
42.57
All Other
71.80
ater Construction:
Salaries :
Supt., Charles T. Gilliard
80.00
Asst. Supt., Edward R. Lawson
40.00
Clerk, Laura B. Juhlmann
40.00
Labor
767.11
Meters and Parts
300.24
Hardware, Tools, etc.
6.88
Pipe and Fittings
3.37
All Other
7.51
Total Expenditures
$38043.35
Balance to Revenue
2106.65
$40150.00 $40150.00
ARTICLE 11— GUARD HAGGETTS POND (1943)
Cr.
Balance from 1943 $403 . 60
Dr.
Salary, William Corliss, Guard $369.20
Balance to Revenue 34.40
$403 . 60
$403.60
102
ARTICLE 16-
-ROGERS BROOK
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$6100.00
Construction of Pipe Line
$6084.00
Balance to 1945
16.00
$6100.00
$6100.00
SPRING GROVE CEMETERY
Cr.
Appropriation
$9400.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
250.00
Petty Cash Refund
10.00
Dr.
Salaries :
Supt., Jesse E. West
$1878.00
Clerk, Edith P. Sellars
200.00
Labor
5619.48
Office Supplies, Stationery and Postage
68.94
Telephone
40.37
Petty Cash Account
10.00
Equipment, Tools, etc.
435.77
Gasoline, Oil and Truck Maintenance
247.22
Sand, Loam, Gravel, etc.
93.70
Seeds
38.50
Weed Destroyer
86.24
Lawrence Gas and Electric Company
12.48
Range Oil
29.96
Concrete Containers
402.65
Lumber, etc.
47.62
Water Bills
13.23
Transportation
55.56
Express and All Other
13.71
Total Expenditures
$9293 . 43
Balance to Revenue
366.57
$9660.00
$9660.00
103
INTEREST
Cr.
Appropriation
$6600.00
Dr.
•
Interest:
Junior High School
$4475.00
Outfall Sewer
2018.75
All Other
2.02
Total Expenditures
$6495.77
Balance to Revenue
104.23
$6600.00
$6600.00
MATURING DEBT
Cr.
Appropriation
Dr.
$26000.00
General Loans:
Junior High School
$21000.00
Outfall Sewer
5000.00
$26000.00
$26000.00
Chapter 90 — Loan Repaid
1000.00
Town Clerk's Dog License Money
2255.20
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds:
West Parish
55.91
St. Augustine's
13.04
Christ Church
158.84
South Church
594.00
Spring Grove
4035 . 00
4856.79
Private Trust Funds
66.62
Retirement Fund
17636.67
Essex County Tax
30956.56
Commonwealth of Massachusetts :
State Tax
36300.00
Amount Carried Forward
$36300.00
104
Amount Brought Forward
Auditing Municipal Accounts
State Parks and Reservations
Retirement System Audit
War Savings Bonds
Withholdings Taxes
Refunds :
On Taxes
On Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
On Old Age Assistance
Overpayment of Water Charges
Overpayments to Treasurer
War Bonds
Total Expenditures, 1944
$36300.00
1230.92
583.76
331.97
38446.65
6881.25
30793.73
52.77
84.85
459.29
17.57
50.00
19.75
684.23
$875231.21
RESERVE FUND
Cr.
Transferred from Excess an
d Deficiency
Dr.
$1
5000.00
Transferred to:
Spring Grove Cemetery
$ 250.00
Municipal Buildings
400.00
Total Transferred
650.00
To Revenue
14350.00
$15000.00 $15000.00
Balance from 1943
Collected in 1944
Abated
Tax Title
TAXES 1940 AND PREVIOUS
$490.07
S292.72
93.25
104. 10
$490.07
$490. o;
105
POLL TAXES 1941
Balance from 1943
$32.00
Collected in 1944
$26.00
Abated
6.00
$32.00
$32.00
PERSONAL TAXES 1941
Balance from 1943 $588 . 08
Collected in 1944
$588.08
$588.08
$588.08
REAL ESTATE TAXES 1941
Balance from 1943 $3602 . 17
Collected in 1944
$2694.47
Abated
764.06
Tax Title
143.64
$3602.17 $3602.17
POLL TAXES 1942
Balance from 1943
Collected in 1944
Abated
$78.00
$78.00
$52.00
26.00
$78.00
PERSONAL TAXES 1942
Balance from 1943
Collected in 1944
Abated
$1411.88
$1304.58
107.30
$1411.88 $1411.88
106
REAL ESTATE TAXES 1942
Balance from 1943
Refund
Collected in 1944
Abated
Tax Title
$15247.27
7.98
$13850.27
1244.61
160.37
$15255.25
$15255.25
POLL TAXES 1943
Balance from 1943
Additional Assessment
Collected in 1944
Abated
Balance to 1945
$286.00
2.00
$166.00
108.00
14.00
$288.00
$288.00
PERSONAL TAXES 1943
Balance from 1943
$4355.97
Collected in 1944
$3514.80
Abated
94.42
Balance to 1945
746.75
$4355.97
$4355.97
REAL ESTATE TAXES 1943
Balance from 1943 $57200. 13
Collected in 1944
$49503 . 44
Abated
395 . 50
Tax Title
152.18
Balance to 1945
7149.01
$57200.13 $57200 13
107
POLL TAXES 1944
Commitments
$7872.00
Refunds
2.00
Collected in 1944
$5728.00
Abated
2072.00
Balance to 1945
74.00
$7874.00
$7874.00
PERSONAL TAXES 1944
Commitments $60985 . 61
Refunds 14.50
Collected in 1944
Abated
Balance to 1945
$57874.90
145.57
2979.64
$61000.11
$61000.11
REAL ESTATE TAXES 1944
Commitments $416733 . 00
Refunds 28.29
Collected in 1944
$366295.94
Abated
869.68
Tax Titles
708.64
Balance to 1945
48887.03
$416761.29 $416761.29
TAX TITLE ACCOUNT
Balance from 1943
Added to Tax Titles
Redemptions
Balance to 1945
$3794.91
1380.88
$5175.79
TAX TITLE POSSESSIONS
Balance from 1943
Balance to 1945
$146.30
$1344.53
3831.26
$5175.79
$146.30
$146.30
$146.30
108
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1938
Balance from 1943 $9.49
Collected in 1944
$9.49
$9.49 $9.49
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1941
Balance from 1943 $6.96
Collected in 1944 $6.96
$6.96 $6.96
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1942
Balance from 1943 $11.90
Collected in 1944 $11.90
$11.90
$11.90
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1943
Balance from 1943 $197 . 04
Committed in 1944 14.12
Collected in 1944 $199.35
Abated 11.81
$211.16
$211.16
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1944
Commitments, 1944 $15661 . 67
Refunds 84.85
Collected in 1944 $15369.24
Abated 337.28
Balance to 1945 40.00
$15746.52 $15746.52
MOTH ASSESSMENTS 1940
Balance from 1943
Collected in 1944
$3.10
$3.10
$3.10
109
$3.10
MOT
Balance from 1943
Collected in 1944
Abated
H ASSESSMENTS 1941
$21.54
$13.37
8.17
$21.54
$21.54
Balance from 1943
MOTH ASSESSMENTS 1942
$66.23
Collected in 1944
$61 74
Abated
4.49
$66.23
$66.23
MOTH ASSESSMENTS 1943
Balance from 1943 $271 . 49
Collected in 1944
$238.75
Abated
4.62
Balance to 1945
28.12
$271.49
$271.49
MOTH ASSESSMENTS 1944
Commitments, 1944
Collected in 1944
Tax Title
Balance to 1945
$1570.76
$1386.13
4.36
180.27
$1570.76 $1570.76
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1942
Balance from 1943 $29.86
Collected in 1944 $29.86
$29.86
$29.86
110
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1943
Balance from 1943 $28.78
Collected in 1944 $28.78
.78 $28.78
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS ADDED-TO-
TAXES 1944
Commitment, 1944 $28 . 77
Balance to 1945 $28.77
$28.77 $28.77
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1942
Balance from 1943 $11.46
Collected in 1944 $11.46
$11.46 $11.46
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1943
Balance from 1943 $10.71
Collected in 1944 $10.71
$10.71 $10.71
COMMITTED INTEREST ON SEWER ASSESSMENTS 1944
Commitment, 1944 $ 8.99
Balance to 1945 $ 8.99
$ 8.99 $ 8.99
OVERLAY 1935
Balance from 1943 $50. 12
Revenue 1944 (raised to cover deficit) $50. 12
$50.12 $50.12
OVERLAY 1936
Balance from 1943 $48 . 38
Revenue 1944 (raised to cover deficit) $48.38
$48.38 $48.38
ill
OVERLAY 1937
Balance from 1943 $10.00
Transfer to Overlay Reserve $10 . 00
$10.00 $10.00
OVERLAY 1938
Balance from 1943 $ 6.00
Transfer to Overlay Reserve $ 6 . 00
OVERLAY 1939
Balance from 1943
Transfer to Overlay Reserve
$ 6.00
$28.50
$ 6.00
$28.50
$28.50 $28.50
OVERLAY 1940
Balance from 1943 $445 .57
Abatements 1944 $ 93.25
Transfer to Overlay Reserve 352.32
$445.57
$445.57
OVERLAY 1941
Balance from 1943
$4222.25
Abatements 1944 $ 770.06
Transfer to Overlay Reserve 3452 . 19
$4222.25 $4222.25
OVERLAY 1942
Balance from 1943 $11600. 77
Abatements 1 944 $1377.91
Transfer to Overlay Reserve 10222.86
$11600.77 $11600.77
112
OVERLAY 1943
Balance from 1943
Abatements $ 597.92
Transfer to Overlay Reserve 4866.07
Balance to 1945 7909.76
OVERLAY 1944
Overlay 1944
Abatements 1944
Balance to 1945
3087.25
12225.33
$13373.75
$13373.75 $13373.75
$15312.58
$15312.58 $15312.58
OVERLAY RESERVE
Balance from 1943
$26670.88
Transferred from
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1938
10.00
6.00
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1939
28.50
H a
1940
352.32
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1941
3452.19
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1942
1943
10222.86
4866.07
Revenue 1944
$15000.00
Balance to 1945
30608
.82
$45608.82 $45608.82
DEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Balance from 1943 $ 3491.81
Charges, Accounts Receivable in 1944 54212.20
Collected in 1 944 $43088 . 76
Abatements 291.87
Balance to 1945 14323.38
113
$57704.01 $57704.01
WATER RATES ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Balance from 1943
$ 7979.08
Charges, Commitments,
1944
59605.20
Adjustment
.05
Refunds
17.57
Collected in 1944
$62012.19
Abatements
2670.29
Balance to 1945
2919.42
$67601.90 $67601.90
WATER SERVICES AND MISCELLANEOUS
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Balance from 1943
$343.26
Charges, Commitments, 1944
390.63
Collected in 1944
$510.63
Abatements
63.66
Balance to 1945
159.60
$733.89 $733.89
WATER LIENS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Charges, Commitments, 1944
Collected in 1944
Balance to 1945
$42 . 00
$18.00
24.00
$42.00 $42.00
EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY ACCOUNT
Balance from 1943
$292169.36
Refunds 1943
36.71
Unexpended Appropriation Balances
from 1943
4983.78
Revenue 1944
37806.27
Old Age Assistance Refunds
229.75
Tax Title Revenue
1344.53
Amount Carried Forward
$336570.40
114
Amount Brought Forward
$336570.40
Poll Tax Costs
168.70
Estimated Receipts
37555.25
Highways Fund
23334.55
Grants and Gifts
4.72
Article 10— Chap. 90, Highways
16.25
Adjustment
.05
Transferred to Reserve Fund
$15000.00
Article 6 — U. S. Securities
75000.00
Transferred to Revenue
15000.00
(Free Cash to Reduce the 1944
Tax Rate)
Tax Title Revenue
1268.93
Water Department Adjustment
1.00
Refunds 1943
5.00
Article 17 — Chap. 90, Highways
1000.00
Balance to 1945
290374.99
$397649.92 $397649.92
JOHN CORNELL FUND
Principal Fund:
Andover Savings Bank $1000 . 00
Essex Savings Bank, Lawrence 1000.00
Broadway Savings Bank, Lawrence 1000.00
City Inst, for Savings, Lowell 1000.00
Central Savings Bank, Lowell 1000.00
$5000.00
Balance on hand, January 1
Interest received in 1944
RECEIPTS
1944
$257.34
87.50
$344.84
EXPENDITURES
Cross Coal Co.
Balance on hand, January 1, 1945
.22
$336.62
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TRUSTEES OF PUNCHARD FREE SCHOOL
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1944
Rev. JOHN S. MOSES
ROY E. HARDY
CHARLES C. KIMBALL
EDMOND E. HAMMOND
Rev. DONALD H. SAVAGE
HENRY G. TYER
Rev. FREDERICK B. NOSS
WILLIAM A. TROW
REPORT OF THE
TRUSTEES OF PUNCHARD FREE SCHOOL
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1944
PRINCIPAL FUND
January 1, 1944
Cash in Banks $17788.47
Real Estate Mortgages 34379 . 1 1
Bonds at Book Value . 24832 . 42
December 31, 1944
$77000.00
Cash in Banks
$18508.38
Real Estate Mortgages
28471.70
Bonds at Book Value
30019.92
$77000.00
INCOME ACCOUNT
January 1, 1944
Cash on Hand
$5167.74
Interest and Dividends Received
2982.30
$8150.04
Expenditures :
M. E. Stevens, Instructor
$2518.00
E. V. Lovely, Principal
450.00
E. E. Hammond, Salary
200.00
Treasurer's Bond
25.00
Safe Deposit Box
12.00
Amount Carried Forward
$3205.00
150.04
118
Amount Brought Forward
Miscellaneous Expense
U. S. Collector of Internal Revenue
a/c Withholding Tax
Goldsmith Prizes
December 31, 1944 — Cash on hand
GOLDSMITH FUN
Jan. 1, 1944 — Cash in Savings Bank
Interest received
Dec. 31, 1944— Cash in Savings Bank $335.71
DRAPER FUND
Jan. 1, 1944— Cash in Savings Bank $1506.00
Interest received 30.27
$3205.00
$8150.04
1.00
342 . 64
10.00
$3558.64
4591.40
$8150.04
4D
$329.10
6.61
$1536.27
Scholarship Awarded 30 . 00
Dec. 31, 1944— Cash in Savings Bank $1506.27
BARNARD FUND
Jan. 1, 1944— Cash in Savings Bank $27.30
Dividends received 40 . 00
Interest received . 14
$67.44
Prizes awarded :
First
$20.00
Second
12.00
Third
8.00
$40.00
Dec. 31, 1944 — Cash in Savings Bank $27.44
L19
CHAPIN FUND
Jan. 1, 1944— Cash in Savings Bank $2212.68
Interest received 44.46
$2257.14
Scholarship awarded 45.00
Dec. 31 , 1944— Cash in Savings Bank $2212 . 14
RESERVE FUND
Jan. 1, 1944— Cash in Savings Bank $2959.06
Interest received 59 . 47
Dec. 31, 1944— Cash in Savings Bank $3018.53
HENRY WARREN BARNARD AND MABEL
PARADISE BARNARD FUND
Jan. 1, 1944— Cash in Savings Bank $1020.60
Interest received 20.50
Dec. 31, 1944— Cash in Savings Bank $1041 . 10
ELIZABETH T. GUTTERSON SCHOLARSHIP
Jan. 1, 1944— Cash in Savings Bank $1008.33
Interest received 20.26
Dec. 31, 1944— Cash in Savings Bank $1028.59
M. E. GUTTERSON BOTANY PRIZES
Jan. 1, 1944 — Cash in Savings Bank
Interest received
Prizes Awarded
$302.50
6.02
$308.52
5.00
Dec. 31, 1944— Cash in Savings Bank $303.52
120
SUSPENSE ACCOUNT
Dec. 19, 1944 — Deposited in Andover
Savings Bank $187.50
Dec. 31, 1944— Cash in Savings Bank $187.50
Respectfully submitted,
Edmond E. Hammond, Treasurer
This is to certify that the securities belonging to the Trustees
of Punchard Free School and the income accruing therefrom have
been checked and found to be correct.
The remaining items in the above account are examined by the
Town Accountant.
Charles C. Kimball
William A. Trow
Roy E. Hardy
121
Town Debt
DETAIL OF PAYMENT BY YEARS
Junior High
Sewer
School
Totals
Year
Rate 4K%
2 & 2M%
Av. 2.58%
1945
$5000.
$21000.
$26000.
1946
5000.
21000.
26000.
1947
5000.
21000.
26000.
1948
5000.
21000.
26000.
1949
5000.
19000.
24000.
1950
5000.
19000.
24000 .
1951
5000.
19000.
24000 .
1952
5000.
19000.
24000.
1953
5000.
19000.
24000.
1954
4000.
4000.
1955
4000.
4000.
$45000.
$187000.
$232000.
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Treasurer's Report
Receipts and payments for the year were as follows:
Balance, January 1, 1944 $278507.90
Receipts 911361.34
$1189869.24
Payments 875231.21
Balance, December 31, 1944 $ 314638.03
This is undoubtedly the largest balance in the town's history.
No money had to be borrowed in anticipation of taxes, for the
first time in over a century, at least, and $75000.00 was added to
the Post War Rehabilitation Fund.
Disbursements, in accordance with 84 selectmen's warrents,
were 7% more than in 1943. The number of checks issued was
12140, slightly less than formerly.
Summarized statements of 856 cemetery perpetual care ac-
counts, amounting to $104225.21, and 17 other trust funds in the
treasurer's custody, totalling $154749.99 will be found elsewhere
in the town report. As usual, he handled the funds of the retire-
ment system, under the direction of the board in charge. He
forwarded to the collector of internal revenue $30793.73, income
tax withholdings from the pay of 237 regular and part-time
employees.
War bond deductions were also made from the pay of about
half of the town employees, and bonds were bought and dis-
tributed of which the purchase price was $6901.
A Blue Cross group was started in the spring, which now
numbers 103, or about two-thirds of all town employees. The
treasurer deducts membership dues once a month from their pay.
Tax titles number 34 and total $3831.26.
Respectfully submitted,
Thaxter Eaton, Treasurer
128
Report of Tax Collector
POLL TAXES
Year Collected
A bated
Outstanding
in 1944
in 1944
Jan. 1, 1945
1942 and previous $ 120.00
$ 36.00
$ none
1943 166.00
108.00
14.00
1944 5728.00
*2072.00
74.00
*Of this amount:
Abatements to Men in Armed Services
$1522.00
Abatements to Men over 70 ;
years
420.00
PERSONAL TAXES
Year Collected
A bated
Outstanding
in 1944
in 1944
Jan. 1, 1945
1942 and previous $ 2024.66
$107.30
none
1943 3514.80
94.42
$ 746.75
1944 57874.90
145.57
2979.64
REAL ESTATE TAXES
Year Collected
A bated
Outstanding
in 1944
in 1944
Jan. 1, 1945
1942 and previous $ 16663.46
$ 2097.92
none
1943 49503.44
395.50
$ 7149.01
1944 366295.94
869.68
48887.03
MOTOR VEHICLE
EXCISE TAXES
Year Collected
Abated
Outstanding
in 1944
in 1944
Jan. 1, 1945
1942 and previous $ 28.35
None
None
1943 199.35
$ 11.81
None
1944 15369.24
337.28
$40.00
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS
Moth Assessments
SI 703.09
Sewer Assessments
58.64
Committed Interest on Sewer Assessments
22.17
Interest on Delinquent Taxes
3027.17
Costs on Delinquent Taxes
168.70
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Assessors' Report
We herewith submit our annual report:
Number of assessed polls 3916
Valuation of personal estate $ 2,096,607.00
Valuation of real estate 14,366,177.00
Tax on polls $ 7832.00
Tax on personal estate 60,802 . 33
Tax on real estate 416,625 . 12
$16,462,784.00
$485,259.45
Moth Assessments
1,570.76
Abatements:
Poll taxes (largely servicemen)
2,072.00
Personal estate
145.57
Real Estate
869.68
Rate of Taxation on $1000. $29.00
Number of Assessed
Horses
96
Cows
700
Yearlings, bull, heifers
192
Swine
294
Fowl
50,984
Sheep
53
All other
168
Acres of land
16,869
Dwellings
2,705
MOTOR VEHICLE AND TRAILER
EXCISE
Number of vehicles assessed
3321
Assessed valuation
$456,620.00
Excise
15,661.67
Abatements
337.28
Rate on $1000.
35 . 85
Excise for 1943 — committed in 1944
Vehicles
7
Valuation
1,450.00
Excise
14.12
131
DECEMBER ASSESSMENTS
Number of assessed polls
Valuation of personal estate
Valuation of real estate
Tax on polls
Tax on personal estate
Tax on real estate
20
6,320.00
3,720.00
40.00
183.28
107.88
Respectfully submitted.
Roy E. Hardy, Chairman
J. Everett Collins
Edward P. Hall
Board of Assessors
Municipal Properties and Public Improvements
Land and
Equip, and
Total
tuildings
other property
Town Hall
$ 95,980
$ 5,150
$ 101,130
Shaw Property
11,400
11,400
Fire Department
62,280
48,000
110,280
Police Department
275
1,500
1.775
Schools
1,093,115
51,179
1,144,294
Library
129,650
39,170
168,820
Water Department
100,638
599,804
700,442
Sewer Department
2,500
420,578
423,078
Highway Department
12,150
17,807
29,957
Parks and Playgrounds
56,825
500
57,325
Tree Warden and Moth Department
3,600
3,600
Infirmary
44,125
2,538
46,663
Spring Grove Cemetery
28,000
1,125
29,125
Weights and Measures
350
350
Town Scales
500
500
Old Schoolhouse, Ballardvale
11,810
11,810
Punchard School Fund
77,000
77,000
Memorial Hall Investment Funds
84,000
84,000
Burnham Road Land
2,500
2,500
Pomps Pond Beach
2,000
2,000
Carmel Woods — Land
12,300
12,300
Indian Ridge — Land
1,000
1,000
Woodland — West District
275
275
Totals
$1,666,823
$1,352,801
$3,019,624
132
Report of Planning Board and Board
of Survey
Various committee and regular meetings were held by the
Planning Board and Board of Survey during the year 1944.
A revised and combined set of Rules and Regulations covering
Subdivisions and approval of plans for acceptance of private
ways was adopted September 29th.
Recommendations were made to the Selectmen concerning
the razing of certain specific structures or buildings which are
unsightly and in a delapidated condition.
No petitions were granted or approved.
Respectfully submitted,
Walter M. Lamont, Chairman
Walter C. Tomlinson, Secretary
Edward P. Hall
Sidney P. W7hite
Leon A. Field
133
Board of Appeals Report
To the Board of Selectmen:
The Board of Appeals under the Zoning By-Law of the Town of
Andover has the following members: James S. Eastham, Chair-
man, term expiring May 1, 1946; Roy E. Hardy, Secretary, term
expiring May 1, 1947; Walter M. Lamont, term expiring May 1,
1945; and two associate members, Edward P. Hall, term expiring
May 1, 1945; and Walter C. Tomlinson, term expiring May 1,
1945.
During the year 1944, the ninth year of the Zoning Law, the
Board heard and decided four cases as follows :
Petition of Harry R. Lawrence, executor of the will of Catherine
A. Byrne, for permission to subdivide a lot of land on the east side
of South Main Street near the by-pass with resulting lot frontages
of less than seventy-five feet. Granted.
Petition of Mary C. Tateosian for permission to construct a
building within twenty feet of the street line of Osgood Street.
Denied.
Petition of the Merrimack Co-operative Bank for permission
to convert a residence at 55 High Street into an eight-apartment
house. Granted with restrictions.
Petition of Gerard Hamel for permission to build a piazza
within fifteen feet of the east side lot line of his property on
County Road. Granted.
Respectfully submitted,
James S. Eastham, Chair man
Roy E. Hardy, Secretary
W alter M. Lamont
January 15, 1945
134
Water and Sewerage Investigation
The special committee preciously appointed to study the water
and sewerage systems reported to the last Town Meeting that it
felt that the time was ripe for a comprehensive engineering inves-
tigation, and an appropriation was voted for this work. After
careful consideration, the committee engaged the firm of Weston
and Sampson, of Boston, to make a complete survey of the water
needs of the Town, both immediate and for some time into the
future, considering both the quantity and the quality of the water
available, and the problems of pumping and distribution for both
fire and domestic purposes; and to examine the sewrerage system
of the Town with regard to problems requiring early action as well
as those more remote.
The results of these surveys, together with the recommenda-
tions of the committee, are submitted in a separate report to the
Town.
After consultation with the Selectmen and the Board of Public
Works, the committee felt that some of the improvements should
be undertaken as soon as labor and material are available, and
therefore we have requested the insertion of articles in the
Warrant for the coming Town Meeting.
Edward V. French
Sidney P. White
Joseph A. McCarthy
Committee
135
Report of the Committee on the 300th
Anniversary of the Incorporation
of Andover
The committee of fifteen, appointed by the Moderator in
accordance with a vote of the town at the 1944 annual meeting,
makes the following report and recommendations concerning
plans for the proper observance of the three hundredth anniver-
sary of the incorporation of Andover as a town. The members of
the committee as appointed are :
Frederick E. Cheever Roy E. Hardy
J. Everett Collins H. Bradford Lewis
Leo Daley Bernard L. McDonald
Thaxter Eaton Howell F. Shepard
Burton S. Flagg Mary Byers Smith
Claude M. Fuess William A. Trow
Bessie P. Goldsmith Henry G. Tyer
Edward P. Hall
The first meeting of the committee was held at the Town
House September 28, 1944. Dr. Claude M. Fuess was elected
chairman and Roy E. Hardy secretary. A general discussion
concerning the date and main features of the celebration took
place, and the following chairmen of sub-committees were
elected.
Music Committee — Mr. Collins
Historical Committee — Mr. Trow, Miss Goldsmith, Chairmen
Decorations — Mr. Cheever
Movies and Radio — Mr. Daley
Sports — Mr. McDonald
Invitations — Guests and Speakers, Dr. Fuess
Parade — Mr. Shepard
Publicity — Mr. Hardy
Manufacturing and Trades — Mr. Tyer
Finance — Mr. Eaton
A second meeting was held November 14, 1944, and a third on
December 19, 1944. The committee makes the following recom-
mendations:
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1. That the celebration be held on May 30th to June 2d, 1946,
unless war conditions make a celebration inadvisable.
2. That the following tentative program be approved:
Thursday, May 30th Morning. Usual Memorial Day Ob-
servances.
Afternoon. Parade
Evening. Exhibitions
Friday, May 31st Morning. Exhibition
Afternoon. Pageant
Evening. Pageant
Saturday, June 1st Morning. Sports at Playstead
Afternoon. Andover- Exeter Ball Game
Evening. Banquet
Sunday, June 2d Religious observances and historical
sermons at all churches
3. That at the annual 1945 town meeting the town be asked to
make an appropriation of S2 1,000 for the celebration, based upon
the following budget:
Music
S 2000
Pageant
2000
History
7500
Decorations
1000
Movies and Radio
2500
Sports
500
Banquet
2000
Parade
2000
Publicity
650
Manufacturing and Trades
Exhibit
100
Miscellaneous
750
$21,000
4. That the committee be continued and make a further report
at the 1946 annual town meeting.
For the committee,
Claude M. Fuess, Chairman
Roy E. Hardy, Secretary
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Report of Playground Committee
The Committee on supervised play covering activities on
Andover playgrounds at Central, Shawsheen and Ballard vale
herewith submits its report :
The registration at the three playgrounds was 1476 and the
total attendance records show that 18972 visits were made,
bringing the average daily attendance to approximately 500
children.
The personnel, headed by Miss Margaret Davis with Benjamin
Dimlich as assistant supervisor, was composed of all women in
the daytime with the assistance in the evening of one male, part-
time worker. The usual tournaments and activities of former
years were carried on, daily patriotic exercises held, inter-play-
ground competitions conducted with the War Souvenir Program
being the main feature.
Interested parents, without whose support the playgrounds
could not carry on adequately, again contributed their time and
effort in raising funds for necessary equipment.
The welfare and health and happiness of youth were stressed
during the season and special attention was given to the smaller
children, many of war workers, which proved a great relief and
comfort to those concerned.
That Andover could improve and enlarge upon its recreational
program of our youth has been constantly mentioned by this
committee during the past years. Now with war and its recon-
struction problems confronting us, many of our citizens are begin-
ning to realize the importance of the proper training and guid-
ance of our youth. The committee feels strongly that a stepped-
up program is due but warns against headlong action and im-
pulsive decisions.
This committee, confronted by war-time conditions, fully
appreciate the fine work the instructors did and we consider the
year a very successful one.
Stafford A. Lindsay, Chairman
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Report of Selective Service Board
Local Board No. 3, Town Hall, Andover, Mass.
Representing Andover, Boxford and North Andover
(State Headquarters, 38 Chauncy St., Boston)
February, 1945
The Draft Board was appointed by President Roosevelt on
October 8, 1940. There have been six registrations, covering
6557 men from eighteen to sixty-five and all men must register on
their eighteenth birthday.
The board has held over three hundred meetings. There are
over twelve million serving in our armed forces. Massachusetts
has furnished 459,000 of them and in the list of Selective Service
districts stands third in percentage furnished, being exceeded
only by New York City and Rhode Island. Our Board has
inducted somewhat over 1600 men. The Honor Rolls for the three
towns contain a total of over 2500 names.
The splendid co-operation and help given by the citizens of
all three of the towns has been of great assistance. Our young men
have answered the call with a willingness and with a spirit of
which we may be proud. Wherever they may be, they have the
best wishes of Andover, North Andover, and Boxford.
The Town of Andover has continued to furnish and care for
our comfortable and commodious quarters, for which we wish to
express our appreciation.
We give on another page a list of the personnel of the local
organization. All services are given willingly, and except for the
three permanent clerks in the office, are without pay.
Respectfully submitted,
For the Selective Service Board
Samuel F. Rockwell, Chairman
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Report of Rationing Board
Local Board No. 48, Andover, Mass.
Andover, Mass. January 22, 1945
To the Board of Selectmen:
Andover, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I am pleased to submit my third annual report as Chairman of
the Andover War Price and Rationing Board.
This Board is now celebrating its third birthday. Since Jan-
uary 1942 the office has been handling problems dealing with
rationed articles. Automobile tires, rubber boots, typewriters
and bicycles were the first items to be rationed. Later, fuel oil,
gasoline, shoes, food and automobiles were placed on the rationed
list.
Since the first three-man board was selected in January 1942,
five panels have been created to help carry out the rationing
program.
These "panels" meet at the Rationing Board Office on the
days and hours specified below.
Panel A: (Tires Stoves, Typewriters, Shoes and Rubber
Boots) every Monday and Thursday from 1.00 P.M.
to 2.00 P.M.
Panel B : (Food Products) every Friday at 4.00 P.M.
Panel C : (Gasoline and Fuel Oil) every Monday and Thurs-
day from 1.00 P.M. to 2.00 P.M.
Panel D: (Price Control) every Tuesday evening at 7.30.
Panel E: (Community Service) no set time for meeting.
Duties are in conjunction with Panel D to assist
storekeepers and the public (1) by seeing that they
are kept informed and that ceiling prices are posted,
(2) by checking prices etc.
It is expected that the duties of members of Panels D and E
will continue to become increasingly great in as much as more and
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more stress will be placed on price control even after the rationing
program is curtailed.
Again may I express the sincere appreciation of the Rationing
Board members to all the townspeople whose understanding and
cooperative assistance have enabled the members and clerks to
carry out their multiple tasks dealing with goods controlled by
the federal rationing laws.
May I remind you that the Rationing Board Office is open
daily to the public — Monday through Saturday with the excep-
tion of Wednesday afternoon.
8.30 A.M. — 12.00 Noon
1.00 P.M. — 4.00 P.M.
Wednesday 8.30 A.M. — 1.00 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Foster C. Barnard, Chair yuan
Andover Rationing Board No. 48
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Board of Retirement Report
To the Board of Selectmen
Andover, Mass.
Gentlemen :
The Town of Andover Board of Retirement herewith submits
the following report for the year 1944:
Balance, January 1, 1944:
Receipts, January 1-December 31, 1944:
Deductions, Group I $5763.83
Deductions, Group II 2003.86
Gt.N.R.R.'s Called 4117.25
Oregon-Washington R. R.
and Navigation Called 2 1 00 . 00
Interest on Bonds 3204 . 48
Interest, Savings Banks 103.46
Appropriation :
Accumulation Fund 16372.00
Expense Fund 800 . 00
Special Military Service Fund 464 . 67
$7767.69
6217.25
3307.94
17636.67
$7332.55
34929.55
$42262.10
Expenditures :
Pensions Paid
Group I
Group II
Investments
$7276.62
3391.32
$10667.94
24000.00
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Office Expenses:
Mary A. Loosigian, Clerk,
Salary 729.00
Office Supplies, Stationery
and Postage 101.58
830.58
Refunds, Group I 670.07
36168.59
Balance, December 31, 1944 s$6093.51
A schedule of membership for the year 1944 follows:
January 1, 1944: Active Members 98
Enrolled during 1944 5
103
Retirements during 1944 3
Withdrawn, 1944 1
Total Active Members, December 31, 1944 99
January 1, 1944: Pensioners 16
Retirements during 1944 3
19
Death of Pensioners 1
Total Pensioners, December 31, 1944 18
Total Membership, December 31, 1944,
including Pensioners 117
During the year NS24000.00 worth of U. S. Government Bonds
were purchased.
The securities held at the close of the year 1944 cost 8101243.70
and had an amortized value of $101481.37. The market value of
the securities was in excess of both cost and amortized values.
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The actual earnings of the investments this year were $3307.94,
while the amount necessary for crediting the funds with the
guaranteed rate of three percent was $2815.27 — hence, the
amount earned exceeded the amount required by $492.67.
$18413.57 is the amount required to be added to the fund by
town appropriation for 1945.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary C. Regan, Chairman
George H. Winslow, Secretary
Edmond E. Hammond
Board of Retirement
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Board of Public Welfare
The Board of Public Welfare submits the following report for
the year 1944:
There has been another drop in the case load of Old Age Assis-
tance during 1944. At the start of the year, we had 150 cases, but
at the close of the year the case load had been reduced to 137.
The average cost per case per month has remained about the
same, our average now being about $36.10.
Under the new law, children who have sufficient income but
refuse to assist in the support of their parents, must be taken into
court by the local welfare department. This legal step had to be
taken by the parents under the old law. We have had only one
case where it became necessary to take court action. The son in
this case was earning an average of $70.00 weekly, and the court
found him guilty. There were other cases where court action was
threatened, but they were cleared up before it became necessary.
During the next session of the Legislature, there will be a great
deal of discussion on Old Age Assistance, and many bills con-
cerning it are now being prepared. Although we do not believe
that children should be relieved of the responsibility of caring for
their parents, if they are able to assist, there is strong agitation
in that direction throughout the state. The Recess Commission
of the Legislature is in favor of changing the law, so that children
will not be held responsible for the support of their parents. There
are other bills being presented to allow non-citizens to receive
Old Age Assistance, and to reduce the age requirement to sixty.
We do not believe either bill will pass. In the latter case, the
Federal Government will not participate in aid to persons under
sixty-five years of age.
Budgets in Aid to Dependent Children have gone up consid-
erably, and as they do, the cost to the town increases. The Fed-
eral Government will only reimburse for fifty per cent of $18.00
for the first child, and fifty per cent of $12.00 for each additional
child. The state reimburses one third of the total cost. At the
start of the year, we were aiding ten families with twenty-seven
children, while at the close of the year, we were aiding nine
families with twenty-four children.
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General Relief has remained about the same through 1944.
There were no employable cases aided, the aid in general being
for the care of children, and of persons, ineligible for Old Age
Assistance.
On August first, the selectmen set up a new office on the second
floor of the Town Hall, for Veterans' Benefits. The town is very
fortunate in obtaining the services of Mr. Francis P. Markey to
carry on this work. Mr. Markey has had a great deal of experi-
ence in veterans' affairs, and with the 150 veterans who have
returned, and the boys on furlough, he has been very busy. This
office will take care of Soldiers' Relief, State and Military Aid,
and War Allowance, which were formerly handled by the Welfare
Department. A report of the activities of this office will be found
elsewhere in this book.
At this time, we wish to thank all organizations and private
citizens who have assisted our board.
Respectfully submitted,
Roy E. Hardy, Chairman
J. Everett Collins
Edward P. Hall
Board of Selectmen
Arthur W. Cole, Welfare Agent
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Office of Veterans' Service
The Office of Veterans' Service submits the first annual report
on the service to and rehabilitation of Andover Veterans of All
Wars.
On August 1st, 1944 the Board of Public Welfare passed over
to this office the following duties: Soldiers' Relief, War Allow-
ance, State Aid and Military Aid. This new office also assumed
the responsibilities of the application and execution of the di-
versified benefits of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944
and the procurement of work for the returning veterans as re-
employment committeeman of the local office of Selective Service.
The Department of Soldiers' Relief expended $1757.26 on 7
cases; $200.00 on 2 cases of State Aid; $65.00 on 2 cases of War
Allowance and $50.00 on 1 case of Military Aid. The recently
enacted pension for the widows of World War I will bring a little
relief in this department within the next few months but this will
be offset in the near future by the ever increasing demands during
the period of readjustment.
During the period of August 1st, 1944 to December 31st, 1944
inclusive, 418 conferences on veteran affairs were held; 62 con-
ferences with relatives of men still in service and 41 conferences
with men while home on furlough, totaling 521 conferences. On
January 1st, 1945 Andover's casualty list showed 25 Dead;
3 Missing and 8 Prisoners of War. Of our 159 discharged men and
women, 49 are disabled.
The Home Service Division of the local Red Cross Chapter
and the Andover Servicemen's Fund Association have been most
helpful and cooperative in our veteran problem. Many dollars
have been given by these two fine organizations to veteran cases
which ordinarily would have to be paid for from taxation.
At this time we cannot fully visualize the extent and scope of
this veteran problem. We know it will be greater and greater as
the tide of returning veterans rises but we face the future with
determination and courage in the knowledge that a grateful town
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appreciates the sacrifices made by our men and women who went
forth into the service of their country.
Respectfully submitted,
Roy E. Hardy, Chairman
J. Everett Collins
Edward P. Hall
Board of Selectmen
Frank P. Markey, Agent
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Andover Town Infirmary
The Town Infirmary has cared for fifteen townspeople during
1944, providing a good home and nursing care.
They have been generously remembered throughout the year,
especially at Christmas time, by several friends in town, as well
as organizations.
I feel that Mrs. Frank L. Brigham should receive much credit
for the fine work she has done here over a period of fifteen years
as our official visitor appointed by the State. She has the welfare
and interest of our people in mind at all times and visits them
each month, always with some remembrance for each one, also
sending them fruit on holidays and a gift on each birthday.
The rooms in the Convalescent Home have all been filled
through the year, many people having been denied admittance
due to lack of room and acute shortage of help.
We have turned over to the town thirty-three hundred and
thirty-one dollars ($3331.00) from the Convalescent Home and
paying patients in the Infirmary section.
Number of inmates January 1, 1944 10
Number admitted during the year 5
Number discharged during the year 5
Number of deaths 1
Number between one and forty years of age 0
Number between forty and fifty years of age 2
Number between fifty and sixty years of age 1
Number between sixty and seventy years of age 5
Number between seventy and eighty years of age 2
Number between eighty and ninety years of age 3
Number between ninety and one hundred years of age 2
Number of inmates January 1, 1945 9
Respectfully submitted,
Bertha \Y. Thornton, Matron
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Fire Department
To the Board of Selectmen
Andover, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
I have the honor to submit my fourth annual report as Chief of
the Andover Fire Department.
During the year 1944 the department answered the following
alarms: 101 bell (4 false) ; 245 still; total 346.
The total valuation of buildings where fires occurred $426,450.
Losses incurred totaled: $22,370.
Hose was laid as follows: 14,200 feet of 2Y2" hose, 20,300 feet
of \y2" hose, 33,650 feet of 1" or forestry hose, 36,000 feet oi.%"
or booster hose; total hose laid: 104,150 feet; total feet of ladders
raised 520.
Ambulance calls for the year totaled 540, of which number 33
were handled by the Chief's car; 13 by Deputy Cole's car; 1 by
Ralph Baker, 1 by police, 1 by North Andover Ambulance.
On January 1, 1944 the equipment consisted of:
Year
1 Combination pump, hose, and booster truck 1914
1 Combination pump, hose, and booster truck 1928
1 Combination pump, hose, and booster truck 1937
1 65 foot Jr. aerial ladder truck 1941
1 Ambulance 1926
1 Ambulance 1937
1 Forest fire truck 1923
1 Forest fire truck 1940
1 Chief's car — Ford sedan 1941
2 500 gallon trailer pumps, Aux. Fire Department 1942
Hose on hand includes: 7000 feet of 2%", 4500 feet of iy2",
3000 feet of 1", 1400 feet of %".
During the year we lost one man from the call force when
James Williams entered the navy. Sanborn Caldwell was ap-
pointed to fill this vacancy for the duration. In October, Wilson
Crawford, provisional appointee, resigned to take another posi-
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tion. Herbert Brown, a call fireman of many years experience,
took over Mr. Crawford's duties.
The resignation of Deputy Chief Hilton, in December, left a
vacancy which has been filled by the provisional appointment
of Lieut. Albert Cole as Deputy. Kerr Spark has been provision-
ally appointed Lieut. At the end of the year, one vacancy still
existed, but contact had been made with the Veterans Affairs
Office in the hope that a veteran might be found who would
qualify for the position.
Several emergencies during the past year have made increasing-
ly evident the urgent need for more manpower in our department.
The new pumper authorized by the Town Meeting is on order
and delivery is expected in the near future. This new pumper will
take the place of engine 2 in Ballardvale which is thirty-one years
old.
Respectfully submitted,
C. Edward Buchan
Chief, And over Fire Department
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Police Department
To the Board of Selectmen* of the Town of Andover
Gentlemen :
I hereby submit my report of the Police Department for the
year ending December 31, 1944.
Miscellaneous complaints received and investigated 563
Ambulance calls covered by police 24
Summons served for out of town police 44
Automobiles stolen in Andover 5
Automobiles recovered in Andover 7
Automobiles recovered out of town 6
Bicycles stolen in Andover 5
Bicycles recovered in Andover 24
Breaks in camps and dwellings 19
Doors in business district found open and secured 105
Lost children found and returned to parents 15
Runaway children returned to parents or Institutions 18
Dogs killed by automobiles. 28
Dogs shot or gassed by the police 19
Cats killed by automobiles and reported to police 13
Live wires down and guarded by the police 14
Street lights out and reported to the Lawrence Gas & Elec. 242
Dogs lost and returned to owners 57
Number of persons bitten by dogs 22
B. of H. and Animal Inspector notified on dog bites 22
Cattle lost and returned to owners 9
Dead bodies cared for by police 2
Suicides reported and investigated by police 2
Persons notified for out of town police 56
Lights put out in dangerous places 10
Tramps put up for the night in the lockup 3
Dwelling houses inspected while owners were away 49
Articles found and returned to owners 34
Summons served on local complaints in Andover 13
Persons taken out of rivers and ponds 6
Fires discovered and reported by the police 5
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Fires put out by police 3
Missing persons reported and located by police 4
Automobile tires recovered, previously stolen 6
Water leaks in streets reported by police to B. of P. W. 10
Lights left on in public buildings and owners notified 26
Tree Dept. notified on limbs and trees down 20
Persons taken to Danvers State Hospital in police cruiser 9
Horses shot by police 1
Persons taken to hospitals by police in cruisers 1 1
Hens killed by dogs and checked by police 13
Bell alarms of fires investigated by police 3
Bell alarms of fire covered by police 35
False alarms of fires investigated by police 3
Jury summons served on Andover persons 7
Burglar alarms set off and investigated by police 1 3
Railroad accident investigated by police 1
Railroad accident caused by boys 1
Total Arrests for the Year of 1944
Throwing or dumping rubbish on a public street 3
Drunkenness 43
Non-support 3
Larceny of money and property and autos 4
Violations of all night parking laws
Concealing leased property
Operating an automobile under influence of liquor and drunk 10
Operating an automobile so as the life and safety of public is
endangered
Violation of Ex. Order No. 35 (speeding)
Operating under the influence of liquor and leaving the
scene of accident
Operating an auto after suspension of license
Violation of the laws of the road
Operating to endanger and leaving the scene of accident
Arrests on default Warrants
United States Army deserter
Assault and battery
Violation of Board of Health regulations
Misappropriation of automobiles
Runaway girl
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Unlicensed dog 1
Operating an un-registered and un-insured automobile 2
Operating an automobile without a license 3
Disturbance 1
Vagrancy 1
Delinquency (larceny and breaking and entering) 5
Neglect of minor children 1
Registering bets on the speed of horses 1
Allowing an improper person to operate an automobile 1
Total Number of arrests 111
Arrested for out of Town Police 6
Turned over to Federal Bureau of Indentification 1
Drunks released by Probation Officer 38
Found guilty and sent to House of Correction 9
Sentenced to Lyman School 1
Sentenced to Bridgewater State Farm 1
Total amount of fines paid in District Court $2,150.00
Superior Court $50.00
POLICE DEPARTMENT EQUIPMENT
1 1942 Plymouth Sedan
1 1940 Plymouth Sedan
3 Harley Davidson Motorcycles
Two-way Police Radio 50 Watt Transmitter
3 Receiving sets in cars
1 regular Radio for alert messages war defense
One-way Police Radio set in Shawsheen connected with Head-
quarters Station
2 Bullet Proof Vests
1 Camera
2 Gas Guns
2 Gas Billies
16 38 Special Revolvers
30 Gas Grenades
2 22 Cal. Target Pistols
2 Riot Guns
150 Riot Clubs
100 Steel Helmets
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The police have been under the same working conditions as of
1943. We have four men from the Police Department in the
armed services and we expect to have another one go into service
some time this year 1945. All regular Officers have been working
overtime to keep up the efficiency of the Department. If the war
continues it is going to be a very serious problem in getting men
to work as reserve officers as well as regular officers.
Respectfully submitted,
George A. Dane, Chief of Police
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Board of Health Nurse
and Agent
To the Board of Health and Townspeople of Andover.
I herewith submit my report as Board of Health Nurse
and
Agent for the Town of Andover for the year 1944.
1944
1943
1942
Trichinosis 1
0
0
Dog Bite 45
46
48
Tuberculosis 4
8
5
Scarlet Fever 24
10
14
Chicken Pox 186
30
16
Whooping Cough 26
34
19
Measles 31
78
82
Mumps 26
46
113
Gonorrhea 0
1
3
Syphilis 4
3
1
German Measles 2
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20
Lobar Pneumonia 1
1
3
Para Typhoid 0
1
1
Cerebral Spinal Meningitis 3
1
0
Typhoid 1
0
0
354 408 325
Deaths from Contagious Diseases
Lobar Pneumonia 113
Tuberculosis 3 2 2
Cerebral Spinal Meningitis 10 0
5 3 5
Tuberculosis Register in Andover
23
28
Cases January 1, 1944
1944
23
1943
Moved in from other places
1
0
New Cases
4
28
5
Deaths
3
1
Diagnosis revoked
0
0
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Inactive list 1 0
Moved away 3 7 4 5
On Register December 31, 1944 Total 21 23
Contacts new cases
Contacts new cases X-rayed
In Sanatoria
10
10
8
8
7
6
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis is a germ disease caused by the tubercle bacillus.
When, as more often occurs, its presence is found in the lungs,
it is described as pulmonary tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis meningitis is confined chiefly to infants.
Owing to our increasing contacts in the future, an increase of
Tuberculosis is feared. However an encouraging fact is that since
1900 the death rate in Massachusetts from this disease has
declined 80% up to 1944. This is due to special efforts to detect
the presence of the disease in its early stage. Every man taken in
our armed forces is subjected to an X-ray test. In Essex County
all employees of our industrial concerns can now be given this
X-ray without charge.
These X-ray tests are vitally important for they detect the
presence of the disease before it makes its presence felt in
any outward symptoms and this paves the way for speedy
recovery.
A substantial amount of money obtained by the purchase of
Tuberculosis Seals will be used to defray the cost of X-raying our
High School students. This work will be carried on by the State
X-ray personnel assisted by the School Nurse and the Board of
Health Nurse.
In this connection I wish personally to thank the school nurse
and the tuberculosis committee for their hearty and sustained
cooperation.
Malaria
Inquiries have been made of Malaria — its cause, its symptoms
and its treatment. Malaria is caused by a kind of mosquito found
in Massachusetts and some other states whose bite transmits
the poison to human beings. Its breeding time is only during
three or four months of the year. Unfavorable weather conditions,
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such as high winds and extreme cold, destroy the greater number
of these pests.
A certain species of female mosquito called Anopheles, may
transmit malaria two weeks after having bitten a malaria patient.
She picks up the parasites from his blood and if after two
weeks she bites a person, he will doubtless be given the disease.
The usual symptoms of malaria are ague, chills, fever, aching
pains and paleness. These attacks occur at intervals depending
on the type of parasite in the blood of the diseased person. There
are mild cases that occasion only a feeling of dullness and weari-
ness.
Sanitary conditions should be carefully maintained. If swamps
and stagnant water cannot be drained off, their surface should
be given a generous coating of oil.
Screening of buildings is of course of prime importance.
If a case of malaria is known to exist in any community, extra
sanitary precautions must be maintained to prevent its spread.
To avoid unnecessary suffering, a patient should consult his
physician as early as possible.
Trichinosis
A case of Trichinosis was reported to the Board of Health this
year. This was an imported case.
The cause of this disease is a worm named Trichina, often
lodged in the intestines and muscles where it breeds very rapidly.
Early medical treatment is necessary to prevent its increase.
The most common cause of this disease is located in swine and
is transmitted by the eating of pork products insufficiently
cooked. It requires long and intense heat to kill this worm and its
larva.
Typhoid Fever
There was also but one case of Typhoid Fever reported to the
Board of Health this year. Investigation revealed the patient had
contracted the disease out of town. Tests were given and neces-
sary specimens of this contact were sent immediately to the
Bacteriological State Laboratory for examination. Fortunately
the results were found to be negative.
By good sanitation and personal hygiene typhoid fever can
be avoided.
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Clinics
Three free clinics are held in Andover each year: the Baby
Clinic on the first and third Tuesday of each month from 3 to
5 P.M.; the Diphtheria Clinic each fall and the Dog Clinic in
each spring.
The Baby Clinic is designed to give health advice to mothers
of young babies. Mothers are urged to attend these clinics and
during the last six months the attendance has doubled, an evi-
dence of their helpfulness and of appreciation by the mothers.
The Diphtheria Clinic is for children who have not been in-
oculated against this disease before entering school. A gratifying
number of these children are found to have been treated against
this disease before entering school.
Mortality from this disease is greater in the younger children,
therefore every child should be given treatment soon after it is
six months old.
The Dog Clinic is designed to prevent Rabies — poisonous dog
bites. Some 45 cases of dog bites have been reported this year,
but thus far no Rabies have resulted.
I have here tabulated all the contageous and communicable
diseases reported to the Board of Health this year.
Much detail and unpublished work has been done by your
Board of Health to safe-guard the health of our people and they
merit the hearty cooperation of all our citizens in an effort to
place Andover among the healthiest towns in our Commonwealth.
All contagious and communicable diseases must be reported
to the Board of Health by the physician, parent or guardian.
Failure to observe this law carries a penalty.
Lotta M. Johnson, R.N.
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Milk Inspectors Report
To the A ndover Board of Health :
As Inspector of Milk I hereby submit my report for the year
1944.
After inspection of premises the following licenses were granted :
Milk and Cream (all classes) 40
Oleomargarine Registrations 11
Pasteurization Establishments 7
Ice Cream Manufacturers 4
There were 76 samples of milk and 30 samples of cream taken
from various sources and tested for butterfat, 3 milk and 5 cream
were found to be below the standard, on second samples taken
within a week were found to be up to standard. Seventy bottles
and thirty-six cans were condemned as unfit for use.
In addition to premises granted licenses to sell milk and for
renewal licenses there were 119 additional pasteurization plant,
30 ice cream plant, and 120 milk plant inspections. In many cases
violations were found and were corrected as soon as those re-
sponsible were notified.
As usual many complaints were received regarding milk and
cream being off flavor; investigation showed many were justified
and after checking sources of milk and inspection of premises the
reason was determined ; after warning against repetition of careless
handling no further complaints were received. This does not
include complaints received during the hot weather which were
corrected through co-operation of distributor and consumer.
There is no doubt that at various times this town has been a
dumping ground for inferior cream which meets the butterfat
test but will not pass the bacteria requirements. When this town
has facilities for bacteria tests there is no doubt that in the future
the quality of cream will be raised. It will continue to be dis-
tributed and provisions should be made for bacteria tests on any
suspicious samples in order that milk and cream of the highest
quality possible may be distributed. A survey of towns similar to
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Andover in population show Andover far behind other towns in
this respect.
Due to shortage of butter there was a large increase in oleo-
margarine licenses granted over previous years, only that product
approved by the government is allowed to be sold, other brands
have to await approval of government laboratories before any
sale is permitted, by purchasing oleomargarine from dealers
registered with this office can consumers be sure of quality in
oleomargarine.
Two more pasteurization plants were placed in use in Andover
making a total of 7. A survey by your inspector .shows that
Andover has more pasteurization plants than any other town of
similar size and more than many cities of greater population.
During 1945 there may be an additional plant if plans are carried
out as scheduled.
There was a critical shortage of milk during the summer
months and it was necessary to discontinue deliveries to stores
and other places at different times. With constant hard work
and contacts every consumer in Andover found his quart of milk
as scheduled on the doorstep. Consumers little realize how much
labor is involved in producing that quart of milk and delivering
it every other day. When difficulties in farm labor are considered
it seems like a miracle performed, and it is safe to say that our
milk producers and other farmers are the unseen heroes in this
period of distress. Farmers work seven days a week rarely a day
off and at times 14 hours per day aad when illness strikes they
keep plugging and a farmer has to be really ill before he gives up.
His producing cows must be fed and milked daily, they cannot
be shut down like other business otherwise there would be a
serious shortage of milk. It is to be hoped that at the end of the
war our farmers will be able to take time out and enjoy life as a
business man does.
One local farm was struck by lightning with disastrous results
to the milk supply, with many high quality producing cows lost
in the fire which followed. Considering conditions existing today
the courageous leadership of this farmer in restoring his produc-
tion to a normal basis is commendable. Such leadership will
always guarantee a milk supply and places all farmers in a class
with those making materials to win the war. At the conclusion of
the war let us not forget the farmers who produced milk and kept
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that quart of milk coming to your doorstep on schedule and do
everything possible to help him enjoy life even better than he has
in the past.
In conclusion I wish to thank all producers, distributors, and
other handlers of milk and cream, also oleomargarine, for their
co-operation in helping to keep the quality of dairy products sold
to Andover Consumers at a high level and hope they will con-
tinue to complain about inferior products so that Andover con-
sumers will have the best quality possible at all times.
All milk, cream and oleomargarine licenses expire on June 1st,
1945 and must be renewed on or before that date. This applies
to all stores, hotels, restaurants and any other establishments
or persons selling milk and cream in any form regardless of
amount.
Respectfully, yours
Alfred C. Stacey, Inspector of Milk
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Report of Town Physician
Board of Selectmen
Town of A ndover
Andover, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
I, herewith, submit the annual report of cases seen and treated
by the undersigned, in the capacity of Town Physician, for the
year ending December thirty-first, nineteen hundred forty-four.
House calls 264
Office calls 375
Maternity 0
Investigations 3
Respectfully yours,
John J. Hartigan
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Report of Building Inspector
December 31, 1944
Board of Selectmen, Andover, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my report as Building Inspector from Jan-
uary 1, 1944 to December 31, 1944:
Dwellings (new) 1
Additions and Alterations 40
Garages 1 3
Poultry Houses 9
Storage Sheds 5
Packing House
Tool House
Milk House
Camp
Conservatory
Barn
Rabbit Coop
75
Dormitories in town containing eight or more rooms above the
second floor were inspected to see that they complied with the
law relative to safety appliances and a report of each inspection
was sent to the Commissioner of Public Safety.
The estimated cost of new construction in the Town during the
past year is $8,510.00 and additions and alterations, $22,588.00.
Fees for building permits and elevator licenses amounting to
fifty-two dollars and fifty cents were collected by me and turned
over to the Town Treasurer.
Respectfully submitted,
John J. Driscoll, Building Inspector
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Report of Tree Warden
January 1, 1945
To the Citizens of Andover:
During 1944 many -severe wind storms caused great damage to
our public trees and increased greatly the time spent on cleanup
work and removal of broken trees and branches. On June 16th
a thunder storm accompanied by high winds destroyed twelve
trees and damaged many others. On the night of September 14th
the second hurricane within six years occurred which destroyed
over thirty trees and damaged many more, some of which had to
be removed.
While this hurricane was not as severe as in 1938 when about
500 trees were destroyed, under existing conditions of labor
shortage etc. it presented quite a problem. Heavy rain accom-
panied the hurricane with wind from the southeast, changing to
east and northeast. Rain and wind reached a high point about
midnight. After two A.M. the wind changed to north and then
northwest with its greatest velocity about three A.M. At this
time most of the trees were blown down. The largest tree de-
stroyed was at the Hardy Brush Factory and fell across Haverhill
street while the most difficult tree to remove was a large Ash at
the Barnard Estate which brought down high power electric
wires and telephone cables and lodged in a maple tree on the
Square and Compass grounds as it fell across High street.
At the present time home owners and tree lovers are in a good
deal of distress over the shortage of reliable tree workers. Tree
work requires strong muscles, sound judgment, often expert
knowledge and skill.
These severe storms combined with other conditions such as
paved roads and sidewalks accumulation of calcium chloride
from sanding in the winter, long dry periods, insect attacks and
disease, in time cause many injuries which are difficult for street
trees to overcome without special care. Often these injuries do not
show up for several years.
Trees growing under present conditions of travel need much
more attention than in former years of graveled roads. The town
has extended hard surfaced roads and sidewalks in all sections,
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has added many miles of new streets, yet gives very little con-
sideration to the need of more men with tree repair experience to
care for its trees.
Town meetings have refused modern equipment for the Tree
Department. We sometimes read or hear about lack of efficiency
in town departments, quite often the town does not furnish
equipment to make it possible for efficient work. It seems satisfied
as long as the yearly appropriation is the same regardless of the
need for improvement.
The Tree Warden should not be compelled to take experienced
men from tree repair work to cut miles of brush from the roadside
with scythe and hand pruners. He should at least have a power
mower for these men to operate. Modern machinery equipment
should also include a portable air compressor with equipment, for
tree surgery work. A power saw to cut down and cut up trees. A
truck operated crane and winch to lower heavy branches out of
trees, lift large tree butts and pull out stumps. A truck with top
mounted ladder for quick removal of low hanging branches and
quick access into trees.
While plans are being made for post war improvements I
would suggest that plans be made for the erection of a building
to house the Tree and Moth Department. Space for trucks,
sprayers, tools, a heated repair shop and office. The Tree and
Moth Department is the only town department that has to pay
rent, out of its small appropriation, for its quarters. It costs the
town $360.00 a year.
There have been reports about the town tearing down some of
its present buildings and old school buildings in the next few
years. I would suggest that the town salvage some of this material
to erect a suitable brick building for the Tree and Moth Depart-
ment near the Park. Such a building and grounds could be
landscaped by the Tree Warden in keeping with nearby school
property.
Good shade trees are a great asset to the town. Andover can
continue to have good trees by providing for their care.
For 1945 I recommend that $5,600.00 be appropriated for the
Tree Department.
Respectfully submitted,
George R. Abbott, Tree Warden
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Report of Moth Superintendent
To the Board of Selectmen, Town of Andover
Gentlemen :
Little defoliation was caused in 1944 by the Gypsy Moth
caterpillars but more egg clusters were found, on trees and other
objects, and painted with creosote this fall indicating an increase
in this insect next summer from untreated eggs. Andover has
been fortunate to escape infestation of the Brown Tail Moth
which is serious in several Essex County towns. Only 27 nests
were found here last March. These were cut off and burned.
Tent Caterpillars were numerous last spring and give every
indication of being numerous next spring. The Andover Village
Improvement Society interested and paid school children for
collecting egg bands of the Tent Caterpillar from twigs of fruit
trees and wild cherry bushes. Control would be much better if
every one possible would collect and burn these egg bands during
the winter and early spring. A great increase in Fall Web Worm
nests were noticeable in August and September. Many of these
were cut off and burned, in some sections the trees and shrubs
were sprayed with Arsenate of Lead. Elm Leaf Beetles increased
last summer and it will be necessary to increase control measures
in some sections of the town.
Spraying was retarded last spring because of labor shortage
and high wind storms which made it necessary to stop spraying
for a time and perform tree work.
There is a new material called D.D.T. (dichloro-diphenyl-
trichorothane) which gives great promise in the control of in-
sects. Except for experimental purposes it is all being taken by
the armed services, but should be available after the war pro-
vided compounds of this material can be made safe for general
use by the public. It destroys many insects, which come in contact
with it even from one to three months after being applied. Its
fault is that it may kill insects useful to man as well as insect pests.
To provide for insect control work I recommend that $5,250.00
be appropriated for the Moth Department in 1945.
Respectfully submitted,
George R. Abbott, Moth Superintendent
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Spring Grove Cemetery
The Trustees of Spring Grove Cemetery submit their annual
report for the year ending 1944.
There were 53 interments during the year.
Nineteen new lots were sold.
The income from perpetual care funds amounted to $1,882.31.
Money received from annual care, foundations, sale of lots,
interments, etc. amounted to $4,253.25 out of an expended ap-
propriation of $9,293.43. $366.57 was returned to the Town as
an unexpended balance.
Some roads were resurfaced and repaired. Several unsightly
trees were removed and new ones set out.
Due to the manpower shortage and difficulty in obtaining
materials we have been unable to make some improvements
which we would have liked to have done.
We are planning to make interments during the winter, to
meet the request of lot owners and thus eliminate the use of the
tomb locally.
The Trustees are asking under a special article the appropria-
tion of $575.00 for the purchase of a compressor. This is necessary
to open graves when frost and ledge is encountered.
Respectfully submitted,
Frank R. Petty, Chairman
Frederick E. Cheever, Secretary
Fred G. Cheney
Clifford W. Dunnells
Clifford E. Marshall
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Sealer of Weights and Measures
December 31, 1944
To the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Andover
Gentlemen :
I hereby submit my annual Report for the year 1944:
SCALES
Adjusted
Sealed
Condem
Platform over 10,000 lbs.
0
7
0
Platform under 5000 lbs.
25
45
0
Counter 100 lbs. or over
3
6
0
Counter under 100 lbs.
2
48
0
Beam over 100 lbs.
0
2
0
Spring 100 lbs. or over
0
3
0
Spring under 100 lbs.
9
37
0
Computing under 100 lbs.
4
25
0
Personal weighing (slot)
8
18
0
Prescription
0
5
0
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Avoirdupois 0 282
Apothecary
0
52
0
Metrics
0
28
0
Liquid Measures
0
41
0
Meters over 1 inch
2
4
0
Gasoline Pumps
0
44 N.S.
10 0
Oil Jars
0
5
0
Oil Measuring Pumps
0
9
0
Grease Measuring Pun
ips
0
23
0
Quantity Measure on I
}umps
0
16
0
Yard Sticks
0
10
0
I have collected from December 1, 1943 to November 30, 1944
SI 1 2.29 (one hundred and twelve dollars and twenty-nine cents).
Respectfully submitted,
Lewis N. Mi:ars,
Sealer of Weights and Measures
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Report of Wire Inspector
January 10, 1945
To the Board of Selectmen of the Town of A ndover
Gentlemen :
I hereby submit my report for the year 1944. Permits, seventy-
eight, for which I have turned over to the Town Treasurer
$39.00.
Respectfully submitted,
William J. Young, Wire Inspector
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Town of Andover — Jury List
JUNE, 1944
Abbot, Hartwell B.
Anderson, Ernest
Angus, Wallace H.
Bachman, Herbert L.
Barnard, W. Shirley
Barrett, John S.
Baxter, Charles O.
Beedie, Alexander
Beirne, Francis X.
Belul, Febi
Berry, Ralph T.
Bissett, James T.
Blake, Preston H.
Bliss, Arthur
Blomquist, Bror G.
Brown, George B.
Boutwell, Sherman W.
Brown, Robert E.
Buote, Larry B.
Buxton, Walter E.
Cairnie, Henry
Cairnie, Robert Y.
Carter, George A.
Chadwick, Harry
Chambers, Arthur S.
Chadwick, Nathaniel
Chipman, Reeve
Clark, Dana W.
Clough, Harry E.
Comber, Joseph
Coon, Howard A.
Corliss, William B.
Daniels, Roy A.
Davis, Charles W.
Dearborn, Roy S.
Dascomb Rd.
Ballard vale Rd.
18 Walnut Ave.
18 Stratford Rd.
12 High St.
63 Burn ham Rd.
15 Cedar Rd.
8 Elm St.
14 Bartlet St.
109 Pine St.
83 Pine St.
Farmer
Farmer
Chauffeur
Janitor
Real Estate
Clerk
Loan Manager
Janitor
Bookkeeper
Rubber Worker
Cloth Examiner
Recreation Worker
98 North Main St.
7 Stratford Rd.
1 Hidden Rd.
49 Union St.
29 Main St.
163 Shawsheen Rd.
48 Morton St.
Boston Rd.
19 Summer St.
120 North Main St.
18 Baker Lane
Food Broker
Retired
Electrician
Shipper
Designer
Inspector
Engineer
Painter
Shipper
Operative
Janitor
Janitor
Farmer
Clerk
Tourist Agency
Civil Engineer
Insurance Agent
Signal Operator
Artist
Laborer
Electrician
Operative
Real Estate
6 Wolcott Ave.
34 Avon St.*
Lowell St.
4 Main St. Terr.
5 Morton St.
72 Maple Ave.
117 Chestnut St.
Center St.
411 Andover St.
High Plain Ri\.
78 Chestnut St.
57 Park St.
109 Elm St.
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D'Entremont, Francis H.
Salesman
38 Florence St.
Dole, Percy J.
Trucking
19 Washington Ave.
Dufton, George C. H.
Contractor
7 Argyle St.
Elliott, Leonard
Retired
34 Summer St.
Ellis, Franklin T.
Dresser
109 Elm St.
Emerson, Charles F.
Retired
72 Park St.
Fairweather, James D.
Caretaker
15 Abbot St,
Fallon, Joseph E. Jr.
Accountant
45 High St.
Feeney, Byron J.
Salesman
Holt Rd,
Fleming, John J.
Contractor
37 Maple Ave,
Flint, John H.
Painter
35 Washington Ave.
Foster, Charles E.
Textile Techi
ixian Lupine Rd.
Foster, Russell
Electrician
15 Fletcher St.
Gill, Joseph M.
Carpenter
16 Cuba St.
Gilman, Albert E.
Carpenter
Lowell St.
Glines, Roland B.
Electrician
63 Bartlet St.
Golden, William H.
Farmer
22 Carmel Rd.
Graham, Arthur M.
Clerk
38 Whittier St.
Gray, Claremont I.
Clerk
32 Washington Ave.
Greenwood, Ralph L.
Operative
Tewksbury St.
Hadley, Ralph E.
Retired
30 Wolcott Ave.
Hardy, Frederick C.
Farmer
Haggetts Pond Rd.
Harnedy, William A.
Clerk
89 Burnham Rd.
Hatch, William G.
Janitor
6 Summer St.
Hickey, Vincent P.
Accountant
232 No. Main St.
Hill, Charles A.
Electrician
13 Chestnut St.
Hill, John K.
Clerk
Lowell St.
Hodge, Robert
Retired
74 Chestnut St,
Hovey, James H.
Carpenter
So. Main St,
Hulme, Samuel P.
Real Estate
61 Elm St,
Hutcheson, Douglas W.
Printer
45 Whittier St,
Jaques, Robert G.
Janitor
69 Maple Ave,
Johnson, Howard B.
Engineer
26 Carmel Rd,
Kearn, Frederick
Carpenter
Haggetts Pond Rd,
Kurth, William W.
Merchant
300 No. Main St,
Kyle, Thomas J.
Dentist
75 Elm St,
Livingston, Clinton R.
Operative
Andover St
Livingston, George F.
Farmer
Brown St,
Luce, Rowland L.
Furniture
19 Summer St,
Lynch, James A.
Farmer
Gray Rd,
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Lynch, Michael J.
McCarthy, Frank G.
McDonald, John H.
Mooar, Philip C.
Moore, William P.
Muelig, Emil J.
Murphy, Michael M.
Myatt, Peter S.
Nelson, Edward J.
Newman, Winthrop R.
Newton, Charles M.
Nolan, James A.
O'Connell, John F.
O'Connor, Michael J.
Peterson, Elmer O.
Petrie, Alexander B.
Rennie, Adam E.
Rennie, George
Robb, David B.
Robertson, Foster G.
Ronan, William A.
Roundy, Glenn H.
Sanders, William J.
Schofield, James F.
Shea, Maurice P.
Shepard, Howell F.
Simon, Walter H.
Smith, Arthur J.
Smith, Frederick C.
Smith, J. Lewis
Stack, Robert A.
Stirling, William
Stott, Joseph E.
Sutton, Osborne
Taylor, Thomas D.
Thompson, James G.
Tucker, Charles H.
Rubber Worker 40 Essex St.
Contractor 12 Wolcott Ave.
Retired 123 Chestnut St.
Mechanic 108 Lowell St.
Retired 10 Johnson Rd.
Retired 25 Avon St.
Machinist 47 Balmoral St.
Laborer Highland Ave.
Watchman 99 High St.
Gardener 121 Elm St.
Poultryman Boutwell Rd.
Salesman 7 Cuba St.
Adv. & Pub. Spec.
1 Punchard Ave.
Chauffeur 49 Elm St.
Poultryman Greenwood Rd.
Gardener 51 Bartlet St.
Farmer Argilla Rd.
Farmer Argilla Rd.
Janitor 32 Park St.
Salesman 7 Canterbury St.
Chauffeur 60 Morton St.
Printer 73 Maple Ave.
Retired 15 Johnson Rd.
Weaver Andover St.
Operative 30 Burnham Rd.
Mfg. and Farmer Dascomb Rd.
Clerk 12 Arundel St.
Bricklayer Rattlesnake Hill Rd.
Insurance 61 Chestnut St.
Salesman 126 Main St.
Chauffeur 20 Summer St.
Janitor 8 Cuba St.
Clerk High St.. B.V.
Rubber Worker 119 Chestnut St.
Machinist 79 Lowell St.
Watchman 42 Summer St.
Operative 1 1 1 Abbot St.
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Trustees of Memorial Hall
Library
NATHAN C. HAMBLIN BURTON S. FLAGG
WINSOR GALE ARTHUR W. REYNOLDS
HENRY G. TYER MARY BYERS SMITH
CLAUDE M. FUESS
Chairman
MARY BYERS SMITH
Secretary and Treasurer
WINSOR GALE
Librarian
MIRIAM PUTNAM
MARGARET D. MANNING, Catalog Librarian
SARAH A. BALLARD, Children's Librarian
ISABELL F. NOONE, General Assistant
NELLIE A. CROSSLEY, Clerical Assistant
M. ETHEL ZINK, Branch Librarian, Ballardvale
Janitor
ARCHIBALD D. MACLAREN
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THE LIBRARY WORKS IN THE PRESENT AND PLANS
FOR THE FUTURE
A library report concerns itself of necessity with a year just
past, yet it does not seem out of order to consider it briefly, not
as an isolated year of performance, but in its relationship to the
years which preceded it and to the years which lie directly ahead.
In a sense 1944 takes on the aspect of a cross road year, for
despite the stern realization that the war is far from over, there
is a feeling of expectancy that in the not too distant future, the
library will be serving a community gradually returning to a
peace-time basis with all the problems which such a return in-
volves. Unless all signs fail, the future will bring renewed interest
in adult education as men and women returning from military
service seek to carry on formally or informally educational
programs and as displaced war workers seek to reorient them-
selves to a peace-time economy. The library, built through the
years on sure foundations and with the added experience of the
war years behind it, should be in a position to play an increas-
ingly constructive role.
Looking toward its greater usefulness in the future the library
will be concerned with the need for scrutinizing library objectives,
developing well-trained and socially aware personnel, building
up adequate book stocks, extending library services when such
extension can be validated, continually recreating established
service patterns, applying business techniques to library practices
whenever possible, assessing the importance of the library build-
ing in the effective functioning of the library now and in the
future.
At the end of 1944, 4,735 individuals, young and old, were
registered borrowers representing 42% of the total population.
These figures are inconclusive in that they do not take into
account indirect use by people who are not registered borrowers
and in that the ratio between constant and occasional use on the
part of library users has not been ascertained. Yet the fact re-
mains that there are still many people who are not taking full
advantage of its resources which means that the library must try
to bring its services more effectively to the attention of this group.
It should not be an impossible task since it is so easy for the
individual to make the vast resources of the library his, and there
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is perhaps no comparable public service which requires so little
formality. Indeed the library can be no further away than the
nearest telephone with information available in a few moments
that might mean otherwise many individual hours of searching.
Perhaps the library has taken it too much for granted that given
the library rilled with books made easily accessible that people
would without hesitation beat a path to its door. A young woman
who signed for a card recently may have unconsciously made a
telling point when she said: "I have lived in Andover for a year
now and I have never been in the library before. I didn't know
just how to go about getting a card."
A backward glance at some of the requests for information
reveals once again their variety. A former library borrower wrote
to his parents from the Pacific theatre that he wanted them to
buy him the black book on engines which he had borrowed from
the library. A call to the library and a clairvoyant staff member
revealed that the book in question was Bailey's Handbook. A milk
driver poured over maps of Andover and North Andover to
acquaint himself with the streets on his route. A telephone call
brought a request for information as to how a soldier would go
from Andover to Fort Dix. Someone else wanted to know what
a "short snorter bill" was. Statistical material regarding popula-
tion, home ownership, schools, industries was sought by a com-
pany who wished to find out if it should locate in Andover. A
local factory needed a picture of an SNJ training plane to use
during a recent bond drive. An artist wanted drawings of colonial
doorways and fireplaces to use as designs for Christmas cards.
The library felt much closer to the fighting war when a young
woman, now in the Middle East with the American Red Cross,
said that knowledge of the information in the library pamphlet
Careers in the American Red Cross made possible her acceptance
for overseas service. Definitely on the lighter side was the request,
easily acceded to, of three small ladies who asked, "Please, could
we go upstairs and walk on the glass floor once to see how it
feels?"
Contacts have been made with the United States Employment
Service in Lawrence and active cooperation established with
Mr. Francis Markey, Agent for the Andover Veterans' Service as
the library looks forward to serving on a wide spread scale men
and women demobilized from the armed forces. Undoubtedly
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there will be increased requests for vocational and technical
material — requests from young men already back would bear out
this point; yet it will be well to remember that problems of per-
sonal and social readjustment will be as important as economic
so that nothing short of recourse to the entire book collection will
suffice to meet the individual needs of these young people.
A quick look at the books purchased during the year reveals
how many of them relate to the war. Fiction would be at a low
ebb indeed if it were not for the handful of excellent war novels.
Unending has been the stream of books of personal exploits, of
those by the war correspondents, right there with G.I. Joe on the
many battle fronts, of books by the planners and those who feel
they have something to contribute to the solution of the hundred
and one problems facing the world. Books about the war con-
tinued in great demand, particularly journalistic accounts and
those of personal participation. Many people, despite the war,
pursued individual personal interests as can be evidenced in the
circulation of books about hobbies, handicrafts, home building,
interior decoration, books of applied psychology, and books of
humor. Demands were numerous also for books not about the
war by people who found it necessary to escape if but temporarily,
from its impact.
An analysis made recently over a brief period, too short to be
conclusive, showed that of the books issued, 62.3% had been
published since 1940 and that of the total number, over 98% had
been published since 1900. This shows quite definitely the need
for sufficient numbers of new books to meet current demand and
the desirability of duplicating popular titles in sufficient quantity.
Continued attempts are made to replace standard titles, grown
old in the service, with new and attractive editions; somewhat
difficult in these days when so many titles are out of print. There
is another side to the picture, too, and that is the need for con-
stantly weeding out of books no longer necessary either because
the lapse of time has superseded them by better and more
authoritative books or because their non-use does not justify the
cost of keeping them upon the library shelves. An effort has been
made to place these books in larger collections. Duplicates of
books for which the phenomenal demand is over have been with-
drawn and given to the Victory Book Campaign for the use of the
armed forces.
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Under Miss Manning's direction 2213 books were cataloged
during the year, including among other processes, the making,
revising and filing of more than six thousand catalog cards.
This year the library borrowed from other libraries ninety-four
books, representing interests all the way from books on flute
playing to those on factory organization and management.
Special thanks for generosity in loaning books should go to the
Newton Free Library, the Oliver Wendell Holmes Library, the
Division of Public Libraries, and the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, which in addition to loaning specialized technical
books, has given helpful advice in recommending technical titles
for library purchase.
Regulations on reserve books underwent a slight modification
this fall when all books were made available for reservation and a
fee of one cent was charged to cover the cost of each postal
notification.
Special emphasis has been placed upon making the library's
map collection easily available for circulation since maps have
become so essential to an intelligent understanding of world
events and since too frequently they are omitted from books of
history and travel. The gift of twenty-one excellent small maps
by the Rand McNally Company has made a valuable addition
to the collection.
Many book lists of current interest have been compiled for the
discussion forums, book talks and other special meetings carried
on by the library during the year. Interesting and attractive book
lists for boys and girls and older young people have been prepared
by Miss Ballard and Miss Noone; while under Miss Manning's
aegis the library's monthly bulletin New Books Sampler has
grown in popularity.
The biannual inventory was completed this year under Miss
Manning's supervision and showed no alarming number of books
unaccounted for; a most creditable record considering the freedom
of access to library shelves and the thousands of books involved
in the many transactions over the library desk.
Ever growing use of books by boys and girls through the Young
People's Library was reflected in the circulation of 41,804 books,
the highest circulation of books to boys and girls in the history of
the library and representing slightly more than 4()rf of the total
number of books issued during the year.
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Normal activities were carried on with Book Week as always
a high point in the library year. During that week Miss Ballard
visited all the elementary schools, introducing the library and
books, with noticeable results. Other activities of the week
included, besides the usual new books displays, an open house for
junior high school boys and girls and a story hour for fifth and
sixth grade boys and girls, attended by over two hundred.
Several successful story hours under Miss Ballard's direction
were carried on at Ballardvale and more are planned for 1945. A
total of 4,986 books were sent to elementary, parochial and junior
high schools, representing an active use of the book collection.
Instruction in the use of reference tools was given to a class at the
Pike §chool. A second annual tea for mothers of children entering
school in the following fall was held in June; an event now firmly
established on the library's agenda. Individual book lists in
addition to the more general ones, were compiled for parents,
teachers and scout leaders.
Intermediate cards, conferring adult privileges, were given to
all ninth grade boys and girls who requested them. It appears on
the whole to be a constructive way to meet individual differences
and to keep older young people coming to the library.
Special activities sponsored by the library during the year
included: a second program of discussion forums on topics of
current interest held during February, March and April with an
attendance about the same as for the previous year but with an
increase in the number of men attending; the celebration of
China Book Week with appropriate book exhibits and with a
special meeting at which Dr. Fook-Tan Ching, Head of the
English Department of the Southwestern Associated Universities
in Kunming, spoke on Free China; another program of Family
Nights at the Library held in the spring, featuring special talks
and films; a series of three meetings on Latin America, held in the
fall, co-sponsored by the Pan America Society of Massachusetts;
and the annual library Open House, a particularly delightful
one, with Mrs. Galen J. Perrett of Rockport sharing with those
present her host of fascinating experiences gained in searching
out information for her numerous magazine articles.
A course in Spanish, under the auspices of University Exten-
sion, has been held at the library during the fall and winter.
The hall has once again proved its usefulness as a center for
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community activity with about fifteen groups holding at least one
meeting there during the year.
A particularly rewarding experience for the librarian was the
opportunity last spring, to talk about books to two groups of
employees at the Tyer Rubber Company. The effort seemed very
worthwhile even though the tangible direct response has been
small.
Almost every year mention is made in the annual report of
library needs in the outlying districts; needs which can not be
fully met until the library is able to offer a bookmobile service.
This fall, preparatory to experimenting with a weekly book
service to North District, one of the least accessible of the far
flung parts of Andover, the librarian called upon fifteen families
in the neighborhood to acquaint them with the new service.
For some time the library has wished that it might serve in
some fashion the men and women now serving on every front in
all parts of the world. As a beginning, a notice was run on the
Servicemen's page of the Andover Townsman to the effect that any
service man without access to books or in need of material on
some particular subject could make his request directly to the
library and so far as possible it would be filled. What would have
happened if the library had heard from the more than fifteen
hundred men and women staggers the imagination! The requests
have not been many but sufficient to make the service worth
giving. From the Netherlands Indies came a request for a book
on estimating painting costs, from England for a book on news
reporting, from this country, for the new biography Yankee from
Olympus and other requests which can not be enumerated because
of lack of space. Back came appreciative notes from all over the
world, and all without exception voiced profound appreciation
for the books, with heartening comments about how much the
library had meant to them in the past and how much they were
looking forward to using it again.
Members of the library staff have spoken to a number of groups
in the community, served on local civic committees, attended
meetings of professional organizations and continued with pro-
fessional education.
The library was the recipient of a number of gifts during the
year. It was cited as a beneficiary in the will of Mr. Janus C,
Graham. An impetus to the formation of radio listening groups
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was the gift, by Mr. Philip F. Ripley, of a fine Philco radio. A
library friend gave six small chairs to the Ballardvale Branch
Library, adding much to the reading comfort of the youngest
library users. More than twenty-five individuals remembered the
library with gifts of books and flowers.
Nothing has so much served to keep a sense of continuity with
the early days in the 1870's when the library first opened its doors
than the fact that in these years there have been just three
librarians. With Miss Edna A. Brown's death this past year
comes a break in the continuity. Librarian from 1906 until 1939,
she was identified with the greatest growth in the library and its
services, for during her administration the library developed
from a little library content to serve the few who sought it out, to
one which could boast a diversity of services and one which had
an assured place in the life of the community.
Another change occurred in the make-up of the library board
of Trustees when Mr. John D. Little, elected to the Board in
1943, found it necessary to resign when his business took him
away from Andover. Mr. Arthur Reynolds was appointed to fill
the vacancy and has been made assistant treasurer during the
absence of Mr. Winsor Gale on military service.
The library staff has also been subject to change. Mrs. Stella
K. Kishon, appointed to the staff as Clerical Assistant in Feb-
ruary, resigned in September to reenter the teaching field. The
library was fortunate to secure the services, in the same capacity,
of Mrs. Nellie A. Crossley who had had several years experience
as a student assistant in the Suffolk University Library. Miss
Sarah A. Ballard, Children's Librarian, was married in October
and is now Mrs. Anthony Minerella. Mrs. Sophye Simon, Libra-
rian at the Ballardvale Branch resigned in the spring and was
succeeded by Mrs. Alvin Zink.
Acting on a request made to the School Committee in the
spring by the Memorial Hall Library Board of Trustees, the
School Department, beginning January 1, 1945, will assume the
financial and administrative responsibility for the library service
at the Andover Junior High School, until this time an extension
function of the library, and will add to the school faculty as
school librarian, Miss Evelyn R. Robinson, for fourteen years a
member of the Memorial Hall Library staff. The library will
continue to cooperate with Miss Robinson in every way possible
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and to serve the school library with books and in all other ways
that it can. The library appreciates what Miss Robinson, during
her years of association with the library, has contributed to the
development of its service to boys and girls.
After a conference early in the fall with the school authorities,
it was decided to terminate the daily advisory service which the
library has given since 1941 at the Goldsmith Library. Various
factors entered into the decision; among them the lack of utility
periods, due to the accelerated school program, which made it
less possible for the young people to use the school library during
the periods when the library assistant was scheduled there. The
change will result, it is felt, in more rather than less service to
high school young people with a variety of activities, originating
at the library, planned for the future.
A step forward in setting standards for library personnel was
taken when the Board of Trustees voted to accept a "Classifica-
tion and Pay Plan for Positions in the Memorial Hall Library."
The plan provides a graded schedule on professional and non-
professional levels, lists qualifications, duties and rates of pay.
Exhibits held at the library this past year, not all of which can
be enumerated, have been particularly interesting. One of the
best was the collection of Russian Children's books loaned through
the National Council of American Soviet Friendship. The
Indusco exhibit featuring the work of Chinese cooperatives was a
vivid illustration of the resourcefulness of the people of China.
In conjunction with the library's Pan American program and
Open House, several displays were arranged : an exhibit of Mayan
objects and Peruvian textiles from the Peabody and other
museums and from the Pan American Society of Massachusetts
and the Pan American Union, exhibits of Peruvian handicraft,
old and new, and a collection of Latin American books, showing
fine bindings and distinctive printing. Noteworthy also was an
exhibit of objects from Baffin land, loaned by one of the users of
the Young People's Library.
The Young People's Library was repainted during the year, a
first step in the program of redecorating the entire library in-
terior. Through the kindness of the manual training department
at the high school many of the library tables were repaired and
reglued. New furniture, however, both upstairs and down, will
be necessary in the near future. Repairs have been made to the
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shelving in the Ballardvale Branch, preparatory to a general
redecorating of the library room.
Last year's report summarized a few of the plans which the
library had in view for the future but suggested that they would
be subjected to constant scrutiny and review. Considered discus-
sions at Library Board meetings revealed doubt as to the wisdom
of remodeling the present library building further. Members of
the Board came to the unanimous opinion that plans must be
made in the near future for a new functional library building
which would be more economical to maintain and which would
provide adequate work space and staff accommodations not con-
tained in the present building. Additional projects which the
library would like to consider for the future include: forum dis-
cussions for young people, a union catalog of special book collec-
tions in Andover, special services to business and industry. None
of these will come without thought and planning and such ex-
pansions of services naturally require budget and staff adequate
to carrying them on.
A brief quotation from Lewis Mumford's Condition of Man may
not be without point in bringing this report to a close, for in
essence it sums up most effectively the larger purpose of public
library service. He writes: "That in the end all our contrivances
have but one object: the continued growth of human personalities
and cultivation of the best life possible."
A special word of appreciation is extended to the members of
the library staff for the spirit in which they have carried on in
these days of change and grateful thanks to the members of the
Board of Trustees whose understanding and vision will mean
much to the future of library service in Andover.
Respectfully submitted,
Miriam Putnam, Librarian
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1944 STATISTICS OF LIBRARY USE
BOOK STOCK
Adult
Juvenile
Total
Vols, at beginning of year
31,210
7,348
38,558
Vols, added by purchase
1,359
596
1,955
Vols, added by gift
225
33
258
Vols, lost or withdrawn
676
150
826
Total vols, at end of year
32,118
7,827
39,945
Periodicals currently received
(Titles, Copies)
83
USE
Vols, of adult fiction loaned
Vols, of adult non-fiction loaned
Number of children's books loaned
Total number of books loaned
87
Volumes
%
of total circ
41,603
40.4
19,482
18.9
41,804
40.6
102,889
REGISTRATION
Borrowers registered during year
Total number of registered borrowers
Circulation per capita 9.25
Adult
Juvenile
Total
434
221
655
3778
957
4735
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TOWN OF ANDOVER
Forty- third Annual Report
• of the
BOARD of PUBLIC WORKS
EMBRACING THE FIFTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT
of WATER COMMISSIONERS and FORTY-
EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT of SEWER
COMMISSIONERS
For the Year Ending
DECEMBER 31, 1944
1945
*John H. Flint
*Wm. S. Jenkins
*Wm. S. Jenkins
1899-1902
*John H. Flint
*Wm. S. Jenkins
*John L. Smith
♦James P. Butterfield
*Feiix G. Haynes
1903-1906
*John L. Smith
*Felix G. Haynes
♦John W. Bell
♦Lewis T. Hardy
* James C. Sawyer
1906-1907
*Felix G. Haynes
*John W. Bell, Treas.
♦James C. Sawyer, Sec'y
♦Lewis T. Hardy
*Harry M. Eames
1907-1908
*Felix G. Haynes
*John W. Bell, Treas.
* James C. Sawyer, Sec'y
♦Lewis T. Hardy
* Andrew McTernen
1908-1912
*Lewis T. Hardy
♦John W. Bell, Treas.
*James C. Sawyer, Sec'y
*Andrew McTernen
*Willis B. Hodgkins
1913-1914
*Lewis T. Hardy ('16)
♦Barnett Rogers ('16)
*Andrew McTernen ('15)
♦Thos. E. Rhodes, Sec'y ('14)
♦Willis B. Hodgkins, Treas. ('15)
1914-1916
♦Thos. E. Rhodes ('19)
*Barnett Rogers ('16)
♦Lewis T. Hardy ('16)
♦Andrew McTernen, Sec'v ('18)
*Willis B. Hodgkins, Treas. ('18)
1916-1917
*Barnett Rogers ('19)
*Thos. E. Rhodes ('17)
♦Andrew McTernen f 18)
Chas. B. Baldwin, Sec'y. ('19)
♦Willis B. Hodgkins, Treas. ('18)
1917-1918
*Barnett Rogers ('19)
*Thos. E. Rhodes ('20)
*Andrew McTernen ('18)
Chas. B. Baldwin, Sec'y ('19)
♦Willis B. Hodgkins, Treas. ('18)
1918-1919
*Barnett Rogers ('22)
*Andrew McTernen ('21)
Philip L. Hardy ('21)
Chas. B. Baldwin, Sec'y (22)
♦Thos. E. Rhodes, Treas. ('20)
♦Deceased
WATER COMMISSIONERS
1889-1899
*James P. Butterfield
SEWER COMMISSIONERS
1893-1894
*John L. Smith
1894-1899
*John L. Smith
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
1919-1920-1921
*Barnett Rogers ('22)
William D. Mclntyre ('21)
*Arthur T. Boutwell ('22)
Philip L. Hardy, Sec'y ('21)
♦Thos. E. Rhodes, Treas. ('23)
1922-1923
*Thos. E. Rhodes ('23)
Philip L. Hardy ('24)
Wm. D. Mclntyre, Sec'y ('27)
♦Arthur T. Boutwell ('25)
Edward Shattuck ('25)
1923-1924
Philip L. Hardy ('27)
Wm. D. Mclntyre, Sec'y (27)
♦Arthur T. Boutwell, Treas. ('25)
Edward Shattuck ('25)
*Walter I. Morse ('26)
1924-1925-1926
Philip L. Hardy ('27)
Wm. D. Mclntyre, Sec'y ('27)
♦Arthur T. Boutwell, Treas. ('28)
♦Thos. E. Rhodes ('28)
*Walter I. Morse ('28)
1927
*Arthur T. Boutwell ('28)
♦Thos. E. Rhodes ('28)
♦Walter I. Morse, Treas. ('29)
Wm. D. Mclntyre, Secy. ('30)
George H. Winslow ('30)
1928-1929
♦Arthur T. Boutwell ('31)
♦W. I. Morse .Treas. ('32)
Wm. D. Mclntyre, Sec'y ('30)
George H. Winslow ('30)
Thos. P. Dea ('31)
1929-1930
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('33)
♦W. I. Morse, Treas. ('32)
George H. Winslow, Sec'y ('33)
♦Arthur T. Boutwell ('31)
Thos. P. Dea ('31)
1930-1931
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('33)
♦W. I. Morse, Treas. ('32)
George H. Winslow, Sec'y ('33)
Thos. P. Dea ('34)
Frank A. Buttrick ('34)
1931-1932
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('33)
*W. I. Morse ('35)
Thos. P. Dea ('34)
Frank A. Buttrick ('34)
John H. Playdon ("33)
1932-1933
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('36)
♦W. I. Morse ('35)
John H. Playdon ('36)
Frank A. Buttrick ('34)
♦Henry A. Bodwell ('34)
SUPERINTENDENT
CHARLES T. GILLIARD
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*Felix G. Haynes
♦Charles E. Abbott
*John E. Smith
1933-1934-1935
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('36)
♦W. I. Morse ('38)
John H. Playdon ('36)
Frank A. Buttrick ('37)
♦Henry A. Bodwell ('37)
1934-1935-1936
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('39)
♦W. I. Morse ('38)
John H. Playdon ('39)
Frank A. Buttrick ('37)
♦Henry A. Bodwell ('37)
1935-1936-1937
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('39)
*W. I. Morse ('38)
John H. Playdon ('39)
Frank A. Buttrick ('40)
♦Henry A. Bodwell ('40)
1938-1939
Wm. D. Mclntyre ('39)
John H. Playdon ('39)
Frank A. Buttrick C40)
♦Henry A. Bodwell ('40)
Sidney P. White ('41)
1939-1940
Sidney P. White C41)
♦Henry A. Bodwell ('40)
Frank A. Buttrick ('40)
John H. Playdon ('42)
Edward P. Hall ('42>
1940-1941
Sidney P. White ('41)
John H. Playdon ('42)
Edward P. Hall ('42)
William F. Barron ('43)
John B. White ('43)
1941-1942
Sidney P. White ('44)
John H. Playdon ('42)
Edward P. Hall ('42)
William F. Barron ('43)
John B. White ('43)
1942-1943
Sidney P. White ('44)
William F. Barron ('43)
John B. White ('43)
Jesse Bottomley ('45)
Fred W. Doyle ('45)
1943-1944
Sidney P. White ('44)
William F. Barren ('46)
Jesse Bottomley ('45)
Fred W. Doyle ('45)
P. Leroy Wilson ('46)
1944-1945
Sidney P. White ('47)
William F. Barron ('46)
Jesse Bottomley ('45)
Fred W. Doyle ('45)
P. Leroy Wilson ('46)
Board of Public Works
Andover, Mass.
February 3, 1945
The Board of Public Works voted to adopt the following
report of the Superintendent as its report for 1944 with recom-
mendations for 1945.
Sidney P. White, Chairman
William F. Barron, Secretary
Jesse Bottomley
Fred W. Doyle
P. Leroy Wilson
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Superintendent's Report
To the Board of Public Works
Gentlemen:
The major activities and developments in the Water, Highway,
Sewer and Park Departments during the year which ended
December 31, 1944 were as follows:
WATER DEPARTMENT
The Venturi meter at the Haggetts Pond Pumping Station
was repaired by the manufacturers, the Builders Iron Foundry of
Providence, Rhode Island.
The strainer on the fourteen-inch suction at the Haggetts
Pond Pumping Station was reconditioned and a number of parts
renewed by the Ralph P. Hall Company of Boston, Mass.
In order to lay the thirty-six-inch drain pipe on River Road to
its proper grade, it was necessary to lower the six-inch water
pipe in the way of the drain.
In conjunction with the New England Fire Insurance Rating
Association of Boston, Mass., flow tests were made on a number
of hydrants in connection with the water survey which is being
made by the Weston & Sampson Engineering Company.
A new steam regulator to control the steam used in the en-
gineer's house and in the main engine room was purchased.
A new hydrant was installed at the end of the water line on
Walker Avenue.
Four old posts which carry the telemeter wires to the low-
service reservoir were replaced by the New England Telephone
& Telegraph Company.
The walls of the lower story of the Water Works Shop have
been insulated.
The remaining "No-Trespassing" signs were erected around
Haggetts Pond and at the two reservoirs.
About fifty percent of the hydrants were painted and a number
of broken hydrants repaired.
Cross connections have been tested by the State Board of
Health and a new blow-off pipe installed at the Haggetts Pond
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Pumping Station. The second-hand pipe used was purchased
from the Gutterson-Gould Company.
After a complaint was entered relative to the taste of the
water at Haggetts Pond, the State Department of Health sug-
gested that a sample of water be taken and the water near the
intake at the Haggetts Pond Pumping Station be given an appli-
cation of copper sulphate. The following letter was received from
the State Department of Public Health :
June 19, 1944
Board of Public Works
Andover, Mass.
Gentlemen :
The results of the microscopical examination of a sample of
water collected on June 9, 1944, directly from Haggetts Pond, the
source of water supply for the Town of Andover, referred to in
your letter of June 9, 1944, show that the water contained a
considerable number of the organism known as Tabellaria and
had a slight vegetable and grassy odor. The water, however, did
not have a fishy odor similar to that contained in the sample sub-
mitted under date of February 21, 1944. Apparently, the organ-
isms causing the disagreeable odor have been destroyed by your
treatment of the water of the pond with copper sulphate.
Respectfully,
(Signed) V. A. GETTING,
C- oyyiYni s Slower
Copy to Board of Health, Andover
A bleeder on Gould Road near the property of Mr. Edward
Peters was installed.
During 1944, 425,152,000 gallons of water were pumped at
the Haggetts Pond Pumping Station, a daily-average of 1,161,620
gallons. The steam turbine was in operation 5336 hours and 10
minutes and the electric pump 898 hours and 5 minutes, making a
daily average of 17 hours and 2 minutes.
To provide for adequate expenditure in tin- Water Department
during 1944, we recommend an appropriation of $43,100.00, to be
divided substantially as follows:
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WATER DEPARTMENT
Salaries and Wages
$25,000.00
Coal and Power
11,500.00
Engine Oil, Chlorine, Etc.
900.00
Repairs, Boilers, Pump and Property
1,500.00
Office Supplies
800.00
Reservoir and Telemeters
250.00
Supplies, Miscellaneous, Tools, Etc.
600.00
Meters and Parts
900.00
Pipe of all Kind
700.00
Brass Goods, Hydrants, Etc.
400.00
Secretarial Services
50.00
Cleaning Reservoirs
500.00
Total
$43,100.00
Services in use January 1, 1945
2709
Meters in use January 1, 1945
2688
RECEIPTS
Water Rates
$62,039.75
Water Construction
510.63
Paid to Town Treasurer:
Water Rates
$62,039.75
"
Water Construction
510.63
$62,550.38 $62,550.38
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
The following table shows the snowfall for the year 1944:
January 9.50 Inches
February 1 1 . 00 Inches
March 10.75 Inches
November .25 Inches
December 6.75 Inches
Total 38.25 Inches
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During the winter the town plows eared for most of the snow
storms. However, two storms were such that it was necessary to
hire outside help.
The sand for sanding roads and sidewalks was purchased from
Mr. John Pike and was screened and loaded by machines rented
from Wellesley College and the Conant Company.
After the spring cleaning, the following roads were treated
with "Tarvia Retread": Walnut Avenue, Maple Avenue, Wol-
cott Avenue, Whittier Street, Foster Circle, Park Street, Punch-
ard Avenue, Stratford Road, Locke Street, Elm Square, Fiske
Street, Bailey Road, Boutwell Road, Virginia Avenue, Dascomb
Road, Argilla Road, Clark Road, Chester Street, Tewksbury
Street, Church Street, River Street, Lowell Junction Road,
High Street (B.V.), Cuba Street, Lincoln Street, Brechin Terrace,
Beacon Street, Gould Road, Boston Road, Prospect Road, Apple
Tree Lane, Magnolia Avenue, Stonehedge Road, Brook Street,
and sections of Carmel Road ; Johnson Road near Coolidge Road ;
Cheever Circle at bend ; Summer Street from Elm Street to top of
hill ; High Street (hill near Walnut Avenue) ; all of westerly side
between Walnut Avenue and Square; part of easterly side be-
tween Walnut Avenue and square; Chestnut Street, 700 feet
westerly from Upland Road; both sides of Chestnut Street be-
tween Whittier Street and Avon Street; Highland Road between
Main and Salem Streets; Morton Street between Main and
School Streets; Pasho Street near Chestnut Street; Haggetts
Pond Road from the property of Mr. August Johnson to High
Plain Road; High Plain Road from Haggetts Pond Road to a
point beyond the property of Mr. Everett S. Boutwell; High
Plain Road from the property of Mrs. Stella Babicki to the
property of Mr. Herbert P. Carter; Pleasant Street from High
Plain Road to a point beyond Boutwell Road; Red Spring Road
from Moraine Street to Andover Street; Chandler Road from
Beacon Street to the corner of Ledge Road beyond the Town
Dump; sides of Woburn Street near the steep hill; Reservation
Street, North Street, Rattlesnake Hill Road, Cutler Road, High-
land Road, Rocky Hill Road, Woodland Road, Sunset Rock
Road, Hidden Road, Ridge Street and W'obnrn Street.
The hill section of High Plain Road above the driveway of
Mrs. Stella Babicki was gravelled.
The installation of liltv-lwo feet of the llurt y-si\-ineli rein-
L93
forced concrete culvert replacing an old stone culvert near the
property of Mr. Nelson Dennis on the River Road was completed.
The installation of this pipe made possible the widening of the
road where it had heretofore been very narrow and dangerous.
A new drain pipe and catch basin were installed at the corner of
William and Sherbourne Streets. This catch basin collects the
drain water coming down Sherbourne Street and the drain pipe
conducts it to a drain manhole in the middle of William Street.
An old stone culvert near the property of Mr. Neil Cussen on
River Street, B.V. was replaced with a twelve-inch corrugated
iron pipe.
The six-foot reinforced concrete drain pipe extending from a
point about one hundred feet from School Street to a point in
back of the property of Mrs. Mary Bradshaw and also from a
point between the properties of Miss Annie Donovan and Mrs.
Mary Bradshaw across Brook Street to a point in the property of
Mr. Michael J. Lynch about sixty-two feet from Brook Street
was installed by Mr. F. W. Doyle, replacing a section of the old
Rogers Brook culvert.
A bad drainage condition on Topping Road was corrected by
installing two catch basins on Topping Road, a ten-inch cement
pipe across the properties of Mr. Nicholas Poalino and Mr.
Victor Salois to Juliette Street, two catch basins on Juliette
Street and a twelve-inch cement pipe on Juliette Street from the
catch basins to the property of Mr. Samuel Nassar, the work
being done by the Central Construction Company, low bidder.
A stretch of twelve-inch cement drain pipe approximately two
hundred and ninety-two feet long to prevent the drain water
from crossing the road and going onto the property of Misses
Edith and May Frazer was installed on Haggetts Pond Road in
front of the property of Mr. Donald MacKenzie. In addition, two
catch basins were installed, one on each side of the MacKenzie
driveway with a concrete box and cover constructed at the lower
end of the pipe.
The southerly side of Carlisle Street was built up and a catch
basin installed to care for a bad drainage condition. The regrading
of the Shawsheen Rubber Company mill yard necessitated the
relaying of a twelve-inch reinforced concrete drain pipe across
the driveway.
The only work done under Article 17 of the 1944 Warrant
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relative to maintenance of roads built under Chapter 90 was the
filling of the joints on the cement roads.
The northerly section of the town yard was regraded and
gravelled to make a place to store sand. A gasoline shovel was
used to do this work.
Three sand spreaders for covering tar and asphalt products
which have proved labor-saving devices, were purchased from
the Dyar Sales and Machinery Company.
Moraine Street and Pleasant Street were gravelled, shaped up,
rolled and given an application of T-4 Tarvia. A section of High
Plain Road from Beacon Street to a point near the property of the
George Carter Estate was widened and rebuilt and a small section
of Beacon Street from Lowell Street to High Plain Road received
a similar treatment.
Worn planks on all the wooden bridges in Town have been
replaced.
A fire at the garage caused damage to the extent of three
hundred and fifty ($350.00) dollars.
The following "Type D" sidewalks have been built: the side of
North Main Street from an existing tar sidewalk to the Lawrence
Line a distance of 1066 feet; the easterly side of Union Street from
a point northerly from Kenilworth Street to an existing tar walk
a distance of 787 feet; the northerly side of Haverhill Street from
the corner of Sterling Street easterly a distance of 270 feet; Poor
Street in front of the property owned by Mr. Charles Roberts a
distance of 43 feet; westerly side of Stratford Road a distance of
820 feet; southerly side of Clark Road from an existing tar side-
walk to the driveway of Mr. Edward P. Hall a distance of 997
feet; the easterly side of Marland Street, a distance of 900 feet;
the easterly side of Chester Street, a distance of 692 feet from a
point near Clark Road; the northly side of Ayer Street a distance
of 200 feet ; the easterly side of Abbot Street in the way of Abbot
Academy a distance of 425 feet, cost of materials borne by Abbot
Academy; Bartlet Street easterly side a distance of 275 feet from
Morton Street to Judson Road; Summer Street southerly side
from the corner of Stratford Road a distance of 1170 feet; Pine
Street, westerly side a distance of 898 feet from Elm Street and
Essex Street northerly side from Railroad tracks going down hill.
A number of paper drives were held during the year, several
truck owners generously giving the use of their trucks, and the
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Board of Public Works' employees and Punchard High School
students giving their services to pick up and unload the material.
Thirty-three trucks in all were used.
The rationing board allowed the Board of Public Works to
convert from coal to oil at the Town Garage on Lewis Street,
the conversion work being done by A. E. Schlott Company of
Lawrence, Mass.
To provide for adequate Highway Maintenance for 1944, we
recommend an appropriation of $49,850.00 to be divided sub-
stantiallv as follows:
HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE
S30,000
.00
12,500
.00
1,000
.00
200
.00
600
.00
1,000
.00
1,000
00
2,500
00
1,000
00
50
.00
S49,850
.00
Salaries and Wages
Tarvia, Oil and Asphalt
Gravel, Sand and Stone
Road Scraping
Catch Basins and Drains
Signs, Fences and Stone Bounds
Bridges
Sidewalks
Tools, Supplies, Etc.
Secretarial Services
Total
To provide for adequate Trucks, Garage and Repair Shop
Maintenance, we recommend an appropriation of $8,000.00 to be
divided substantially as follows:
TRUCKS, GARAGE AND REPAIR SHOP MAINTENANCE
Salaries and Wages
Repair Parts, Trucks and Equipment
Gasoline, Oil and Antifreeze
Tools and Machinery
Supplies and Shop Maintenance
Total
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S3, 250
.00
1,550
.00
1,800
.00
700.
.00
700.00
S8,000.
00
SEWER DEPARTMENT
No new sewer main installations were made this year.
A new stove was purchased for the Sewer Pump House on
Riverina Road.
The sewer pipe in the way of the new culvert on Brook Street
was replaced with an iron pipe.
To provide for adequate Sewer Maintenance and Construction,
we recommend an appropriation of $5,800.00 to be divided sub-
stantially as follows:
SEWER MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION
Salaries and Wages
Power and Light
Sewer Pipe, Tools, Etc.
Maintenance of Building Equipment and
Cleaning Pipe
Total
S2,800.00
2,300.00
500.00
200.00
$5,800.00
Sewer Mains
Cost to Abutters
Cost to Town
89,828 ft.
S160,336.00
372,582.00
Jan. 1, 1945
PARK DEPARTMENT
The skinned area at the baseball field at the Central Playground
was shaped up with loam, marl and clay by Mr. Harold W. Wen-
nik with the assistance of the Board of Public Works' men.
The playground apparatus at the playgrounds was set up in
June and taken down in the fall.
Mr. William Ronan who worked as a chauffeur in the Highway
Department was transferred to the Park Department as foreman,
a job formerly held by his father for a number of years.
The benches at the Park, ShawshciMi Village and in from of t he
Barnard properly were given a coat of paint.
The baseball bleachers at the I*. irk were in such bad condition
it was practically necessary to rebuild them.
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One hundred dollars was donated by the Andover Service Club
to build a skating rink on the playstead.
To provide for adequate Park Maintenance for 1945, we recom-
mend an appropriation of $4,800.00 to be divided substantially
as follows:
PARK MAINTENANCE
Salaries and Wages
Lawn Mowers, Repairs, Etc.
Seed, Fertilizer, Loam and Tools
Basso Agreement
Maintenance A.V.I.S. Plots
Care of Baseball Diamond
Total S4.800.00
COMPARATIVE STATISTICS AS OF JANUARY 1, 1945
S3, 500
00
200
00
500.00
100
00
300
00
200
00
Net Cost
Cost per Million Gals.
Miles
Year
of
Cost of
Gallons
of
Mainten-
ance
Pumping
by total
Mainten-
by cost
of
Pumped
Main
Pipe
ance
71.04
Pumping
1937
28358.32
*15113.06
*37.86
399,170,000
76.58
1938
28371.42
* 14429. 22
75.45
*38.37
376,011,000
77.14
1939
27830.64
* 14640. 99
63.87
*33. 60
435,725,000
78.78
1940
27799.18
*15256.13
67.04
*36.79
414,653,000
79.89
1941
27796.08
*17494.91
56.81
*35.76
489,287,000
80.63
1942
30859.93
♦18211.08
74.13
*43.75
416,314,000
80.77
1943
33418.32
*19387.57
85.53
*49.62
390,688,000
80.77
1944
38043.35
*20658.91
89.48
*48.59
425,152,000
80.77
'Cost at both stations
LIGHTING COMMITTEE
The following are the changes made in the Andover street light-
ing during 1944.
There were nine 1000 lumen lights installed in 1944 and these
were set at the following locations:
Lincoln Circle, Pole 4639
Reservation Street, Pole 955
Foster Circle, Pole 4508
Bakers Lane, Pole 3343
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Highland Road, Pole 4743
Walnut Avenue and Cheever Circle, Pole 4510
Walker Avenue, Pole 4552
Walker Avenue, Pole 4693
Andover Street, Pole 2656
One 2500 lumen light was installed on Pole 2005 on Salem
Street and the 1000 lumen light on Pole 2003, Salem Street, was
increased to a 2500 lumen light.
To provide for adequate Lighting for 1945, we recommend an
appropriation of $20,000.00.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES T. GILLIARD,
Superintendent
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1945 Town Warrant
and
Recommendations of the
Finance Committee
to either of the constables of the town of andover,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to
notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified
to vote in Elections and Town Affairs to meet and assemble at
the designated polling places in Precincts One, Two, Three,
Four, Five and Six, viz: The Central Fire Station in Precinct
One; the Square and Compass Hall in Precinct Two; The Store at
350 North Main Street, Shawsheen Village in Precinct Three;
the Andover Grange Hall in Precinct Four; the Old School
House, Ballardvale in Precinct Five; and the Peabody House,
Phillips Street, in Precinct Six, in said Andover, on Monday, the
fifth day of March, 1945 at 7:00 o'clock, A.M., to act upon the
following articles:
Article 1 — To elect a Moderator for one year, a Town Clerk
for three years, a Selectman for three years, an Assessor for three
years, two members of the Board of Public Works for three years,
a member of the Board of Health for three years, three members
of the School Committee for three years, a member of the Plan-
ning Board for five years, a Trustee of Memorial Hall Library for
seven years, a Trustee of Memorial Hall Library for five years,
(to fill a vacancy), three Constables for one year, and all town
officers required by law to be elected by ballot.
Also to vote on the following question:
Shall the town vote to accept the provisions of Section Six C
of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, which authorizes cities and
towns to appropriate money for the removal of snow and ice
from private ways therein open to public use?
All the above candidates and question to be voted for on one
ballot. The polls will be open from 7:00 o'clock A.M. to 7:00
o'clock P.M.
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After final action on the preceding Article One, the said meeting
shall stand adjourned by virtue of Section 20, Chapter 39, of the
General Laws, to Monday, March 12th at 7:00 o'clock P.M., at
the Memorial Auditorium, then and there to act upon the follow-
ing articles, namely:
Article 2 — To elect all other officers not required by law to be
elected by ballot.
Article 3 — To establish the salary of elected Town Officers
for the ensuing year.
Article 4 — To determine what sums of money shall be appro-
priated for the following purposes :
Appropriations for the Assessors, Board of Selectmen, and all De-
partments under their control by the Finance Committee:
Appropriated
Recommended
1944
1945
American Legion
600.00
600.00
Veterans of Foreign Wars
600.00
600.00
Armistice Day
150.00
150.00
Memorial Day
950.00
950.00
Aid to Dependent Children
7500.00
8000.00
Soldiers' Benefits
6000.00
7000.00
Old Age Assistance
40000.00
41000.00
Public Welfare
10000.00
10500.00
Retirement Fund
17635.67
18413.57
Damages to persons and property
3000.00
500.00
Election and Registration
4475.00
2535.00
Civilian Defense
1800.00
1200.00
Rationing
400.00
400.00
State Guard
250.00
250.00
Insurance
10500.00
10000.00
Essex Tuberculosis Hospital
9708.09
10187.04
Clam Purification Plant
Pomps Pond
2200.00
2200.00
Public Dump
1000.00
1000.00
Printing Town Report
735.50
966.00
Selectmen
2321.00
2345 . 00
Treasurer
3415.00
3300 . 00
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Collector of Taxes
5211.00
5237.75
Accountant
3095.00
3193.00
Assessors
5052.00
5346.00
Town Clerk
3215.00
3263.00
Moderator
10.00
10.00
Town Counsel
750.00
750.00
Finance Committee
20.00
20.00
Planning Board and Survey
200.00
200.00
Dog Officer
225.00
225.00
Animal Inspector
350.00
350.00
Building Inspector
525.00
525.00
Town Scales
175.00
175.00
Inspector of Wires
425.00
425.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
450.00
450.00
Municipal Buildings Reserve Fund
! 4180.00
\ 400.00
5170.00
Infirmary
11400.00
11000.00
Moth Suppression
5275.00
5400.00
Police Department
31156.00
32949.00
Fire Department
31461.00
38737.00
Brush Fires
1925.00
1925.00
Interest
6600.00
5823.75
Retirement of Bonds
26000.00
26000.00
Perambulation of Bonds
100.00
State Census
900.00
Other Departments:
Tree Warden
5550.00
5600.00
Board of Health
4460.00
4689.00
Care of Tubercular Patients
6000.00
6000.00
Trustees of Memorial Library
14778.45
16638.62
Spring Grove Cemetery
School Committee
Playground Committee
Plus Dog Tax return
9660.00 9470.00
203427 .51 205940.50
2240.00 2694.00
Departments under control of the Board of Public Works:
Highway Maintenance 48400 . 00 49850 . 00
Parks
Sewer
3900.00
5600.00
4600.00
5800.00
20.<
Water 40100.00 43100.00
Trucks, garage and Repair Shop . 7000 . 00 8000 . 00
Snow Removal and Sanding 10500 . 00 1 5000 . 00
Street Lighting 18000 . 00 20000 . 00
Article 5 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appro-
priate or transfer from available funds in the treasury, or raise by
issuance of bonds or notes, the sum of $150,000. for the purpose
of extending or improving the water system of the Town of
Andover in accordance with plans of Weston & Sampson, En-
gineers, all work to be done under the supervision of the Board
of Public Works ; and no work to be started until approved by a
majority vote of each of the following boards: The Board of
Public Works, The Board of Selectmen and the Finance Com-
mittee.
(Approved)
Article 6 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate
or transfer from available funds in the treasury, or raise by
issuance of bonds or notes, the sum of $25,000. for the purpose of
extending or improving the sewer system of the Town of Andover
in accordance with plans of Weston & Sampson, Engineers, all
work to be done under the supervision of the Board of Public
Works; and no work to be started until approved by a majority
vote of each of the following boards: The Board of Public
Works, The Board of Selectmen and the Finance Committee.
(Approved for S22500.00)
Article 7 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appro-
priate, or transfer from available funds in the treasury, a sum of
money for the purchase of war bonds or other bonds that are
legal investments for savings banks, in order to increase the post-
war rehabilitation fund, in accordance with the provisions of
Chapter 5, Acts of 1943.
(Action deferred until amount is set at Town Meeting.)
Article 8 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appro-
priate, or take from available funds in the treasury the sum of
twenty-one thousand dollars ($21,000.00), to be expended under
the direction of the committee of fifteen appointed by the
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moderator, for the proper observance of the 300th anniversary of
the incorporation of Andover as a town.
(Approved — Provided the Town wishes to commemorate its
300th Anniversary as outlined by the committee. We recommend
the money to be raised and appropriated.)
Article 9 — To see if the town will vote to raise and appro-
priate the sum of $1700.00 to be used for the purchase of an
automobile for the Police department.
(Approved)
Article 10 — To see if the Town will accept as a gift from his
family as a memorial to Everett M. Lundgren, two safety boats
and equipment therefor.
(No action)
Article 11 — To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap-
propriate the sum of $125.00 for the purchase of an under water
light.
(Approved)
Article 12 — To see if the Town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to build new sidewalks and appropriate the sum of
five thousand ($5,000.00) dollars, therefor, at the discretion of
and on petition of the Board of Public Works.
(Approved)
Article 13 — To see if the Town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to repair and paint one-half of the football bleach-
ers at the Central Playstead and appropriate the sum of fifteen
hundred ($1,500.00) dollars therefor, on petition of the Board of
Public Works.
(Approved)
Article 14 — To see if the Town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to purchase a motor-driven street sweeper with
equipment and appropriate the sum of forty-four hundred
($4,400.00) dollars therefor, on petition of the Board of Public
Works. '
(Approved)
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Article 15 — To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the
treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance,
or take any action in relation thereto.
(No action)
Article 16 — To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate the sum of nine thousand ($9,000.00) dollars to continue
the enclosing of Rogers Brook, on petition of the Board of Public
Works.
(Disapproved — We recommend this be a Post War Project.)
Article 17 — To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate the sum of five hundred ($500.00) dollars to repair the
band-stand at the park, on petition of the Board of Public Works.
(Disapproved — We understand that it is unusable as a band-
stand.)
Article 18 — To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the
sum of four hundred ($400.00) dollars to purchase from Charles
W. and Alma Dwyer a piece of land on Lewis Street described as
follows: Beginning at a point on the Southerly side of Lewis
Street, 351 ft. from the West side of Main Street, thence running
Easterly by Lewis St. 62.5 ft. to the land of the Tyer Rubber Co.,
thence Southerly by said land of Tyer Rubber Co. 82 ft. more or
less, thence Westerly by land of Charles W. and Alma Dwyer,
70 ft. more or less to land of the Town of Andover, thence North-
erly 66 ft. to the point of beginning.
(Approved)
Article 19 — To see if the Town will vote to continue the
special committee's study of the improvement of the Water and
Sewer facilities of the Town and raise and appropriate $1000.00
to carry out this work.
(Approved)
Article 20 — To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate $780.00 to pay bills for tuition, contracted for during
1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, and 1943 with the Town of Tewks-
bury, referred to annual Town Meeting.
(Approved)
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Article 21 — To see if the Town will vote to authorize the
School Committee to establish and maintain State-aided voca-
tional education in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 74,
General Laws, and Acts amendatory thereto, or dependent
thereon, and further raise and appropriate the sum of $1000.00
therefor.
(Approved for the sum of $600.00 to pay teaching staff only.)
Article 22 — To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the
sum of $575.00 to purchase a compressor, on the petition of the
Trustees of Spring Grove Cemetery.
(Approved)
Article 23 — To see if the Town will accept an assignment or
grant of an easement from Margaret J. Higgins as fully set forth
in agreement between Lilla A. Burton and the said Margaret J.
Higgins, dated November 13, 1944, and registered as document
No. 8372 with Land Court Records in the North Registry District
of Essex County, for the purposes of installing and maintaining
a sewer line from Elm Street to High Street, and further to accept
an assignment or grant of an easement from the said Margaret
J. Higgins from High Street to the syphon sewer of the Town
located to the west of said High Street for the purpose of installing
and maintaining a sewer line, on petition of John F. Higgins and
others.
(No action)
Article 24 — To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the
sum of eleven thousand dollars ($11,000) to install a sewer to run
from the southerly side of Elm Street northerly a distance of
about 3900 feet more or less across land of Lilla A. Burton and
others to the syphon sewer of the Town west of High Street,
provided the necessary easements and rights without considera-
tion are obtained by the Town, on petition of John F. Higgins
and others.
(Disapproved — To be taken care of under Article No. 6.)
Article 25 — To see if the Town will authorize the Board of
Public Works to install curbing on both sides of Stratford Road
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and appropriate the sum of twenty-five hundred ($2,500.00)
dollars, therefor, on petition of V. Malcolm Laitinen and others.
(Disapproved — More important expenditures to be taken care
of this year.)
Article 26 — To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate the sum of Nine Hundred and Fifty ($950.00) Dollars and
authorize the Board of Public Works to use same to install curb-
ing along Corbett Street abutting the property of the Sacred
Heart Cemetery. It is understood and agreed that the Sacred
Heart Parish will pay ten percent of the cost, on petition of
Lucien Topping and others.
(Disapproved — More important expenditures to be taken care
of this year.)
Article 27 — To see if the Town will authorize the Board of
Health to call for bids and award a contract for the collection and
disposal of garbage for one year and appropriate not over $4000.00
on petition of Franklin H. Stacey and others.
(Disapproved — Insufficient information at present. Recom-
mend a committee of five be appointed by Moderator and report
at next meeting.)
Article 28 — To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum
of money to be used by the Board of Public Works for the removal
of snow and ice from private ways within the town open to public
use on petition of John Flynn and others.
(Disapproved — Believe money should come from regular snow
removal fund.)
Article 29 — To see if the Town will appropriate $200.00 for
the Park Department to build a new sidewalk in the park running
from the north side of cannon to the north side of bandstand to
present sidewalk, on petition of William J. Snyder and others.
(Disapproved — Recommend same to be taken care of in regular
Sidewalk appropriation.)
Article 30 — To see if the Town will vote to accept as a Public
Way and name Fowder Street, as approved by the Board of Sur-
vey, laid out by the Board of Selectmen and showm on plan en-
titled Acceptance Plan for Walker and Fowler Street extension,
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made October 1941 by Morse, Dickinson & Goodwin, Engineers,
on petition of Walter S. Walker and others.
(No action — Legal requirements not complete.)
Article 31 — To see if the Town of Andover will vote to raise
and appropriate the sum of Twelve Hundred Fifty (81,250.00)
Dollars to be used to purchase the property in Shawsheen Village
known as Hussey's Pond, shown on Plan No. 646, entered in
Essex North District Registry of Deeds, covering 3. S3 acres
including land surrounding said pond, and authorize the Board
of Selectmen to accept from the present owners a good and
sufficient deed for same, on petition of Alan F. Dunlop and
others.
(Approved)
Article 32 — To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate $300.00 to be used to clean out Hussey's Pond.
(Approved)
Article 33 — To see if the Town will vote to acquire by eminent
domain or otherwise, the land of Ernest and Nellie Hazleton
adjacent to the Ballardvale playground on Andover Street and
authorize the Board of Public Works to improve same for recre-
ational purposes. The plot of land is bounded and described as
follows: A certain parcel of vacant land situated on the easterly
side of Andover Street in that part of said Andover called Ballard-
vale, lying opposite the intersections of Center Street and Clark
Road with said Andover Street, being shown as Lot 37 on plate
79 of Assessors Plans of Town of Andover, and bounded ; westerly
by said Andover Street two hundred eighty-four (284) feet;
northerly by land of said Town of Andover two hundred four
(204) feet; easterly by Boston & Maine Railroad two hundred
seventy-two (272) feet; southerly by land shown as "Private
Way" on said plan one hundred seventy-six (176) feet ; containing
1.2 acres, all as shown on said plan, be any and all of said measure-
ments or contents more or less or however otherwise the granted
premises may be measured, bounded or described and being
"Parcel Eleven" in deeds to the grantors dated November 7,
1939, recorded with said Kssex North District Registry (,t Deeds,
book 627, pages 115 and 121, and appropriate the sum of two
thousand five hundred ($2,500.00) dollars therefor, on petition
of Randolph Perry and others.
(Disapproved — Recommend study along with Article 35.)
Article 34 — To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the
sum of $1,500.00 for expanded recreational program to include
Fall, Winter, and Spring activities, the money to be expended
under the direction of the Committee of Supervised play, on pe-
tition of Frank E. Dunn and others.
(Approved for the sum of $500.00 for skating purposes.)
Article 35 — To see if the Town will take some action, author-
izing the appointment of a Committee of five by the Moderator,
to study the overall recreational administration, program, and
facilities of Andover and to make a report at the next Town
Meeting, on petition of Frank E. Dunn and others.
(No action)
Article 36 — To see if the town will vote to accept a Legislative
Act of 1945, authorizing the removal of Call Firemen from Civil
Service regulations.
(No action)
Article 37 — To see if the town will vote to accept the sum of
Four thousand thirty-five dollars ($4035.00) received in 1944
for the perpetual care of lots in Spring Grove Cemetery, on peti-
tion of Thaxter Eaton, Treasurer.
(No action)
Article 38 — To determine what disposition shall be made of
unexpended appropriations and free cash in the treasury.
(No action)
Article 39 — To act upon the report of the Town Officers.
(No action)
Article 40 — To transact any other business that may legally
come before the meeting.
(No action)
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The amounts of money approved for the various departments
for the year 1945 include the continuance of the wage and salary
levels created by the vote at last Town meeting.
At the time of this report February 12, 1945 we are unable to
make any reasonable estimate as to what the tax rate will be for
year of 1945.
Tax Rate 1937
S26.80
Tax Rate 1941
S29 . 00
Tax Rate 1938
29.00
Tax Rate 1942
29.00
Tax Rate 1939
30.00
Tax Rate 1943
28.00
Tax Rate 1940
30.00
Tax Rate 1944
29.00
Harvey G. Turner, Chairman
Ralph A. Woodcock, Secretary
Hugh Bullock
Mitchell Johnson
George A. Stanley, Jr.
Louis S. Finger
Ellsworth S. Lewis
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